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NewsDavid Flynn calls for risk-taking on diversity
Endemol chief creative officer David Flynn has claimed the industry “really needs to see a shift” on-screen if it is to address its diversity issues.
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NewsLightbox to lift lid on US campaign trail
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox has picked up a commission from US cable broadcaster Esquire Network to follow an American political campaign.
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NewsC4 preps Special Edition property doc
Channel 4 is to follow a landlord’s attempts to only rent properties to attractive singletons in a Cutting Edge documentary from Special Edition Films.
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NewsDaisy Goodwin leaves Silver River
Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin is to exit the Sony-backed producer amid a company restructure.
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NewsImagine snaps up OpenTV ad division from Kudelski
Imagine Communications has acquired the advertising business unit of OpenTV from the Kudelski Group as it aims to enhance its TV delivery tools.
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NewsWhistle Sports scores Sky deal
Whistle Sports is to work closely with Sky Sports to help online talent make the jump to TV after the pay-TV broadcaster invested £4.3m in the multiplatform network (MPN).
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NewsFrance’s Makever eyes co-pros
French drama production group Makever is eyeing international co-production deals with UK indies and broadcasters, and is in advanced talks on two forthcoming drama projects.
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NewsSpun Gold plots more Titchmarsh
Spun Gold is working on new projects with Alan Titchmarsh after the gardening expert signed up for his first project in years without the indie.
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NewsOfcom promises to act on diversity monitoring
Ofcom has shrugged off criticism of its record on diversity and pledged to help become the “guarantor of independence” as UK broadcasters embark on a major self-monitoring project.
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NewsC4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking
Channel 4 has hailed its Growth Fund as an example of creative risk-taking and revealed that it plans to relinquish its production sector investments after five years.
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NewsC4 to tackle society and politics through arts
Channel 4 wants to use its arts output to open up social and political issues in the UK, according to commissioning editor John Hay.
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NewsSky Arts issues call for ideas
Sky Arts is calling on indies that don’t traditionally make arts programming to bring it ideas as the channel’s strategy takes shape under recently installed director Phil Edgar-Jones.
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NewsMelvyn Bragg: support small indies
Melvyn Bragg has accused commissioners of failing to support the small indies tasked with meeting their demands for “risky” programming.
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NewsDavid Morrissey launches drama and docs indie
The Walking Dead star David Morrissey has partnered with a trio of established TV and film producers to launch his own drama and documentary indie.
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NewsDNI hires Phil Craig to replace Julian Bellamy
Discovery’s London-based international commissioning hub is to move into its next phase after the broadcaster confirmed that former Nutopia producer Phil Craig will replace Julian Bellamy.
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NewsBBC Worldwide ready to open Store
BBC Worldwide has revealed its launch and commercial plans for BBC Store after hiring a former Virgin Media and BT executive to lead the download-to-own service.
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NewsSky Sports set for BT Youview launch
Sky Sports is to be made available on BT’s Youview service for the first time following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal after four years of legal wrangling.
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NewsNUJ probes claims BBC blacklisted Miriam O’Reilly
The NUJ is investigating claims that former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly has been blacklisted by the broadcaster for fighting an ageism case in 2011.
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NewsNeal Street seeks £40m sale
Call the Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions has put itself up for sale for more than £40m.
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NewsSBTV sets out TV strategy
PPF: SBTV founder Jamal Edwards is keen to transfer his brand of online content to TV - both through VoD services and linear programming.