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NewsChannel 4 facing ‘disaster’
Key figures from Channel 4’s history have warned that privatising the PSB would be a “disaster” for the UK television industry.
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NewsEsquire Network picks up Beowulf
ITV’s upcoming teatime drama Beowulf has been picked up by Esquire Network to air in the US.
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NewsIn brief: Voltage; Peacock; 5 Live; Jazz FM; Beatles
Commissions from ITV and Channel 4 about male vanity, abseiling and The Beatles have emerged as the BBC has forged a partenrship with Jazz FM. Click for more.
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NewsBeau Willimon talks TV disruption
Netflix political drama House Of Cards was one of the first major online originations to disrupt the linear television ecology.
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NewsBBC plans indie cash boost
The BBC is drawing up plans to pay small and niche genre indies earlier in the production process to realise their creative potential.
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NewsE4 refreshes scripted comedy
E4 is freshening up its scripted comedy slate by taking Roisin Conaty’s Game Face to series and commissioning a sitcom from the writers of BBC3’s Cuckoo.
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NewsC4 strikes Nordic drama deal
Walter Presents will carry several Nordic dramas after striking a deal with Fremantle Media International (FMI).
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NewsRivals ‘open’ to BBC bid for British VoD service
ITV and Channel 4 are open to discussing the BBC’s vision to create a best-of-British video-on-demand service, designed to compete with global players including Netflix and Amazon.
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NewsC4 in foreign drama push
Channel 4’s forthcoming foreign-language service Walter Presents will launch with around 140 hours of programming and intends to grow its catalogue to 1,000 hours within three years.
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NewsPrincess sizes up YouTube talent to boost its slate
Princess Productions is eyeing vlogging talent to bolster its factual entertainment slate, following its deal to produce a 12-hour Stand Up To Cancer event for YouTube.
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NewsIndustry responds to C4 threat
In a week when Channel 4’s publicly owned status was thrust into the spotlight, chief executive David Abraham used the broadcaster’s quarterly meeting as an opportunity to reassure staff.
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NewsBoom in TV exports to Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa and South America have usurped China as the fastest-growing markets for UK television exports, a report has found.
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NewsFrench indie Pernel recruiting after UK launch
French producer Pernel Media is recruiting a London-based development chief after becoming the first French indie to launch a British operation.
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NewsCBS tracks down US version of Hunted
Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is being developed in the US by Endemol Shine Group’s North American arm.
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RatingsSky 1 scores biggest drama debut since 2012
WEDNESDAY: Sky 1’s apocalyptic comedy drama started strongly while The Great British Bake Off whipped up its best audience since last year’s final.
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NewsFirecrest lands C4 current affairs series
Glasgow-based indie Firecrest Films has been commissioned to produce a consumer current affairs series for Channel 4 following a successful pilot.
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NewsHot Picks: Spring Tide (Springfloden)
Nordic noir remains a valuable global commodity – more than eight years after the launch of Forbrydelsen (The Killing).
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NewsHot Picks: Modus
Sweden has a rich history of big-budget drama but the majority of series that have been picked up for the UK, such as ITV Encore acquisition Jordskott and Real Humans, which was adapted by Channel 4 as Humans, have emerged from public broadcaster SVT.
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NewsHot Picks: False Flag (Kfulim)
False Flag could be the new Homeland. The Israeli spy drama, known locally as Shkufim, is already being adapted into a US version before the original even airs on Channel 2 in Israel.
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NewsHot Picks: Maximilian
Gomorrah distributor Beta Film is continuing to finance big-budget European drama and its latest series is the three-part Maximilian.