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NewsLord Burns sounds note of caution over BBC plans
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has voiced concerns about the future of the indie sector and the licence fee following Tony Hall’s plans to scrap BBC quotas.
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RatingsCorrie is streets ahead of rivals
The most-recorded show of the week was Friday’s Coronation Street at 8.30pm
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NewsBBC radio must follow TV lead
The BBC has been urged by senior industry execs to extend its plans to scrap television quotas to the radio sector.
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NewsBBC production plans a ‘historic moment’
Plans to break open the BBC’s television supply model have been hailed as a “historic moment” for the UK television industry – but some have warned that the changes will be fraught with difficulty.
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NewsTruTV orders ITVS bar format
ITV Studios has won a competition reality series set in a bar from US cable network TruTV.
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NewsThe Foundry unveils Colorway
The Foundry has launched Colorway, an application for making changes to 3D objects and scenes.
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RatingsChampneys undone by Masterchef semi
THURSDAY: ITV’s one-off doc about luxury health spa Champneys fell well short of slot average despite the absence of World Cup football.
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NewsChallenge wrestles with more TNA
Challenge has revamped the TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp format for a second series.
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NewsAvid adds to MediaCentral Platform
Avid has announced the availability of new modules for its MediaCentral Platform.
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CriticsTV Critics: Champneys; Extant; The Secret Life Of Students
“This film sorely lacked a touch of Champneys’ much-vaunted glamour.”
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NewsRoss appoints EMEA sales specialist
Mark Cooke has joined Ross Video in the role of technical sales specialist for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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NewsBT Sport signs Jose Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is to front a series of football programmes for BT Sport after striking a three year deal with the pay-TV broadcaster.
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NewsTigress cooks up new food format for BBC1
Endemol-backed Tigress Productions will go into the kitchens of multi-cultural Britain in a new documentary series for BBC1.
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NewsBBC pilots Nina Conti variety show
The BBC is piloting a variety show hosted by comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti.
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NewsLove Productions to visit Immigration Street for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned Immigration Street from Love Productions in addition to the indie working to deliver series two of Benefits Street.
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NewsThe Garden observes London dogs for C4
The Garden Productions is to make an ob-doc about London’s dogs for Channel 4’s First Cut strand.
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NewsBBC appoints director of audiences
The BBC has hired Nick North from research business GfK as director of audiences.
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NewsSilverkite eyes Canadian copros
Fledgling distributor Silverkite is to help UK producers strike co-production deals with Canadian documentary makers after striking a deal with David Seeler.
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NewsC4 forced to defend Utopia opener
Channel 4 has defended Kudos Film & Television’s controversial drama Utopia after it was criticised for dramatising the murder of Tory MP Airey Neave.