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NewsHall changes approach to cuts
Director general Tony Hall has hinted that a major BBC channel or service could be at risk after ruling out further corporation-wide cuts to find another £100m of savings.
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NewsBBC2 lines up food history series
BBC2 is close to commissioning a Wall to Wall Television history format exploring how advances in the culinary world have shaped British family life over the past 40 years.
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NewsProduction firms not up to speed on file delivery
The production community does not fully appreciate the extra demands that the shift from tape to file will place on delivery, according to an expert panel at this week’s BVE trade show.
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NewsSky climbs aboard Cosmos space doc
Sky 1 has boarded high-end space series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and will air the opening episode at the same time as Nat Geo and Fox.
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NewsMaverick, Sony and Forbidden trial proxy workflow
Maverick TV has teamed up with Forbidden and Sony to trial a new proxy-based workflow for a fourpart Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsOxford Media Convention: Tony Hall speech in full
Click to read Tony Hall’s speech at the Oxford Media Convention on 26 February in full.
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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsCrozier: ITV4 and daytime ‘disappointing’
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has questioned the performance of ITV4 and the broadcaster’s morning daytime output - arguing both areas of output need to improve.
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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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NewsBBCW exec appointed Scripps commissioner
Scripps Network International has hired former UKTV Food boss and BBC Worldwide exec Gareth Williams as commissioner for its UK channels.
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NewsDaniela Neumann joins Spun Gold
Former ITV commissioner Daniela Neumann is to return to her production roots by joining Spun Gold TV as creative director.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.
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NewsBenefits Street probed by Ofcom
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Channel 4’s Benefits Street after receiving 960 complaints about the programme.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits soar 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits rocketed 30% to £435m in 2013 as the company’s production acquisition drive and digital improvements delivered substantial returns.
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NewsZig Zag hires Maverick's Norris
Zig Zag Productions has hired Maverick TV’s Angela Norris to beef up its slate of domestic commissions.
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NewsBBC producers could get bonuses for hit shows
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is exploring the idea of awarding bonuses to in-house producers who create hit shows.
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NewsBBC bids to become world's best broadcaster
Tony Hall will launch the BBC’s biggest-ever industry benchmarking study as he bids to transform the corporation into the best-run broadcaster in the world.
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NewsOfcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsThompson nearly resigned over 2010 licence fee deal
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson nearly resigned in 2010 over a government threat to make the corporation foot a £556m bill for free television licences for the elderly, it has emerged.