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NewsAMC takes 49.9% stake in BBC America
AMC Networks, the US broadcaster behind Mad Men and Breaking Bad, has acquired a 49.9% stake in BBC America for $200m (£125m).
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NewsAmazon schedules Ripper Street weekly
Amazon has opted to schedule Ripper Street, its first UK commission, in a regular weekly slot rather than follow the Netflix model of releasing the entire series all at once.
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NewsRona Fairhead demands BBC efficiency
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has stressed that the efficiency of the organisation is “fundamentally important” in her first media interview.
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NewsWill Smith to leave RDF
Will Smith, director of programmes at RDF Television, is to leave the Zodiak Media-owned production company.
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NewsYouView turns on BBC red button
YouView has rolled out BBC connected red button services and an updated version of BBC iPlayer to its 1m homes.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Modern Family creates UK buzz
Content discovery service Outbrain has claimed that sitcom Modern Family is the global show which is of most interest to UK consumers.
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NewsMPs clear BBC reporting on Sir Cliff Richard raid
The Home Affairs Committee (HAC) has fully exonerated a controversial BBC report about a police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home in August.
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NewsKeshet beefs up UK division
Homeland producer Keshet has bolstered its fledgling UK division with the hire of two comedy and formats executives.
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NewsPact revises data guidelines
Pact has updated its data protection and security guidelines for indies and broadcasters to include website cookies, location-based data and anonymisation.
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NewsSTV bids for three local licences
STV is bidding to increase its portfolio of local TV stations after submitting applications to Ofcom for the Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee licences.
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NewsBBC3 seeks online ideas
The BBC has opened talks with producers about BBC3’s online content plans as the corporation prepares to publish a formal blueprint for the channel’s future next month.
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NewsITV takes legal advice over Beat Bullying administration
ITV is taking legal advice after discovering a charity that received £700,000 from the broadcaster’s Text Santa appeal plans to use the donation to pay off its debts.
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NewsMiranda calls time on her sitcom
Miranda Hart has revealed that her eponymous sitcom will draw to a close later this year after three series.
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NewsTom McDonald defends BBC conservation strategy
BBC science commissioning chief Tom McDonald has defended the broadcaster’s decision not to feature explicit conservation messages in its natural history programming.
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NewsWhizz Kid in talks with new backers
Whizz Kid Entertainment is in talks with potential investors after Ingenious wound up the media investment fund that owns nearly half of the indie.
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NewsC5 agrees origination boost with Ofcom
Channel 5 has pledged to increase the volume of original productions and news programming in primetime following its acquisition by Viacom.
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NewsLouise Pedersen exits All3Media after a decade
Louise Pedersen is leaving All3Media International to set up the UK division of Playground Entertainment, the high-end drama producer set up by former HBO Films boss Colin Callender.
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NewsCrow TV ’s Max McGonigal takes the reins at Clear Cut
Former Crow TV managing director Max McGonigal has resurfaced as managing director of Clear Cut Pictures.
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BBC seeks post firm for in-house factual shows
The BBC is looking to appoint a post-production company to run an in-house facility for its factual department as it looks to boost the amount of post work carried out by third-party suppliers.
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NewsSoho reseller Root6 to open Glasgow office
Soho-based reseller and systems integrator Root6 is to open an office in Glasgow.