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NewsiPlayer buffers with summer slump
BBC iPlayer requests fell to their lowest level since the start of the year in June, as the VoD service generated record traffic from mobile and tablet devices.
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NewsOfcom mulls increasing C4 nations quota
Ofcom is considering whether to increase Channel 4’s nations production quota from 3% to 9% by 2020.
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NewsChannel 4 ratings tumble 10%
Channel 5 outperformed Channel 4 last week for the first time – but its triumph is based on a wider trend of decline at the latter rather than significant growth for the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster.
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NewsBBC Production’s Younge quits for ‘fresh challenge’
Pat Younge is stepping down from his role as chief creative officer of BBC in-house production.
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NewsJamie Oliver slams TV for failing to land talent
Jamie Oliver has condemned the lack of fresh thinking in TV commissioning and predicted original content could be funded through crowd-sourcing within 18 months.
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NewsBBC raises diversity targets
The BBC has set itself “stretching” new diversity targets and will ramp up the pressure on individual divisions to hit them, after falling short of its goals for 2012.
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NewsSimon Lloyd exits amid Cineflix restructure
Simon Lloyd is to leave Cineflix Productions as the company scales back its Canadian division to focus on unscripted content from the UK and US.
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NewsBT adds 23k TV subs
The number of new subscribers to BT’s TV services grew by just 23,000 in the last three months, although the company revealed over 500,000 homes have signed up to its forthcoming BT Sport channels.
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NewsHarman calls for more action on older women
Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman is calling on broadcasters to agree a methodology for accurately measuring the number of older women working in the media and has suggested targets are the only answer to achieving equality.
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NewsPretzel raids Rival for TV production push
Commercials agency Pretzel Films is moving into TV production and has hired Rival Media’s Steve Wynne to lead the initiative.
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NewsC5 teams up with Wonga for adventure series
Channel 5 Productions is making a 4 x 60-minute adventure series funded and co-developed by controversial loan company Wonga.
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NewsNGCI orders Blast! Kennedy doc
National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has ordered a two-hour documentary about former US president John F Kennedy from UK indie Blast! Films to run alongside its forthcoming scripted drama Killing Kennedy.
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News‘Big picture’ needs women
Al Jazeera and CNN show that females can cover more than lifestyle issues, says Lis Howell
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NewsFremantle eyes digital future
Fremantle Media is focusing on a digital future and searching for long-term replacements for its bigticket entertainment formats as it moves on from the departure of international boss David Ellender.
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NewsDNI Lat Am scouts UK indies
Discovery Networks International’s (DNI) Latin American commissioning hub has placed several orders with UK-based producers and its boss plans to come to the UK to scope out further opportunities.
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NewsVoD opportunities set to grow
US digital streaming services Hulu and Netflix are ramping up their plans to produce original programming and British indies are expected to be the next major beneficiaries of the maturing VoD market.
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NewsCinegy to launch 4K product line
IBC 2013: Software company Cinegy is set to introduce a 4K product line at IBC.
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NewsSMPTE to lead 'Beyond HD' debate
IBC 2013: The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will present the session “Beyond HD: The Technology Landscape for Future Broadcasting” at IBC.
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NewsAvid to expand 'Avid Everywhere' proposition
IBC 2013: Avid has pledged to build on its ‘Avid Everywhere’ vision at this year’s IBC trade show and exhibition.
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NewsRascular unveils Helm Clockwork
IBC 2013: Rascular will debut an expansion of its PC-based control and monitoring technology Helm at this year’s Amsterdam trade show.