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NewsHall and Whittingdale, Abraham and Hincks lead RTS Cambridge line-up
Culture secretary John Whittingdale with share the stage with director general Tony Hall at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention next month, where Channel 4’s David Abraham will debate US ownership with Wayne Garvie, Tim Hincks and Nick Southgate.
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RatingsC4 has 2m Very British Problems
THURSDAY: Very British Problems secured a solid audience for C4, helping it beat ITV in the 9pm slot.
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NewsBroadcast TECH: the IBC issue
A 14-page survey of the post-production industry will be the centrepiece of the September/October issue of Broadcast TECH, which is set to be the biggest-ever edition of the magazine.
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NewsComedy Central strikes US deals
Comedy Central has acquired NBC slacker comedy Undateable and animated series Bob’s Burgers.
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NewsToronto Film Festival launches TV event
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has launched a television spin-off event with the world premiere of the second series of Les Revenants (The Returned).
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NewsC4 piloting Shorts on Android
Channel 4 is piloting some short-form content via its All 4 Android app to test audience interest before rolling out wider.
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NewsDiscovery's Rich Ross promoted
Rich Ross, president of the US Discovery Channel, will oversee Animal Planet and the Science Channel as part of a widening of his responsibilities.
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NewsImagine to expand presence at IBC
IBC 2015: Imagine Communications is expanding its presence at IBC2015 in Amsterdam and will take up exclusive residence in the newly constructed Amtrium at the RAI Amsterdam.
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NewsPolecam to demo new remote head
IBC 2015: Polecam Systems will demonstrate a new remote head that combines a Polecam and gimbal at IBC next month.
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NewsGove wades into licence fee debate
Justice secretary Michael Gove has waded into the licence fee decriminalisation debate arguing that prosecutions for non-payment are overburdening the criminal justice system.
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NewsEndemol Shine acquires animation firm
Endemol Shine UK has acquired a majority stake in the animation firm responsible for Simon’s Cat.
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RatingsMountain Goats amuses 1.5m
FRIDAY: BBC1 sitcom Mountain Goats kicked off with an audience half the size of the slot average as ITV’s BBQ Champ sunk to a series low.
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NewsEBU unveils IP-based live production studio
IBC 2015: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Belgian public broadcaster VRT have unveiled the LiveIP Project, a multi-vendor system integration project to showcase IP-based live broadcast production.
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CriticsTV Critics: Abz on the Farm; The Saturday Night Story; Zoo
“It’s entertaining and as fresh as a cowpat.”
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NewsInbetweeners duo leave Bwark to launch indie
Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, the pair behind The Inbetweeners, have left Bwark to set up a new production company.
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NewsRTÉ1 orders 50 new shows
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ1 has unveiled over 50 new shows as part of its autumn slate including a raft of UK co-productions and commissions for British indies.
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NewsFairhead: ‘chilling’ to politicise licence fee debate
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has claimed that allowing politicians to interfere in the way in which the BBC is funded could have a “potentially chilling” impact.
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VideoVIDEO: Boy Meets Girl, BBC2
Tiger Aspect’s transgender sitcom created by Elliott Kerrigan and Simon Carlyle
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RatingsAbz on the Farm fails to rock BBC2
SUNDAY: Former 5ive star Abz Love may have counted his chickens too soon after his country life documentary failed to rock BBC2.
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RatingsSaturday night ITV retrospective entertains 2.5m
SATURDAY: ITV entertainment retrospective The Saturday Night Story raised the curtain in front of an audience of 2.5m.