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NewsIndustry bosses tackle internet piracy and BBC pay
At the Media Festival in Manchester, execs including Five boss Dawn Airey and incoming BBC arts editor Will Gompertz tackled issues of internet piracy, BBC pay levels and charging for online content. Lisa Campbell reports.
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NewsC4 launches full-length shows on YouTube
Channel 4 shows including The Inbetweeners and Hollyoaks make their official debut on YouTube today in a new section of the site that pulls together 3,000 hours of programming from 60 content providers.
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NewsGompertz calls for indie pitches
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Tate media director Will Gompertz has called on the production community to “come and pitch and work for us - we can bring fame, an audience, content and we can fund-raise.”
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NewsC4 film investment to be mandatory under Digital Economy Bill
The UK Film Council has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s Speech that would place a statutory commitment on Channel 4 to invest in film.
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NewsThree join forces for ITV news north-east bid
Indie Ten Alps has joined forces with newspaper group Trinity Mirror and the Press Association in a bid to have the North East of England chosen as the third regional TV news pilot scheme area.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in 2010
MEDIA FESTIVAL: A proposed iPlayer-style online service for radio, capable of streaming more than 400 stations from both the BBC and the commercial sector, will launch early next year.
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NewsIs Archie Norman ITV’s ‘turnaround king’?
Industry leaders have applauded the appointment of Archie Norman as ITV chairman, claiming the former Asda chief executive will be a dynamic force for change.
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NewsGodwin: Blue Peter ‘100% safe’ on BBC
New director of BBC Children’s Joe Godwin has vowed to safeguard Blue Peter and reintroduce Saturday morning magazine programmes as a major feature of the CBBC schedule.
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NewsRagdoll uses ‘handmade’ animation in new series
Ragdoll Productions has developed a “breakthrough” animation technique for its first preschool project since In The Night Garden.
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NewsVirgin 1 boosts US drama slate with shows from NBC and SyFy
Virgin 1 has given its US line-up a shot in the arm with the acquisition of sci-fi series Warehouse 13 and NBC paramedic drama Trauma.
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NewsUkraine makes its own version of Yes Minister
Classic BBC comedy Yes Minister is to return to TV - but with a shift from the halls of Westminster to Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada.
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NewsBBC/Ofcom play down Dogs furore
BBC and Ofcom officials moved to distance the organisations from the Pedigree Dogs Exposed furore yesterday after Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards telephoned director general Mark Thompson to discuss a series of damning leaks.
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NewsAhoy! RDF to make ABC Family pirate drama
RDF Media is developing a “swashbuckling” pirate drama for ABC Family, targeted at the Merlin demographic.
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NewsC4 orders full run of Objective’s Pete V Life
Channel 4 has fast-tracked Comedy Showcase pilot Pete V Life to a full run - but has axed sitcom Plus One after just one series.
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NewsFincham upbeat as ITV1 ‘turns a corner’
ITV director of television, channels and online Peter Fincham has declared ITV1 has “turned a corner” and is calling for more one-hour mainstream comedies and entertainment shows that can play on Fridays as well as weekends.
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NewsMaverick to check into children’s ward for ITV
Maverick Television has won its first ITV1 primetime commission with a look at life in Europe’s largest children’s hospital.
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NewsPulse focuses on dance studio students for Sky
Sky 1 will take a look behind the scenes at Europe’s largest dance studios in a 7 x 60 series from Pulse Films described as “Airport meets Fame”.
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NewsLiving It wedded to reality as budget airline series takes flight
Living 2’s new incarnation, Living It, will kick-off with a raft of acquisitions, including a fly-on-the-wall comedic factual series following the ups and downs of travel on a budget airline.
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NewsVera forms multiplatform joint venture for Jongleurs talent
Rory Bremner’s indie Vera Productions is forming a sister production company with comedy club group Jongleurs to make and develop multiplatform content.
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NewsNHU head Jackson makes mark with key exec changes
The BBC has named Life executive producer Mike Gunton the first creative director of the Natural History Unit, one of a number of changes by new NHU head Andrew Jackson.