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NewsSky and BT splash the cash in £5bn Premier League deal
Sky and BT Sport have paid £5.14bn to retain live broadcast rights to the Premier League for the 2016/17 to 2018/19 seasons.
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NewsChannel 4 boards Lion's HMS Erebus doc
Lion Television is investigating the discovery of Sir John Franklin’s shipwrecked vessel HMS Erebus as part of a major international co-production with broadcasters including Channel 4.
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NewsRare acquires Sheriffs Are Coming indie
The Sheriffs Are Coming indie Screenchannel has been acquired by Rare Television, the production group set up by former Ingenious exec Antony Fraser and Red Arrow chief Joel Denton.
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NewsIn brief: RTS West; Associated Press; NHK; Atvod
The RTS West of England Awards nominees have been revealed and Associated Press is expanding its live video offering. Click for more in today’s news round-up.
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NewsITN pair scoop top honours at White House awards
ITN’s Ben Martin and Chris Shlemon scooped the top honours at the White House News Photographers Association 2015 Eyes of History content.
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NewsITV explores Bargain Fever Britain
ITV is to investigate consumers’ insatiable appetite for deals and discounts in a documentary series from Twofour Group’s Boomerang.
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NewsJim Sayer to leave Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television chief executive Jim Sayer is stepping down from the All3Media indie after a decade.
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NewsBBC BAME resignations hit five-year high
The BBC’s diversity push has been put in the spotlight after more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff resigned last year than since at least 2009.
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NewsAmazon grabs Outlander for UK
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Left Bank Pictures’ sci-fi period drama Outlander.
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NewsIrish format The Takeover heads to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a UK version of Irish business format The Takeover after striking a deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsAudio Network hires Skype exec as CFO
Music licencing firm Audio Network has hired Skype executive Kim Clarke as its chief financial officer.
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NewsIn brief: Benidorm; Directors UK; Simplestream
ITV returns to Benidorm and Beryl Richards becomes Directors UK chair. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBCW strikes Wolf Hall deals
Thomas Cromwell is set to travel the world after BBC Worldwide struck a slew of international sales for period drama Wolf Hall.
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NewsTrue North founder sets up indie
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has set up his own indie six months after leaving the Leeds-based business.
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NewsSky appoints entertainment commisisoner
Former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman has joined Sky as a non-scripted commissioner.
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NewsWarp collaborators launch indie
Two UK producers who have ties to Warp Films are launching a new production company, Duck Soup.
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NewsObjective seals umbrella deal with fledgling indie
Objective Productions has inked an umbrella deal with Vox Pictures and will share in the fledgling drama indie’s profits in exchange for back office support.
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NewsManchester local TV station in doubt
The future of the Sir Michael Lyons-backed local television station YourTV Manchester has been thrown into doubt after it has failed to get on air two years after receiving a licence.
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NewsBen Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsDigital Production Partnership mulls membership move
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is considering an overhaul that would include becoming a fee-paying membership organisation.