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NewsSteve Macallister to lead Zodiak Rights
Former BBC Worldwide sales chief Steve Macallister is to become chief executive of Zodiak Rights, replacing Matthew Frank who will leave the super-indie’s international division.
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NewsC4 rejects Benefits Street's ‘poverty porn’ tag
Channel 4 head of factual Ralph Lee has hit back strongly at claims that Benefits Street is “poverty porn” amid increasing criticism of the show.
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NewsMPs oppose commercialisation of BBC World Service
A group of MPs have opposed BBC plans to further commercialise the World Service, believing it could jeopardise the independence of the unit’s output.
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NewsC4 buys Norwegian foreign language thriller
Channel 4 has acquired edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon, a noir All The President’s Men-style drama.
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NewsITV production manager Polly Coupland passes away
Polly Coupland, who worked for ITV as a production manager for almost forty years, has died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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NewsHBO renews Girls, ends Boardwalk Empire
HBO has renewed Lena Dunham’s comedy Girls for a fourth series, while Boardwalk Empire will come to an end after its fifth series.
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NewsTwofour Rights poaches Cineflix exec
Twofour Rights has hired Cineflix Rights executive Caroline Hurmson.
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NewsBBC developing Steve McQueen drama
The BBC has confirmed it is working on a “major drama” with 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen, which is likely to chart the black experience in Britain.
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NewsC4 to split third series of Black Mirror
Channel 4’s darkly comic series Black Mirror is returning for a third outing - but the dramas will be split rather than run consecutively creator Charlie Brooker has revealed.
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NewsArrow Media to broadcast live from space for C4
Arrow Media is producing a two-hour special for Channel 4 in the UK and Nat Geo around the world that will include live footage from the International Space Station as it completes an orbit of the earth.
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NewsAvid faces Nasdaq delisting
Avid faces the prospect of being delisted from the Nasdaq after it warned investors that is was unlikely to meet a deadline set by the stock exchange for the restating of its financial statements.
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NewsIABM: strong year ahead for vendors
Broadcast equipment vendors are set for a strong 2014, with the prospect of the Winter Olympics, the World Cup and changes to the make-up of the outside broadcast (OB) facilities sector prompting expectations of bumper kit sales.
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NewsC4's Living Dolls travels around the world
Controversial Channel 4 doc Secrets of the Living Dolls has been snapped up by international broadcasters after Passion Distribution struck a slew of deals.
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NewsBBC preps Winter Olympics coverage
The BBC is preparing its most comprehensive digital coverage of the Winter Olympics to date, as it gears up to offer 650 hours of content online.
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NewsITV scraps Exposure block in favour of single films
ITV plans to schedule investigative journalism strand Exposure throughout the year instead of in a single block of episodes – sparking fears the brand may be scaled back.
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NewsPact: BBC quotas will change
Pact believes a shake-up of BBC commissioning quotas is now inevitable as the corporation reshapes itself for charter renewal.
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NewsFilm 4’s Butler joins Raw TV to build ‘bold slate’
Raw TV, the indie behind feature doc The Imposter, has hired Film 4 deputy head of film Katherine Butler.
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NewsAddison Cresswell colleagues vow to carry on his legacy
Staff at Addison Cresswell’s Off the Kerb and Open Mike Productions are still struggling to come to terms with his death over Christmas, but are determined to continue his legacy.
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NewsBBC hires development head
The BBC is to draft in Twenty Twenty director of development Ana De Moraes to lead the inhouse central development unit created by Danny Cohen.
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NewsSky strikes deal with US indie
Sky has invested in US indie startup Ugly Brother Studios through a development deal that will beef up its production and distribution business, and improve its ability to make US co-productions.