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NewsBoomerang boss departs
Boomerang managing director Gareth Rees is leaving the indie after almost two decades.
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NewsOrdinary Lies returns to BBC1
BBC1 has called for more Ordinary Lies after renewing the Red Production Company drama.
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NewsNBC owner denies ITV takeover talks
US media conglomerate Comcast has denied reports that it is in takeover talks for ITV.
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News4Music to air final American Idol
4Music has acquired the rights to the final series of American Idol.
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NewsThe Garden behind Cancer Research ads
The Garden Productions has produced the television, radio and digital content for a major new Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign.
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NewsBBC to tender 40% of in-house shows
The BBC has performed a dramatic U-turn and announced plans to tender out 40% of in-house shows to the indie sector within two years of launching BBC Studios under a wide-ranging agreement with Pact.
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NewsChannel 4 swoops for Formula One
Channel 4 has swooped for the terrestrial rights to Formula One, beating ITV to take over coverage of the motor racing competition from the BBC.
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NewsBlake joins Object Matrix in EMEA channel role
Storage vendor Object Matrix has recruited Neil Blake to manage the company’s channel in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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NewsThe 10 most-read facilities stories of 2015
Exits from Soho and a couple of closures made our list of most-read articles. However, it was a blaze in Bracknell that topped our list.
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NewsThe 10 most-read technology stories of 2015
UHD was a theme that dominated our list of most-read stories of the year, with articles about new 4K cameras and channel launches from BT Sport and Sky proving popular with readers.
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NewsC4 news stories stir mixed Ofcom rulings
Channel 4’s “cash for access” sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw has been cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom – but the regulator has reprimanded the commercial broadcaster’s news service over a report on the Shoreham air crash.
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NewsIn Brief: ITV, Amazon, Saturday Night Takeaway
US media group Comcast is reportedly eyeing a bid for ITV, while Amazon renews The Man In The High Castle and NBC cancels the US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsMembership growth prompts creation of SMPTE UK Region
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has designated the UK a ‘Region’ after the UK arm of the organisation grew from 83 members in 2012 to more than 500 members this year.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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NewsInternational buyers seek 'well-being' & crime formats
International buyers at UKTI and Indielab’s Meet the International Broadcasters event last week were searching for crime, health and fixed-rig programming - with backing from the likes of Netflix now seen as an added opportunity.
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NewsC4 sell-off could deliver ‘pitiful’ return for Treasury
The return generated from selling-off Channel 4 could be “pitifully small” if its remit and operating restrictions remain in place, according to a report by Enders.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Blink brain doc
BBC4 has acquired Blink Films biggest-budget show, a six-part series exploring the human brain hosted by neuroscientist David Eagleman.
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NewsBafta and Beijing Film Academy sign MOU
Bafta and the Beijing Film Academy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support greater collaboration between film and TV students and professionals.