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NewsTrust paves way for BBC Studios launch
The BBC Trust has backed the commercialisation of BBC Studios in principle but said a detailed business case about the proposals must now be subject to regulatory tests.
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CriticsTV Critics: Happy Valley; The Great British Benefits Handout; Prison Brides; Hidden and Homeless
“It was a very strong, very well-plotted return and Sarah Lancashire was terrific.”
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NewsKlein: attracting viewers to factual is TV's toughest challenge
Richard Klein has claimed that attracting large audiences to factual programming is one of the biggest challenges facing television, as ITV confirmed his departure.
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NewsMainstreet develops period drama with Hammer
Unforgotten producer Mainstreet Pictures has partnered with classic horror firm Hammer to develop a period drama.
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NewsC4 commissions Paralympic series The Superhuman Show
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make magazine series The Superhumans Show as part of its Paralympics coverage.
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NewsITV reorders Endeavour
ITV has commissioned a fourth series of detective drama Endeavour from Mammoth Screen.
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RatingsHappy Valley arrests biggest ever performance
TUESDAY: Red Production Company’s gritty BBC1 drama Happy Valley returned with its best-ever performance.
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NewsTLC picks up NBC medical drama
TLC has acquired forthcoming US medical drama Heartbeat, fronted by Home and Away’s Melissa George.
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NewsAbraham: privatisation would change C4's "heartbeat"
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has said the broadcaster would “operate to a different heartbeat” should it be privatised.
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NewsBTI Studios reshuffles management team
BTI Studios UK managing director Mazin Al-Jumaili (pitured) has left the localisation company as part of a reorganisation of its senior management team designed to help it cope better with what it calls “multi-platform consumerism.”
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NewsDan Isaacs to leave Kudos to join Featherstone
Kudos co-chief executive Dan Isaacs is to hook up with his former colleague Jane Featherstone again with Diederick Santer taking sole charge at the Endemol Shine-owned drama indie.
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NewsRTS offers broadcast production and journalism bursaries
The Royal Television Society (RTS) is offering bursaries to 20 “less affluent” students studying Creative Skillset-accredited Television Production courses and Broadcast Journalism Training Council-approved Broadcast Journalism courses.
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NewsCregeen joins Halo as head of ops
Halo Post has appointed Blue 2.0’s James Cregeen as its new head of operations.
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NewsAhmed joins Zoo Digital
Sheffield’s Zoo Digital has appointed Syed Ahmed as its international business development lead for the Middle East, South Asia and Asia Pacific.
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NewsCelebro builds more studios to attract live productions
Celebro Media is adding a second and third studio to its Oxford Street facility as it attempts to entice producers to base more of their live TV broadcasts in central London.
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NewsERA duo depart to set up reseller Magenta Broadcast
Broadcast systems designer Tim Burton and sales executive Martin Riley have quit ERA and teamed up with former Gearhouse Broadcast service engineer John Currie to launch their own systems integrator and reseller business.
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NewsEnvy adds two to grading team
Envy has taken on freelance colourist Jon Dobson and promoted Belgin Kaplan (pictured) to the same role.
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NewsBT Sport gears up for MotoGP trial
BT Sport is to trial object-based broadcasting technology on its MotoGP coverage after securing a slice of a £4m investment from an EU research and innovation fund.
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NewsThe Collectv hires Graham for Sky contracts
The Collectv has recruited James Graham, previously technical lead at ITV Studios, as its technical solutions specialist.
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NewsFlaunt sets up long-form animation division
CGI firm Flaunt, part of the Axis Group, has created a long-form division that will specialise in animated series and specials for TV as well as feature films.