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NewsOfcom to referee BT & Sky row
Ofcom has opened an investigation after BT accused Sky of refusing to provide its Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 channels to its pay-TV service on YouView on reasonable terms.
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NewsUK indies score at NY radio awards
UK radio indies including TBI Media, Somethin’ Else and Wise Buddah, were among the winners at this year’s New York Festival International Radio Awards.
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NewsCBBC returns to Dani's Castle
CBBC has recommissioned The Foundation’s spin-off kids comedy Dani’s Castle for a second season.
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NewsBectu sets factual TV code of practice
Bectu launched its code of practice for employers in factual TV at its Freelancer’s Fair yesterday, despite failing to get buy-in from the independent production community.
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NewsKay Mellor conceives BBC1 antenatal class drama
The Syndicate writer Kay Mellor is to pen a BBC1 drama following the lives of six different couples who attend the same antenatal class.
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NewsBBC & Sky join FA Cup rights battle
BBC and Sky have joined BT and ITV in the battle to acquire the rights to the FA Cup.
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NewsDavid Baddiel developing C4 comedy
David Baddiel is working on his first major TV project for many years – a single-camera sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsEx Aardman boss Bullough opens digital studio
Former Aardman Animations TV boss Miles Bullough has launched digital start-up Wildseed Studios with a £500,000 fund to invest in multiplatform ideas.
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NewsITV to revive Birds of a Feather
ITV is to revive classic BBC1 comedy Birds of a Feather after a 15 year absence from British television screens.
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NewsMichael Palin: TV production like selling toilet paper
Michael Palin, the travel documentary presenter and Monty Python comedian, has taken a swipe at some modern forms of documentary storytelling.
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NewsNFTS seeks young entrepreneurs
The National Film and Television School has kicked off the recruitment process for young people to join its 10-month media course.
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NewsMuhammad Ali feature-length phone doc planned
A feature-length documentary centred on recorded conversations of boxing champion Muhammed Ali is being led by a former Who Do You Think You Are? director.
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NewsC5 drives off with Olly The Little White Van
Channel 5 has acquired two series of animated kids series Olly The Little White Van from UK indie Ideas at Work.
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NewsPetplan backs Horse & Country series
Horse & Country TV has ordered a six part equestrian series from Cavewood Productions.
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NewsFake Reaction bags second series
ITV2 has ordered a beefed-up second series of STV Productions’ gameshow Fake Reaction.
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NewsAmazon enters drama via Michael Connelly cop show
Amazon is moving into original drama for the first time after it greenlit a pilot based on Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch novels.
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NewsNetflix orders raft of Dreamworks shows
Netflix has struck a landmark deal with Dreamworks Animation that will see it stream more than 300 hours of exclusive original programming from the Shrek and Kung Fu Panda producer.
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NewsBlue Zoo lands first animation tax break
Blue Zoo has become one of the first companies to qualify for the government’s animation tax break for its new production Digby Dragon.
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NewsOfcom flags concerns over C4 News share
Ofcom has raised concerns with Channel 4 over a variety of issues including its declining main channel audience share, its education strategy, and the reach of its news services.
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NewsVice hunts young directors
Vice Media is looking for new directors to work with on its tranche of original UK productions.