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NewsBBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online
BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.
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NewsFuture BBC kids’ boss must fight for funding
Joe Godwin’s successor as director of BBC Children’s must “stand up and shout” for the division during next year’s charter renewal negotiations, according to kids’ TV producers.
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NewsPinewood to fill Teddington void with stage conversion
Pinewood Shepperton is converting two film stages into TV studios in a bid to fill the void created by the closure of Teddington Studios.
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Duo team up to launch boutique Soho VFX facility
Former Technicolor managing director Simon Wilkinson has teamed up with long-time collaborator and ex-Technicolor head of editing Dominic Thomson to establish a boutique visual effects (VFX) facility in Soho.
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NewsChina and crime channels launch
UK indies Raw Cut and True North have both launched YouTube channels in the past week as they look to diversify their revenue streams.
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NewsRise in UK scripted remakes
Orphan Black, Youngers and Line Of Duty are some of the shows being launched next week at Mipcom in Cannes as the trend for adapting UK scripted series grows.
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NewsC4 orders raft of one-off docs
Channel 4 will investigate a naturist village in St Albans and prison weddings as part of a raft of one-off documentaries.
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NewsCarl Hall to bring film funding model to TV
Warehouse 51, the company set up by former Sky Vision boss Carl Hall, is looking to bring film-financing models to television as part of a strategy to umbrella film-makers.
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NewsDNA eyes sci-fi and book adaptations for TV division
Book adaptations and high concept sci-fi series are likely to be among DNA Films’ first TV projects after the 28 Days Later producer appointed Tom Winchester as head of development.
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NewsMackie and Haynes indie wins first order
Mainstreet Pictures, the indie established last year by former ITV drama chiefs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, has won its first commission: a cold-case police drama for ITV.
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NewsITV reveals digital strategy
ITV plans to supercharge ITV Player as a live-streaming proposition after a number of high-profile outages during major events, according to its online boss.
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NewsHospital Club's hClub100 revealed
The Hospital Club has revealed its hClub100 list of the most innovative and inspirational people working across the creative industries, including 10 names from the TV sector.
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NewsTinopolis kick-starts sale plan
A prospectus has been issued that will kick-start the sale of Tinopolis Group, initiating the next major deal in a frenzied period of production sector consolidation.
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NewsMerman revives More 4 comedy
Sharon Horgan’s indie has resurrected More 4 comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret after picking up the rights from RDF.
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NewsEE readies set-top box
Mobile operator EE has launched a set-top box, offering access to the range of Freeview channels and a host of on-demand services.
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NewsLondon Live to cut volume of local repeats
London Live has been given the go-ahead by Ofcom to cut the volume of local programming repeats it must air by four hours per day.
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NewsITV prepares £13m legal battle against Mediaset
ITV is taking legal action to recover £13m (€17m) from Mediaset after the Spanish broadcaster aired its game show format The Alphabet Game for five years without any rights.
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NewsBBC1 orders final series of Wallander
BBC1 has green-lit the fourth and final series of the multi-Bafta winning crime drama Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders rape storyline
The BBC has defended a rape storyline in an episode of this week’s EastEnders after it received over 300 complaints from viewers.
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NewsAlaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.