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NewsDrama set for return to BBC4
BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.
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NewsSky Atlantic to air Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language series, the hotly anticipated Italian crime-drama Gomorrah from distributors Arrow Films and Beta Film.
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NewsDeparting Ross to retain C4 growth fund role
Film 4 boss Tessa Ross will continue to play a role in Channel 4’s £20m indie investment plans despite leaving the broadcaster in September.
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NewsBBC arts push under fire
Prominent executives have argued that the combination of the BBC’s plans to create more arts content “than ever before” and the cuts to BBC3 will make the corporation “increasingly irrelevant”.
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BBC faces licence fee review
The BBC faces an uphill battle to fight off the biggest overhaul of TV licence laws in more than a decade as plans to decriminalise evasion took a leap forward this week.
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BBCW exec to partner Clerkenwell in new indie
The exec producer of BBC Worldwide- backed dramas including Death In Paradise and Parade’s End has partnered with Clerkenwell Films to found his own scripted indie.
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NewsSky simulcasts Game of Thrones debut
Sky has struck a deal with HBO allowing it to air Game of Thrones at the same time as it launches on the US cable network.
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NewsTessa Ross to leave Film 4
Long-time Film 4 head Tessa Ross is stepping down from her role later this year to become chief executive of the National Theatre.
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NewsSuspicions of Mr Whicher returns to ITV
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is to return to ITV for a third time with a two-part series.
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NewsPresteigne inks four-year BBC F1 deal
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has won a contract from BBC Sport to provide its on-location technical resources for its coverage of Formula One motorsport.
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NewsBBC America makes comedy debut with Clive Tulloh
BBC America is moving into comedy for the first time after ordering aristocrat comedy Almost Royal from Clive Tulloh’s indie Burning Bright.
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NewsComedy Central buys Friends with Better Lives
Comedy Central has acquired US comedy Friends with Better Lives starring Dawson’s Creek’s James Van Der Beek.
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NewsKudelski to buy Conax for £136m
Norwegian telco Telenor is to sell its content protection business Conax to the Kudelski Group.
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NewsBoundless hires Mentorn’s Hannah Wyatt
Mentorn Media’s director of programmes Hannah Wyatt is to join Fremantle Media UK label Boundless as creative director.
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NewsBBC creates Guerilla Group for digital content drive
The BBC is poised to launch a Birmingham digital content innovation unit dubbed Guerilla Group.
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NewsJames and Lachlan Murdoch handed new Fox roles
Rupert Murdoch’s succession planning at 21st Century Fox entered its next stage with the promotion of James Murdoch and the return of Lachlan to the company.
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NewsBT TV chief Marc Watson exits
Marc Watson, chief executive of BT TV and the man behind its aggressive push into sports, is to leave the company.
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NewsVitec seals deal for SIS Live Special Cameras division
Vitec Videocom has bought SIS Live’s Special Camera division, which is known for devices such as Stump Cam.
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NewsMPs back plans to decriminalise TV licence fee evasion
The BBC has welcomed a group of MPs’ decision to clear a path for a review into decriminalising licence fee evasion – but has warned that “ideological motivations” must not cloud the debate.
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NewsJimmy Mulville slams BBC arts push
Jimmy Mulville has reacted angrily to the BBC’s plans for its biggest arts push in a generation, claiming the corporation has “embarked on a mission focused on making itself irrelevant in 10 years’ time”.