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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsWindfall adds two executive producers
Indie Windfall Films has promoted Jamie Lochhead and Peter Oxley to both become executive producers.
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NewsBBC and RIG strike new radio terms of trade
The BBC and the Radio Independents Group (RIG) have agreed new terms of trade for commissioning independent producers, days after the broadcaster signed a similar TV deal with Pact.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee: web whistleblowers must be protected
World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee has called on internet whistleblowers to be given special protection even if they break the law, in the wake of the Edward Snowden and Wikileaks scandals.
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NewsChina to limit international formats
China has limited the number of international formats that local broadcasters can acquire to one per year, in a move that could significantly hit UK producers and distributors.
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NewsSky Sports to launch live Twitter clips
Sky Sports is to launch real-time Champions League football clips on Twitter after striking a deal with clip-sharing platform Grabyo.
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NewsDave set to bring back Red Dwarf
UKTV’s Dave is set to order Red Dwarf XI following the success of the revival series last year, according to one of its stars.
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NewsSIS Live to close its OB division
SIS Live is to close its outside broadcast division from March next year.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsBBC4 orders Vice and Raw co-pro drug doc
BBC4 has commissioned a documentary on illicit drugs and weapons online market The Silk Road from Raw TV and Vice.
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NewsJowell: turn BBC into a mutual company
Former culture secretary Dame Tessa Jowell has argued that the BBC should become a “mutual company” to make it more accountable to licence fee payers.
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NewsSimon Andreae drops UK indie plans for job with Fox
Simon Andreae has taken a major role with Fox in the US just two months after he partnered with Sony Pictures Television to create UK-based producer Scarlet Media.
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NewsBBC to cull 8% of senior management by 2015
Tony Hall is to cut BBC senior management headcount by nearly 8% as part of efforts to save £100m a year to fund the corporation’s ambitious digital plans.
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NewsWolfblood leads children’s Bafta nominations
CBBC supernatural drama Wolfblood has picked up four nominations in the British Academy Children’s Awards.
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NewsNAO set for improved BBC access
The National Audit Office is set to be granted improved access to the BBC’s books after the corporation agreed changes to its relationship with the spending watchdog.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsUS comedy acquisitions extended
US comedies Mom, The Millers and Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which have all been acquired by UK broadcasters, have been renewed for full series.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures reports pre-tax profits of £1m
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of £1m for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for £40m last year.
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NewsC5 orders STV pothole doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off potholing documentary from STV Productions.
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NewsBBC1 commissions celebrity gymnastics show
BBC1 has commissioned two new entertainment formats, including a Saturday night celebrity gymnastics competition.