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NewsBBC to adopt new ratings system
The BBC is introducing a new way of measuring viewing figures to keep up with changes in how people watch television.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC for Stargazing series
Jonathan Ross is to return to the BBC’s mainstream channels for the first time since his departure from his friday night chatshow, to co-host a three-day live astronomy series in the new year.
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NewsBBC2 orders Night Watch adaptation
BBC2 has commissioned an adaptation of Sarah Water’s bestselling 2006 novel The Night Watch.
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NewsC4 to show live births on Xmas day
Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.
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NewsEvolutions bolsters senior team
London-based post house Evolutions has made three senior appointments to boost its consultation and workflow expertise.
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NewsLife On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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NewsC4 chairman Lord Burns ‘discomfited’ by Public Bodies Bill
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has insisted there is no political appetite to privatise the broadcaster but admitted he is still concerned about it being part of the Public Bodies Bill, which is currently going through Parliament.
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NewsEndemol in development deal with Ross’s Hotsauce
Chat show host and entertainer Jonathan Ross has signed an exclusive development deal with Endemol that will see him generate, pitch and produce entertainment ideas for the UK and international markets through his company, Hotsauce TV.
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NewsDeluxe acquires Ascent Media
Deluxe Entertainment has struck a deal with Ascent Media to buy its creative services and media services divisions, including UK post houses Ascent 142, Soho Film Lab and Rushes.
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NewsWorld Service to get funding boost in 2014
The World Service could get a funding boost when it is rolled into the BBC’s remit in 2014, Mark Thompson has announced.
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NewsShed promotes Wall To Wall’s Hungate to COO
Wall To Wall is hunting for a new managing director following the promotion of Claire Hungate to chief operating officer of Shed Media.
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NewsDiscovery UK ready to push entertainment credentials
Discovery UK is kicking off a hunt for more entertainment-based formats and has invested development funds in fledgling indie Nerd’s underground gameshow as it bids to broaden its output.
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NewsTwofour signs up to use carbon calculator
Twofour has become the first independent production company to sign up to use the BBC’s new carbon calculator, which measures the environmental impact of programmes.
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NewsIABM criticises ‘penny pinching’
The actions of ‘penny-pinching’ procurement managers could result in broadcasters buying the wrong equipment, the director general of the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) has warned.
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NewsBBC and CNN place orders for tapeless cameras
News teams at the BBC and CNN are being equipped with new cameras as the broadcasters continue to move towards a tapeless workflow.
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NewsGoing Postal beats Sherlock to RTS awards
Terry Pratchett drama Going Postal snatched a brace of prizes from BBC1’s Sherlock at this year’s RTS Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsC5 sales head departs after 14 years
Channel 5 commercial sales director Kelly Williams is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years.
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NewsS4C chairman resigns
The chairman of the S4C Authority, John Walter Jones, has resigned from the broadcaster with immediate effect.
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News‘No pressure on BBC’ over pensions stance
Two Labour MPs have asked a trio of ministers whether any meetings took place between the government and the BBC to discuss the pension negotiations.
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NewsAll3Media pushes to seal VoD deals in US
All3Media is planning a major push on sealing video-on-demand (VoD) content deals in the US as it looks to boost its digital revenues.