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NewsLenny Henry: BBC must ring-fence funds for BAME shows
Lenny Henry has called on the BBC to extend the model used to guarantee its nations and regions spend to black and ethnic minority (BAME) productions.
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NewsBBC spent £6,500 suing Daily Star
The BBC spent more than £6,500 on legal fees helping former chief financial officer Zarin Patel to correct a Daily Star article that claimed she personally helped presenters “dodge” tax.
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NewsComedy Playhouse revived by BBC
BBC1 is to revive its Comedy Playhouse strand with a hat-trick of sitcom pilots, including a story starring Hugh Dennis as a BBC weatherman.
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NewsRDF hires BBC producer Catherine Welton
BBC features and factual entertainment producer Catherine Welton is to join RDF Television’s Bristol division as an executive producer.
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NewsLondon Live signs second-screen deal with Monterosa
The opinions of Londoners will be compared live on-screen following a deal between London Live and second screen specialists Monterosa.
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NewsUTV pre-tax profits fall 16%
Economic headwinds in the first half of 2013 blew UTV’s full-year results off course, with the Northern Irish broadcaster’s pre-tax profits falling nearly 16%.
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NewsSky revamps EPG to boost VoD
Sky has rolled out the most significant revamp of its EPG in over 15 years to put more emphasis on VoD content.
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NewsDPP inks common subtitle standard
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has agreed a common standard for access services files.
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NewsUKTV appoints Watsham director of commissioning
Dynamo: Magician Impossible commissioner Richard Watsham has been appointed director of commissioning at UKTV following the departure of Jane Rogerson.
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NewsHarris splits into Imagine Communications and GatesAir
Harris Broadcast has split into two companies: Imagine Communications and GatesAir.
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NewsTV accountant Christopher Lunn faces retrial in HMRC fraud case
Christopher Lunn faces a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on four of the charges brought against the founder of TV accountancy Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) for defrauding HMRC.
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NewsInvestors back start-up ratings firm
A London-based start-up that provides real-time television ratings has secured £1.2m funding.
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NewsDisney orders live action series from Lime
Disney has ordered a four-part live action series from Lime Pictures to air internationally including in the US.
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NewsBBC apologises for North Korea doc
The BBC has apologised after a high-profile undercover Panorama film on North Korea last year breached a number of the corporation’s editorial guidelines.
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NewsExplorer Ed Stafford back at Discovery
Explorer Ed Stafford will attempt to survive in some of the world’s most remote places in his latest extreme survival series for the Discovery Channel.
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NewsBig Brother breaches Ofcom rules
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after an altercation between two contestants on Big Brother last year.
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NewsSunset+Vine opens women’s sports unit
Sunset+Vine has launched a production unit focused exclusively on women’s sport and headed by its former head of news Lisa Hynes.
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NewsChrysalis revived as drama indie
The Chrysalis brand is being revived as a drama indie by its former exec team and entrepreneurs Luke Johnson and Roger Parry.
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NewsContent acquires Chinese producer
Content Media has acquired Chinese production company Alive Group as part of a deal in which its owner, Bruno Wu, has invested in the UK distributor.
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NewsKate Harwood leaves BBC to revive Euston Films
BBC in-house drama boss Kate Harwood is leaving the corporation after 24 years to revive an iconic production brand for Fremantle Media UK.