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NewsTFI to return for eight-part run
Channel 4 has confirmed that TFI Friday will return for a full eight-part series following the success of the anniversary show earlier this month.
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NewsDiversity on the agenda at RTS event
The success of the broadcasters’ fledgling diversity initiatives were examined by an RTS panel last night as concerns remain over the level of diversity among production crews.
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NewsBBC launches Newsbeat app
BBC Newsbeat has launched its first mobile app, featuring trending tweets, Instagram posts and YouTube clips, to serve younger audiences with relevant news.
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NewsIABM recruits IBC's Whitehead as business development director
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) has appointed Darren Whitehead to the role of director of business development.
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NewsLion TV factual chief to head BBC formats and features
Lion TV director of factual Donna Clark is to exit the All3Media indie after six years to join the BBC as acting head of formats and features.
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NewsChallenge orders Bullseye documentary
Classic gameshow Bullseye is the subject of a new Sky Vision Productions documentary for free-to-air channel Challenge.
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NewsC4 locks up second series of No Offence
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of Paul Abbott’s cop drama No Offence ahead of its first series finale tonight.
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NewseOne & Creative England to invest in regional drama
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) and funding body Creative England have agreed a partnership to develop and finance a drama slate from regional producers.
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NewsLebara launches foreign-language TV service
Migrant community brand Lebara has launched a set-top box and multiplatform service offering access to a raft of foreign-language channels.
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NewsITV tables improved 2016 pay offer
ITV has moved a step closer to concluding its dispute with broadcasting unions after offering staff an improved pay deal and concessions for 2016.
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NewsBBC Studios plans will be tabled during charter renewal
The BBC has made clear that it will push ahead with plans to commercialise its in-house production division during charter renewal, amid growing industry concern and speculation that the corporation wants to kick the proposals into the long grass.
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NewsIn brief: BBCW; Endemol Shine; MTV
BBC Worldwide and Endemol Shine Group have expanded their commercial teams as Lip Sync Battle heads to China.
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NewsBBC social media exec joins Netflix
BBC social media manager Rajiv Nathwani is leaving the broadcaster to join Netflix.
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NewsArqiva appoints new chief executive
Arqiva has appointed Simon Beresford-Wylie as chief executive.
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NewsRoger Mosey criticises BBC ‘groupthink’
Former BBC editorial director Roger Mosey has claimed the corporation’s news reporting suffers from liberal “groupthink” and criticised the BBC Trust as a “shadowy force”.
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NewsITV threatens legal action over BBC Studios plans
ITV has threatened the BBC with legal action over the plans to commercialise its production arm.
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NewsBBC partners with ABC for YouTube channel
BBC current affairs has partnered with ABC News to launch a YouTube channel featuring videos about topical issues, including illegal immigrants and fast fashion.
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NewsTony Hall: household levy a very interesting idea
Tony Hall has suggested he is open to exploring the German household levy as a means of funding the BBC.
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NewsBBC Trust: strong case for scrapping in-house quotas
The BBC Trust has argued that there is a “strong case” for reducing or scrapping the in-house guarantee in a report that could pave the way for the launch of BBC Studios.