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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsBBC4 orders Vice and Raw co-pro drug doc
BBC4 has commissioned a documentary on illicit drugs and weapons online market The Silk Road from Raw TV and Vice.
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NewsJowell: turn BBC into a mutual company
Former culture secretary Dame Tessa Jowell has argued that the BBC should become a “mutual company” to make it more accountable to licence fee payers.
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NewsSimon Andreae drops UK indie plans for job with Fox
Simon Andreae has taken a major role with Fox in the US just two months after he partnered with Sony Pictures Television to create UK-based producer Scarlet Media.
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NewsBBC to cull 8% of senior management by 2015
Tony Hall is to cut BBC senior management headcount by nearly 8% as part of efforts to save £100m a year to fund the corporation’s ambitious digital plans.
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NewsWolfblood leads children’s Bafta nominations
CBBC supernatural drama Wolfblood has picked up four nominations in the British Academy Children’s Awards.
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NewsNAO set for improved BBC access
The National Audit Office is set to be granted improved access to the BBC’s books after the corporation agreed changes to its relationship with the spending watchdog.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsUS comedy acquisitions extended
US comedies Mom, The Millers and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which have all been acquired by UK broadcasters, have been renewed for full series.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures reports pre-tax profits of £1m
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of £1m for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for £40m last year.
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NewsC5 orders STV pothole doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off potholing documentary from STV Productions.
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NewsBBC1 commissions celebrity gymnastics show
BBC1 has commissioned two new entertainment formats, including a Saturday night celebrity gymnastics competition.
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NewsShine TV brings Bear Grylls back to C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a series that will see him challenge 12 men to survive on a desert island for four weeks.
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NewsSBTV YouTube channel wins private equity backing
SBTV, the online music and entertainment channel, has secured private equity backing from Miroma Ventures.
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NewsMobile traffic surges on YouTube
Nearly 40% of traffic to online video site YouTube now comes from mobile devices, according to the Google-owned company.
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NewsMoving On to be first iPlayer drama premiere
Jimmy McGovern’s daytime series Moving On will be BBC1’s first drama to be premiered on iPlayer.
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NewsITV's Thorogood and Discovery's Thornton headline RTS event
ITV commissioner Katy Thorogood and Discovery’s Sarah Thornton are among the guests at the RTS Futures latest networking event, which focuses on popular factual and features programming.
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NewsHulu-based portal orders thriller from UK indie
UK indie Leviathan Films is making drama thriller Interrogation Suite for a content portal based on US online video service Hulu.
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NewsGogglebox's Breakaway to get Chinese remake
BBC2 quiz Breakaway, produced by Gogglebox Entertainment, is to be remade in China after Sony struck a deal with Zhejiang TV.
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NewsDavie unveils BBCW plans
BBC Worldwide boss Tim Davie has unveiled his global ambitions for the company, which include a new premium drama channel, increased investment in content and revamped plans for its global iPlayer service.