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NewsBT turns back on Sky to go it alone on Sports sales
BT is to take on the task of selling its sports channels direct to Sky customers, rather than asking the established pay TV provider to wholesale them.
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NewsSelect committee to call new director general in April
New BBC director general Tony Hall is being lined up to appear in front of the Commons Media, Culture and Sport Select Committee in April, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsDavid Brent set for YouTube return
Ricky Gervais is to revive The Office character David Brent for a YouTube Original channel produced by Derek Productions.
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NewsSky1 orders Tommy Tiernan comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a new comedy series created by and starring Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.
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NewsBectu to debate exploitation in TV
Bectu is hosting an event to discuss the conditions faced by staff working on factual productions, as part of the union’s Say No to Exploitation in TV campaign.
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NewsC4 tests more daytime formats
Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.
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NewsITN Source signs GMTV & Daybreak deal
ITN Source has extended its ITV clips deal to include 20 years of archive footage from Daybreak and GMTV including moments such as Heather Mills’ outburst and interviews with several prime ministers.
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NewsHulu hires content boss as CEO
US online video service Hulu has appointed content boss Andy Forssell as interim chief executive following the departure of Jason Kilar.
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NewsBBC2 wins big at BPG Awards
BBC2 was the big winner at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2013 as Parade’s End, Twenty Twelve and The Great British Bake Off all won honours.
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NewsFrow puts his stamp on C5
New director of programmes takes a hands-on commissioning approach as senior execs exit
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NewsC4 plans report on concerns
Indie advocate Stuart Cosgrove fleshes out proposal to engage with production community
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NewsBBC News hires Robin Pembrooke
ITV’s former managing director of online and on-demand Robin Pembrooke has been hired by BBC News.
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NewsBBC3 serves up Horsemeat Banquet
BBC3 has ordered a fast turnaround special exploring people’s relationship with meat in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsITV serves up Happy Families
ITV is to tell the stories of four families from across the UK in an ‘epic’ fixed-rig documentary series due to air later this year.
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NewsMosey: ‘Change with times’
Acting BBC director of Television Roger Mosey has drawn comparisons between the trend of falling national newspaper circulations and the dangers facing linear TV.
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NewsPBS America buys first third-party content
UK pay channel PBS America has acquired a raft of programming from international distributor Off The Fence, marking its first move into buying third-party content since its launch 18 months ago.
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NewsBBCW hires for global rejig
BBC Worldwide has appointed four senior territory executives as it finalises its wide-ranging global restructure.
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NewsDomino's orders sitcom from Bwark & Zodiak
Zodiak Active and Bwark Productions are producing an online football-themed sitcom funded by pizza takeaway chain Domino’s.
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NewsHearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate
A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.
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NewsBlade Runner doc goes global
A raft of international broadcasters including US cable network TLC have acquired Mentorn Media’s fast-turnaround doc, from Passion Distribution, Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened?.