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NewsRoger Mosey criticises BBC ‘groupthink’
Former BBC editorial director Roger Mosey has claimed the corporation’s news reporting suffers from liberal “groupthink” and criticised the BBC Trust as a “shadowy force”.
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NewsITV threatens legal action over BBC Studios plans
ITV has threatened the BBC with legal action over the plans to commercialise its production arm.
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NewsBBC partners with ABC for YouTube channel
BBC current affairs has partnered with ABC News to launch a YouTube channel featuring videos about topical issues, including illegal immigrants and fast fashion.
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NewsTony Hall: household levy a very interesting idea
Tony Hall has suggested he is open to exploring the German household levy as a means of funding the BBC.
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NewsComedy Central boss Offman to oversee MTV UK
Comedy Central UK boss Jill Offman is to take control of Viacom sister channel MTV UK.
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NewsAngela Jain: ITV2 benefits from BBC3 move
BBC3’s proposed move online has driven on and off- screen talent “to the door” of ITV2 according to its commissioner Angela Jain.
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NewsBBC Trust: strong case for scrapping in-house quotas
The BBC Trust has argued that there is a “strong case” for reducing or scrapping the in-house guarantee in a report that could pave the way for the launch of BBC Studios.
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NewsClarkson snubs Top Gear comeback offer
Jeremy Clarkson has claimed he turned down an offer to return to his old job on Top Gear last week, days before Chris Evans was appointed to the role.
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NewsITV pilots fixed-rig daytime format
Educating… indie Twofour is primed to take the fixed-rig format into daytime after piloting a cookery show for ITV.
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NewsJames May returns with live car show
James May has landed his first BBC commission following the ‘fracas’ scandal which engulfed Top Gear.
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NewsDaisy Goodwin establishes indie as Silver River closes
Former Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin has set up a new production company six months after leaving her Sony-owned indie.
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NewsDavid Upshal departs Lion TV
Lion TV executive producer David Upshal is leaving the All3Media-owned indie after 13 years.
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NewsScientology doc to get release despite legal pressure
Companies involved in the UK theatrical release of Alex Gibney’s controversial Scientology documentary Going Clear have come under pressure from the Church of Scientology not to release the film.
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NewsBlakeway and ITV News pick up One World Media gongs
Blakeway Productions was recognised for its coverage of the ebola crisis at the 2015 One World Media Awards, as ITV scooped the News Award.
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NewsWelsh indies demand S4C safeguards
Welsh indie trade body TAC has called for a series of funding measures to safeguard the future of S4C.
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NewsPeter Fincham: ITV not a citadel
Peter Fincham has dismissed allegations that ITV is becoming a “citadel” in which commissioning decisions favour its growing in-house production empire.
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Tony Hall: bring on the BBC debate
Tony Hall has warned the government not to “screw around” with the UK’s broadcasting ecology in an interview setting out the BBC’s stall ahead of charter renewal.
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NewsTV stars: keep the BBC strong
Some of the biggest stars in UK television have signed up to Broadcast’s campaign of qualified support for the BBC.
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NewsSports stars go head-to-head in ITV format
Richard Bacon is to front a six-part entertainment format for ITV in which eight sports stars will compete in a series of physical and mental challenges.
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NewsConservative MP calls on BBC to embrace change
Conservative MP and former BBC reporter Julian Knight has argued that the corporation must use charter renewal as an opportunity to fundamentally re-examine itself.