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NewsC4 unable to reach new NFL deal
Channel 4 is to stop screening its NFL coverage after two years as the two parties failed to agree a new deal.
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RatingsChild Genius bows out on a high
TUESDAY: Child Genius, Great Ormond Street and Benefits by the Sea all came to an end last night with mixed results.
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NewsSky eyes Euro expansion for Now TV
Sky is preparing to roll-out Now TV across Europe, aggressively taking on Netflix in the online video space.
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NewsInfographic: Joanna Lumley's Trans-Siberian Adventure
View consolidated data for the first episode of ITV’s three-part travelogue from Burning Bright
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NewsShine secures bumper police doc for Sky
Sky 1 has ordered a bumper 20-part documentary about the Greater Manchester Police force from Shine TV.
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NewsIn brief: Swan; Vice; Icon; RTS; TriForce
Muslim drag queens and multi-million pound mega-yachts are to be the subject of two Channel 4 documentaries from Swan Films and Icon Films.
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NewsORF opts for Crystal Vision kit for studio upgrade
Austrian national broadcaster ORF has awarded a contract to Crystal Vision to provide the core technical infrastructure for a major upgrade to the broadcaster’s studio RP3.
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NewsBBC Trust expenses fall 17%
The BBC Trust has reported a 17% drop in expenses payments for the six months to 31 March.
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NewsITV bids to calm indie fears as in-house spend surges
Adam Crozier has moved to quell indie concerns about vertical integration at ITV, after its in-house spend jumped 11% in the first half of 2015.
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NewsIndie duo bolster BBC docs team
The BBC has raided two indies to bolster its documentary commissioning team, completing its factual restructure after seven months.
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NewsViewer panel starts to inform C4 commissioning decisions
Data gathered from Channel 4’s viewer survey panel Core4 has started to help inform its commissioning and programme marketing decisions.
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NewsMeirion Jones: BBC journalists behind Savile scandal ‘squeezed out’
Former BBC journalist Meirion Jones has claimed that he was “squeezed out” of the corporation along with several colleagues for attempting to expose the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsSky keen on small indie deals
Sky is to continue to acquire UK production companies but will focus on smaller indies rather than targeting super-indie groups.
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NewsItaly opens up to UK formats
Bigger commissioning appetites among Italian pay-TV broadcasters, including Sky and Discovery, are offering an increased opportunity for UK formats in the country, particularly shiny-floor shows and factual entertainment formats.
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NewsSeries producers to face brunt of 40 BBC job cuts
Series producers will be hardest hit by the BBC’s plans to cut 40 roles in its London-based daytime and factual production unit.
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NewsDeal Or No Deal banker’s indie wins first order
Possessed, the ITV Studios label set up by Deal Or No Deal banker Glenn Hugill, has won its first series commission and has assembled an executive team to create risk-taking formats.
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NewsBBC NHU buys two VariCams from Panasonic
The BBC Natural History Unit has taken delivery of two of Panasonic’s latest VariCam cameras.
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NewsJim Pullin: a league of his own
Jim Pullin, the Bafta award-winning executive producer of A League Of Their Own, has died at the age of 57.
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NewsPaywizard secures £3.5m funding and appoints new chairman
Paywizard has secured £3.5m of funding to support the roll out of its pay TV subscriber management platform to emerging markets in Africa and South America.
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NewsPett Television founder to produce Top Gear
Pett Television founder Lisa Clark is to replace Andy Wilman as the executive producer of Top Gear.