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NewsBBC to tighten taste rules in wake of Sachsgate
The BBC is to implement new production guidelines to guard against “malicious intrusion, intimidation and humiliation” and make sure that they are “never celebrated for the purposes of entertainment”.
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NewsBBC adaptation heads to the US
The BBC’s adaptation of award-winning novel Small Island will air in the US following a move by PBS, a key investor in UK drama, to come on board as co-producer.
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NewsCoach House rejigs TV drama workflow
Coach House Studios has come up with an innovative way of post-producing TV drama that combines traditional film-style production workflows with affordable IT technology.
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NewsRNIB joins debate on 3D industry standards
The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has waded into the dispute other whether or not 3D TV should be standardised.
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NewsWild Tracks calls in liquidators
Wild Tracks, one of Soho’s longest standing audio post houses, has been forced to close due to a lack of work and falling rates.
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Twitter texts will promote C4 doc on Wild survival
Channel 4 will launch Tigress’ new extreme survival series Alone in the Wild with a 10-week Twitter campaign, based on a basic health and safety check.
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NewsITV rejected Impossible’s offer of budget Primeval
Impossible Pictures offered to make a fourth series of ITV1’s CGI drama Primeval for less than £600,000 an episode - but even that was not enough of a bargain to convince the broadcaster to reorder the show.
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NewsArmstrong to present Pointless daytime quiz
Comedian Alexander Armstrong is to present a BBC2 daytime quiz that puts a twist on the Family Fortunes formula of polling the public.
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C4 is committed to docs but price worries remain
Channel 4 has committed to making another 40 editions of Dispatches and 30 of Cutting Edge in 2010, but factual producers still fear the effects of the channel’s cost-cutting.
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BBC1 goes Around the World with XM25 scheme
Former Touch Productions execs Nick Watts and Joseph Maxwell have teamed up with Nasa for the first project from their new company, Burning Blue Media.
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NewsNBC plans to ditch Hallmark UK brand
NBC Universal is working on plans to replace Hallmark Channel in the UK with Universal Channel as part of a shake-up of its portfolio.
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NewsMeet the Natives to get Amish twist
Keo Films is to bring Amish youths to Britain in a follow-up to Channel 4’s “reverse anthropology” series, Meet the Natives.
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Cowell eyes tie-up with Topshop owner
Simon Cowell is poised to team up with Topshop owner Sir Philip Green to create a global entertainment company.
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NewsIndies battle for ESPN Premiership contract
North One, Sunset + Vine and TWI are set to vie for the contract to produce ESPN’s Premier League coverage, but they could come up against Sky’s production teams.
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NewsThompson: BBC may axe regional partnership
BBC director general Mark Thompson has warned that the corporation could pull its regional news-sharing proposals if the government does not change its mind on top-slicing.
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NewsTV’s week of woe as indies face up to survival battle
Town House TV and Distraction Formats have joined Setanta as the latest victims of the financial crisis in TV, as exclusive research by Broadcast paints a gloomy picture of the production sector.
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NewsFX UK buys HBO’s Eastbound for its comedy push
FX UK, winner of channel of the year in last week’s Broadcast Digital Awards, has picked up the first two seasons of HBO comedy Eastbound & Down following the LA Screenings last month.
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Twitter texts will promote C4 doc on Wild survival
Channel 4 will launch Tigress’ new extreme survival series Alone in the Wild with a 10-week Twitter campaign, based on a basic health and safety check.
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NewsKeo builds on win to hatch web unit
River Cottage producer Keo Films is to build on the success of its Broadcast Digital Award-winning campaigning website, Chicken Out!, with a dedicated online unit.
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NewsTaxis, handbags and lunches: BBC expenses laid bare
The BBC is to publish the names, salaries and line-by-line expenses of its top earners and decision-makers, as part of a new transparency drive across the corporation.