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NewsHarding: BBC election coverage suffered from unhappy coincidence
BBC director of news and current affairs James Harding has claimed it was an “unhappy coincidence” that the general election took place so close to charter renewal.
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NewsUKTV boss: TV risks losing talent to digital start-ups
Television risks the “catastrophe” of losing a generation of creative talent to digital start-ups unless it makes significant changes to its working culture, according to UKTV chief executive Darren Childs.
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NewsThe Garden hires former Shine exec for formats push
ITV Studios indie The Garden is to boost its formatted factual output with the appointment of former Shine TV producer Chloe Solomon.
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NewsFriends creator adapts Doc Martin for the US
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is remaking long-running British drama Doc Martin in the US.
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NewsIn brief: StyleHaul; Barcroft; All3M; DiGa; Raise the Roof
Channel 4 has ordered a documentary series from multichannel network StyleHaul for its All 4 VoD servoce. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsBazalgette: next BBC regulator must tackle licence fee
Sir Peter Bazalgette has urged the next regulator of the BBC to do the “definitive” piece of work on the way in which the corporation should be funded in the future.
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NewsDCD Media cuts losses
DCD Media’s revenue fell by more than 20% last year but the indie group managed to stem its losses compared to the previous 12 months.
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NewsIABM launches regional councils
The IABM has launched a series of regional councils to provide local support for its members.
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NewsBetty hires Matthew Littleford as MD
Betty has appointed former UKTV exec Matthew Littleford as joint managing director and has promoted creative director Neil Smith to the same role.
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NewsCooke Optics adds staff and machinery
Cooke Optics is recruiting more staff and investing in new machinery for its Leicester factory in response to demand for its front anamorphic and prime lenses.
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NewsYouTubers eye longer formats
Increasing opportunity exists for online talent to cross over into TV and film following the success of stars such as Zoella.
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NewsSony adds HXR-NX100 to NXCAM lineup
Sony has unveiled the HXR-NX100, the latest addition to its NXCAM range of camcorders.
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NewsTV must ‘urgently’ increase disabled talent
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) and Creative Skillset have called on broadcasters and indies to “urgently” improve the number disabled staff in the television industry.
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NewsDock10 to host C4 gameshow Benchmark
MediaCityUK facility Dock10 is the home of new Channel 4 gameshow Benchmark.
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NewsBBC extends Ericsson playout deal
The BBC has signed a seven-year playout contract with Ericsson.
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NewsBGT producers apologise over ‘stunt dog’
Britain’s Got Talent has come under fire after it was revealed that one half of the winning act, a dog called Matisse, was replaced with a stunt dog during part of its final performance.
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NewsBBC3 orders Murdered By My Boyfriend follow-up
BBC3 has ordered a follow up to Bafta-winning drama Murdered By My Boyfriend.
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NewsTen Alps in talks to buy UK producer
Bob Geldof-backed indie Ten Alps is on the verge of acquiring a UK production business and has begun a complex shareholding restructure to enable it to close the deal.
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NewsUKTV brings promo creation in-house
UKTV has unveiled a production and post-production facility for its newly formed in-house creative team.
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NewsITV takes full control of Mammoth
ITV has acquired 100% of Poldark indie Mammoth Screen, taking full control of the company from its original 25% stake.