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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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RatingsStrippers pulls 1.5m to C4
Channel 4’s three-part doc Strippers teased an audience of 1.5m on Tuesday as its latest Kirstie Allsopp series also started strongly.
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NewsCrozier: ITV4 and daytime ‘disappointing’
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has questioned the performance of ITV4 and the broadcaster’s morning daytime output - arguing both areas of output need to improve.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsITV indie deals in spotlight
ITV could end up paying nearly £300m for the indies it has bought over the past two years if its new production partners hit top-end growth targets.
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NewsRTÉ renews BBCW output deal
Irish broadcaster RTÉ has renewed its output deal with BBC Worldwide giving it access to British series including Quirke and Eastenders.
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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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RatingsMixed fortunes in multichannel
Over the Valentine’s weekend, more than 5 million US viewers reportedly watched the second series of Netflix’s House Of Cards.
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NewsOxford Media Convention: Tony Hall speech in full
Click to read Tony Hall’s speech at the Oxford Media Convention on 26 February in full.
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NewsBBC2 lines up food history series
BBC2 is close to commissioning a Wall to Wall Television history format exploring how advances in the culinary world have shaped British family life over the past 40 years.
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NewsBBC lacking gay characters
Ben Stephenson has voiced concerns about the lack of gay characters in UK drama – and argued that BBC drama has a “long way to go” before it becomes truly diverse.
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NewsGrand Scheme to reversion US pilots for UK
Grand Scheme Media, the indie development firm set up by former commissioners Graham Smith and Mark Robson, has struck a deal with a major US studio to reversion dead US pilots for UK broadcasters.
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NewsAmazon looking to ramp up UK commissions
Amazon is to ramp up the amount of UK content it commissions and has called for producers to bring it original ideas.
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NewsCwmni Da strikes first-look deal
Scandinavian distributor Nordic World has struck a first-look deal with Welsh indie Cwmni Da as it extends its links with UK producers.
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NewsiPlayer drama slate revealed
BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision of making iPlayer the “front door of the BBC” will move a step closer next month with the release of three web-only dramas.
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NewsPioneer hires execs to grow UK business
Pioneer Productions is looking to beef up its British business and move into factual entertainment after hiring two execs.
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NewsHall changes approach to cuts
Director general Tony Hall has hinted that a major BBC channel or service could be at risk after ruling out further corporation-wide cuts to find another £100m of savings.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBCW revamp to boost sales
BBC Worldwide’s company-wide restructure is set to result in significantly improved sales at its annual Showcase, which took place in Liverpool this week.
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NewsYahoo! head of video joins social media firm
Yahoo! head of video Dan Watt-Smith has left the web giant to join social media firm Primary Opinion.