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NewsUnions to meet BBC over 415 job cuts
Bectu and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) will meet BBC bosses this week to discuss the threat of 415 newsroom job losses, while a 12-hour walkout of BBC Global News studio managers is due to take place tomorrow.
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NewsLaura Mansfield appointed Pact Council vice chair
Outline Productions managing director Laura Mansfield has been appointed vice chair of Pact Council.
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NewsBBC2 orders Stephen Poliakoff WW2 drama
Stephen Poliakoff is to write and direct a six-part drama set in a bomb-damaged London hotel in the aftermath of World War II for BBC2.
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NewsSky teams with Stan Lee
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.
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NewsJacqui Oatley joins ITV
BBC sports anchor Jacqui Oatley has joined ITV to front its coverage of sports including football and darts.
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NewsTop Gear Live gets greenlight
BBC Worldwide has given the greenlight for Top Gear Live to continue following Jeremy Clarkson’s “fracas” - with the caveat that all BBC branding will be removed from the event.
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NewsTechnicolor to close Pinewood Media Services division
Technicolor is to close its Pinewood-based Media Services division, claiming that the sector of the industry it operates in has become “commoditised”.
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NewsEndemol Beyond opens online style channel
Endemol Shine Group has partnered with YouTube star Michelle Phan to launch an online channel featuring an array of lifestyle content.
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NewsLime and Monkey win Bravo orders
Lime Pictures and Monkey Kingdom have landed major orders from US cable network Bravo as part of the NBC Universal-owned broadcaster’s latest programming slate.
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NewsBBC2 returns to £100k house formats
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Remarkable Television series The House That £100k Built.
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NewsQuantel and Snell overhaul sales structure
Quantel and Snell have restructured their international sales operations under three newly-appointed regional heads who will each lead integrated Quantel and Snell sales teams.
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NewsArgosy acquired by IEWC
Argosy has been acquired by US-based distributor of wire, cable and wire management products IEWC.
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NewsLenny Henry to sing blues for Sky
Lenny Henry’s indie Douglas Road has picked up its first commission – a 3 x 60-minute documentary about the blues for Sky Arts.
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NewsPinewood to raise £30m for studio expansion plans
The Pinewood Group is to raise £30m to part-fund the expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsOfcom probes C4 Romanian doc
Ofcom is investigating Channel 4’s The Romanians are Coming after it received 120 complaints about how the documentary series portrayed the Romanian community.
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NewsBroadcast launches mobile app
Broadcast has launched a mobile app, available exclusively to subscribers, offering easy access to the site and extending the access to daily overnight ratings data.
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NewsBBC greenlights Steve McQueen drama
The BBC has formally commissioned its “epic” Steve McQueen drama about the experiences of a black community in west London.
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NewsBen Stephenson joins Bad Robot
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.
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NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsTrevor Eve strikes first-look deal with ZDF
Projector Pictures, the indie set up by Waking The Dead star Trevor Eve, has inked a first-look deal with ZDF Enterprises, the commercial arm of the German public broadcaster.