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NewsSky 1's Rovers heads to Manchester's Space Project
Sky 1’s new 6 x 30-minute comedy Rovers, about a lower league football club, will be based at The Space Project in Manchester.
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NewsThe Farm bolsters team ahead of drama push
The Farm has made two senior appointments, with freelance editor Mark Wybourn and Encore head of production Harriet Dale set to join the company.
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NewsThe global trends for 2016
Broadcast international editor Peter White makes his predictions for the year ahead
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NewsGlobal news in the spotlight
Growth in international news channels is a response to increasing appetite among audiences for multiple perspectives, according to panellists at the RT 10th anniversary conference in Moscow last week.
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NewsBBC1’s youth task laid bare
BBC1 faces an uphill battle to retain young audiences in the absence of a linear BBC3, with its volume of viewers aged 16-34 on course to fall nearly 10% this year.
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NewsPlimsoll targets growth by mixing factual genres
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, wants to blend fact ent and wildlife formats as it builds on the 125 hours of orders it has won in its first two years.
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NewsBBC object-based trials explained
Alex Farber reports on four projects designed to improve efficiency and evolve storytelling
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NewsBBC’s future-gazing revealed
The BBC is developing personalised dramas, radio shows that talk directly to listeners, and technology to record live events remotely, as it looks to shape the future of broadcasting.
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NewsMPs challenge Tony Hall over Fury and Yentob
Tony Hall has been forced to defend Tyson Fury’s inclusion on the Sports Personality Of The Year award shortlist in front of MPs, and admitted that Alan Yentob’s resignation was the “right” decision.
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NewsSalmon unveils top team at BBC Studios
Peter Salmon has revealed the structure for the new BBC Studios, creating dedicated divisions for entertainment and natural history.
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsITV revs up Top Gear rival
ITV has turned to Twofour to create a Top Gear-style celebrity driving format after missing out on the chance to sign Jeremy Clarkson earlier this year.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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NewsGreg Dyke: private equity would destroy C4
Greg Dyke has warned that Channel 4 would be “destroyed” if it was sold to a private equity firm, as part of a panel debate on the future of public service television.
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NewsINDEX: cameras and lenses
Whether it’s digital or the nostalgia of film, Arri’s range of cameras dominates drama production in the UK
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NewsTina McCann to leave Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK boss Tina McCann is leaving the children’s broadcaster after nearly six years.
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NewsAll 4 recruits managing editor
Channel 4 has promoted its head of viewer relationship management Charlie Palmer to be managing editor of All 4.
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NewsBBCW invests in George Clarke indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a 25% stake in George Clarke’s Amazing Productions.
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NewsPact appoints deputy chief executive
Pact has appointed director of legal, business affairs and industrial relations Max Rumney as deputy chief executive with immediate effect.
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.