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NewsMicrosoft to shut Xbox Entertainment Studios
Microsoft is to close its TV production arm Xbox Entertainment Studios responsible for its Halo series and forthcoming Kudos-coproduced Channel 4 drama Humans.
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NewsC4 orders fast turnaround on flight MH17 tragedy
Channel 4 has commissioned a fast turnaround Dispatches investigating the tragedy of the Malaysia-bound flight shot down in Ukraine.
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NewsRobert Marsh to chair BCMA
Former Zodiak Active and Fremantle Media exec Robert Marsh has been hired as global chairman for the Branded Content Marketing Association (BCMA).
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NewsSewing Bee heads to Denmark's TV2
Denmark has caught the sewing bug after broadcaster TV2 ordered a local version of Love Productions’ The Great British Sewing Bee.
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NewsAmazon to remake Mad Dogs
Left Bank Pictures is to remake Sky 1 drama Mad Dogs for video-on-demand service Amazon.
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NewsBBCW scores Indian commissions
BBC Worldwide Productions has picked up two original commissions for MTV in India.
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NewsBBC in-house fallout continues
Further details of the BBC’s radical production shake-up emerged this week, as some in-house producers voiced fears for their future in a commercial environment.
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NewsBBC culls in-house Panorama team
The BBC has culled its entire in-house Panorama reporting team as part of wide-ranging job cuts across its news division.
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NewsBBC 'must do more for young and diverse audiences'
The BBC’s main television channels are losing touch with young and diverse audiences and must do more to stand out from the crowd, according to a BBC Trust report.
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NewsPrime Focus promotes Cregeen, recruits Mitchell
Prime Focus has promoted James Cregeen to the role of head of operations.
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NewsBBC News to cut 415 jobs
BBC News is to cut 415 full-time roles as part of a wide-ranging restructure designed to save £48m per year.
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NewsTrust: BBC3 lags behind online rivals
The BBC Trust has laid bare the challenge the corporation faces in transforming BBC3 into a digital proposition, arguing the channel is “yet to establish itself as an online destination”.
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NewsHalo hires Robson as director of operations
Halo Post has recruited Kate Robson to the newly created role of director of operations of its film and drama division.
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NewsOnsight appoints new commercial manager
Onsight has appointed Joanna Rowan to the role of commercial manager.
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NewsBBC3 brings back C4’s Fulfords for doc series
Aristocratic family the Fulfords are to allow television cameras back into their lives 10 years after Channel 4’s Bafta-nominated Cutting Edge doc The F***ing Fulfords.
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NewsAmazon Prime to chase UK first-run acquisitions
Amazon is ramping up its strategy to acquire exclusive, first-run content for the UK market after picking up Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2015 - open for entries
Entries have opened for the Broadcast Awards 2015 – the 20th anniversary of the event which celebrates the best of British TV.
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NewsBSkyB sells ITV stake to Liberty Global for £481m
BSkyB has sold a 6.4% share in ITV to Liberty Global for £481m, as the US cable company ramps up its presence in the UK.
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NewsBBC launches file delivery push
The BBC has kick-started its efforts to build an entirely file-based delivery and archive system just over a year after scrapping the Digital Media Initiative (DMI).
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NewsBBC in battle to avoid strike during Games
The BBC will sit down with the joint broadcasting unions this week as it bids to ward off strike action during the opening day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.