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NewsChart: breakdown of BBC Studios cuts
The large-scale redundancy drive at BBC Studios, with director Mark Linsey slashing 15% of staff, will result in 314 roles becoming redundant.Click for a breakdown of where the cuts will take effect.
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NewsRoughcut duo reunite for film venture
Roughcut TV boss Ash Atalla and his former head of comedy Dan Hine have reunited to establish a comedy feature film company.
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NewsBBC3 breaks into prison with Antidote series
Filmmaker Livvy Haydock is to front a three-part doc series investigating UK prison conditions for BBC3.
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NewsBafta opens awards to co-pros and OTT
Bafta has tweaked the eligibility rules for its television and craft awards to allow entries from British shows that are majority-financed outside of the UK.
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RatingsDark Angel picks up 5m
Monday: ITV’s Victorian drama Dark Angel dominated the evening, pulling in 5m (25.2%) from 9pm-10.30pm.
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NewsBakish takes top job as Viacom merges int'l and US units
MTV and Channel 5 owner Viacom has merged its international division with its US channel group and appointed Bob Bakish as acting president and chief executive.
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NewsScott Free London hires Origin exec as MD
Scott Free London, the UK film and television division of Ridley Scott’s company, has poached Origin Pictures boss Ed Rubin to become managing director.
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NewsNight Manager and War Peace go head-to-head in RTS craft awards
The Night Manager and War Peace will battle it out at the Royal Television Society’s Craft and Design Awards after both BBC dramas scored four nominations.
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NewsBBC4 focuses in on photography season
BBC4 is to take a snapshot of British photography over the years with a season of programming celebrating the art.
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NewsWhisper recruits C4 commissioning executive
Channel 4 TV events and sport commissioning executive Andy Stevenson has joined sports indie Whisper Films as a development producer.
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NewsSundance Institute funds UK docs
The Sundance Institute has awarded more than US$1 million to a number of international documentary projects including two docs from UK indie Pulse Films.
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NewsLatest version of FCP X to be showcased at London event
Soho Editors will host the first showing of the latest iteration of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X at two half-day events in London and Berlin later this month.
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NewsCarnival hires head of development
Kudos’ head of development Joanna Strevens is to join Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films in the same role.
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NewsUniversal Channel acquires Private Eyes
Pay-TV broadcaster Universal Channel has acquired crime procedural Private Eyes from distributor Entertainment One.
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NewsOfcom unveils diversity monitoring scheme
Ofcom has pledged to “hold broadcasters to account” on diversity as it launches a monitoring programme and a dedicated online resource.
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NewsDeputy editor to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor and director of newsgathering Tim Singleton is to leave the broadcaster after 24 years.
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NewsGrayson Perry returns to C4
Grayson Perry is to front a series of shorts for Channel 4 after Swan Films tied with the broadcaster’s in-house creative agency 4Creative.
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NewsLa Plante exits Prime Suspect sequel
Lynda La Plante is understood to have walked away from ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel after disputes over casting and how the story should be told.
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NewsDock10 acquires another Manchester post facility
Dock 10 has bought 422’s Manchester post-production and visual effects business from Creative and Technical Media Services (CMTS) in a 100% shareholding deal.
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NewsMTV inks tattoo series
MTV International is exploring the world of tattoos after ordering a docu-reality format from Gobstopper TV.