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Moore backs big BBC1 returners
BBC content supremo Charlotte Moore has launched a passionate defence of BBC1 after the channel was criticised in the white paper on charter renewal.
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Kevin Lygo calls for BBC to cut the length of long-running formats
ITV’s Kevin Lygo has defended the distinctiveness of the BBC’s programming but urged the broadcaster to cut the length of long-running formats such as Countryfile to foster new talent.
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Cowell will take pay cut to secure X Factor's ITV future
Simon Cowell is prepared to take a pay cut to secure the future of Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor on ITV, and both shows have been backed by the channel’s director of television Kevin Lygo.
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Danny Cohen ready to splash the cash
Danny Cohen is set to front a multimillion-pound media spending spree after becoming president of Access Entertainment, a firm established by Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik.
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BBC Studios: how fight was won
The BBC Studios proposals were in jeopardy until the corporation opened the door to tendering out its biggest shows, it has emerged.
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Lygo lifts lid on ITV masterplan
Kevin Lygo wants to ramp up ITV’s entertainment factor and identify schedule-building hits that can give the channel a clearer identity.
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BBC4 hunts lost masterpieces for arts push
Tern TV is to locate and restore lost masterpieces, before returning them to galleries as part of a raft of BBC4 arts commissions.
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Smash Hits and Heat TV to close in Box Plus revamp
Box Plus Network is closing its Smash Hits and Heat TV channels as part of a major revamp which includes the launch of its first online-only service.
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Noreena Hertz poised to join ITV News
ITV News is on the verge of appointing academic and author Noreena Hertz as its economics editor.
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Willoughby to front mid-week ITV dating show
Kevin Lygo has hit the ground running in his bid to establish more mid-week entertainment formats on ITV after commissioning a Holly Willoughby-fronted dating show.
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Narduzzo Too offers remote viewing service
Narduzzo Too is offering clients the chance to remotely view grading sessions after purchasing technology from Streambox.
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Goldcrest claims London’s largest audio dubbing suite
It took two years to build and required the kind of structural engineering ingenuity normally seen in Channel 4’s Grand Designs, but Soho’s Goldcrest Post Production has successfully opened what it considers to be the biggest audio dubbing suite in central London.
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C4’s The Interview unveiled at Media Production Show
The Media Production Show attendees will be offered a sneak peek at forthcoming Channel 4 format The Interview by Label1 creative director Simon Dickson.
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BBC to trial subscription in major digital shake-up
The BBC has committed to trialling subscription services as part of a far-reaching digital shake-up, which includes plans to launch an industry wide streaming service, reportedly dubbed ‘Britflix’.
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LA Screenings fact file
Broadcast looks at the make-up of this year’s US event and highlights the hottest shows
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ITN Productions explores factual drama
ITN Productions has set its sights on factual drama as it seeks to diversify its programming and change the perception that it is solely a news specialist.
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BBC set to hold out for plc-style board
The BBC will fight for a plc-style approach to unitary board appointments, as the corporation’s independence becomes a key battleground over the coming months.
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London listeners desert Chris Moyles
The audience for Chris Moyles’ Radio X breakfast show in London has almost halved to 170,000 weekly listeners.
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LA Screenings 2016: the buyers guide
Broadcast has compiled a network-by-network guide to the US dramas and comedies which have been commissioned ahead of the LA Screenings.
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Lisa Clark resurfaces at Eurotrash
Short-lived Top Gear executive producer Lisa Clark is to take charge of the Channel 4 reboot of Eurotrash.