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NewsThompson emails staff on DQF rejections
BBC director general Mark Thompson has written to staff to warn more cuts may have to be made following the Trust’s rejection of several of its Delivering Quality First plans.
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NewsBBC reveals iPlayer data usage plans
OXFORD: The BBC is working on “ambitious” plans to use licence fee payer data to serve online audiences better.
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NewsVaizey: EPG reward for broadcasters that invest
OXFORD: The government is considering a major shake-up of the electronic programme guide to reward broadcasters that invest in UK content.
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NewsGypsy Blood sparks 289 complaints
Channel 4 documentary Gypsy Blood has sparked hundreds of complaints from viewers over scenes of dogs attacking deer and cock fighting.
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NewsOfcom proposes core principles for digital future
OXFORD: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has outlined proposals for regulation in the digital future - but rejected the idea of a “single super regulator”.
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NewsMoore picks up Lansdown's reins at BBC3
BBC head of documentaries Charlotte Moore is taking on the role vacated by Harry Lansdown earlier this month.
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NewsC4 plans £450m spend on UK commissions
Channel 4 is planning on increasing its budget for UK commissions to £450m this year, chief executive David Abraham is expected to reveal today.
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MPs back creative skills scheme
A Skillset-backed report calling for better training across the creative sector has won the backing of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt and business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsBennett to outline BBC3 vision
BBC3 boss Zai Bennett is to explain his vision for the channel at the next RTS Futures event and will invite producers to pitch fresh ideas.
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NewsFME signs Netflix deal
Netflix will offer classic sitcom Men Behaving Badly and the UK premiere of Australian drama Satisfaction following a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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NewsBBC wins praise for dangerous dogs doc
The Pet Education Trust (PET) has praised the BBC1 documentary Death Row Dogs for further highlighting concerns about the Dangerous Dogs Act.
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NewsC4 docs get Oscar nominations
Two Channel 4-backed documentaries, Hell and Back Again and Saving Face, have been nominated for Oscars.
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NewsConnected TV takes over
Connected TVs are expected to dominate global TV shipments this year, with 80% of TV units shipped by 2015 predicted to be internet enabled, according to research from Futuresource Consulting.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah heads to Lat Am
Good Food’s cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been snapped up by Fox Latin American Channels.
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NewsPsychic Challenge picked up in Chile
Zodiak Rights has secured its first Latin American format deal for reality show Psychic Challenge.
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NewsStrictly to be remade in Panama
Strictly Come Dancing is to remade for audiences in Panama, expanding the format’s reach in Latin America.
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NewsObject Matrix appoints Ivory
Object Matrix has appointed Ivory to look after sales of its nearline storage systems in the French territories.
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Prime Focus appoints head of ops
Prime Focus has appointed Kate Robson to the role of head of operations for its broadcast division.
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NewsSky names services chief
BSkyB director of technology central services Matt McDonald has replaced Troy Smith as the company’s director of broadcast services.