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Rivals hit out at BBC1+1 plan
ITV and Channel 4 have voiced concerns about BBC content, quotas and BBC1+1 plans – but ultimately backed the licence fee as the corporation prepares for its charter renewal.
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BBC charter a key issue for new culture secretary
Laying the groundwork for BBC charter renewal negotiations will be the biggest broadcast policy issue facing new culture secretary Sajid Javid.
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The hunt for global partners
MipTV was awash with producers, networks and broadcasters looking for international partners to co-finance high-end drama projects that appeal beyond national borders.
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DailyMotion in scripted first with sci-fi drama
Video-sharing site DailyMotion has commissioned a ‘sci-fi hipster’ drama as its first piece of original scripted content.
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BBC Trust eyes WoCC changes
The BBC Trust is preparing to launch a major review of commissioning quotas that is likely to signal the end of the current BBC guarantees.
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy: no progress on diversity
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has claimed that diversity in UK broadcasting has gone “backwards” over the past 20 years because bosses are “paralysed by the idea of doing something really radical”.
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Xbox partners C4 on Humans
Xbox has become a co-production partner on a major British TV project for the first time, joining Channel 4 to back Kudos Film & Television’s remake of Swedish sci-fi series Real Humans.
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UK firms set to gain from quiet Cannes
A relatively quiet MipTV was good news for British producers and distributors, who took advantage of a noticeable lack of Americans to strike deals.
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C4 takes Shipping Wars to series
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Shipping Wars - a UK version of A&E Television Networks’ logistics documentary.
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BBC appoints TV diversity champion
Danny Cohen’s ambition to tackle the diversity of the BBC’s television output has taken a step forward with the appointment of a specialist to lead the push.
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Peacock hires UK development chief
MipTV: NBC News’ Peacock Productions has appointed Dean Palmer as director of development of its UK division.
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Sajid Javid appointed culture secretary
Sajid Javid has been appointed culture secretary as the replacement for Maria Miller, who resigned earlier today.
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Vice chief: big business backing vital
MipTV: Vice Media chief executive Shane Smith has claimed it is “almost impossible” to build an international media brand without investment from a large media conglomerate.
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Watershed hires first creative director
Watershed TV has poached Emma Morgan from Mentorn Media as its first creative director.
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Culture secretary Maria Miller resigns
Maria Miller has resigned as culture secretary after the row over her expenses refused to die down.
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Ross Video unveils UHD switcher platform
NAB 2014: Ross Video has launched Acuity, the first of a range of large production switcher platforms.
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Rohde & Schwarz reveals SpycerBox Cell
NAB 2014: Rohde & Schwarz DVS presented its new scalable storage system at NAB.
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AmberFin unveils cadence correction tool
NAB 2014: AmberFin has unveiled its Adaptive Cadence Corrector (ACC), a software-based system for correcting mixed cadence material.
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Red adds broadcast options to Epic and Scarlet
NAB 2014: Red has introduced 4K broadcast functionality for its Epic and Scarlet cameras.
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Grass Valley heads to the cloud with GV Stratus Playout
NAB 2014: Grass Valley’s cloud-based GV Stratus Playout for regionalised playout has debuted in Las Vegas.