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  • David Flynn
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    David Flynn calls for risk-taking on diversity

    2014-11-06T11:31:00Z

    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.

  • Clay Aiken
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    Lightbox to lift lid on US campaign trail

    2014-11-06T11:00:00Z

    Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox has picked up a commission from US cable broadcaster Esquire Network to follow an American political campaign.

  • Adam Goff
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    C4 preps Special Edition property doc

    2014-11-06T10:47:00Z

    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.

  • Daisy Goodwin
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    Daisy Goodwin leaves Silver River

    2014-11-06T10:03:00Z

    Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin is to exit the Sony-backed producer amid a company restructure.

  • Imagine Communications NAB 2014
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    Imagine snaps up OpenTV ad division from Kudelski

    2014-11-06T07:44:00Z

    Imagine Communications has acquired the advertising business unit of OpenTV from the Kudelski Group as it aims to enhance its TV delivery tools.

  • Whistle Sports
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    Whistle Sports scores Sky deal

    2014-11-06T07:14:00Z

    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).

  • Kaboul Kitchen
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    France’s Makever eyes co-pros

    2014-11-06T07:12:00Z

    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.

  • alan_titchmarsh_show
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    Spun Gold plots more Titchmarsh

    2014-11-06T07:10:00Z

    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.

  • Ed-Richards
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    Ofcom promises to act on diversity monitoring

    2014-11-06T07:08:00Z

    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.

  • Live-From-Space
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    C4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking

    2014-11-06T07:06:00Z

    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.

  • our_gay_wedding
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    C4 to tackle society and politics through arts

    2014-11-06T07:06:00Z

    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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    Sky Arts issues call for ideas

    2014-11-06T07:05:00Z

    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.

  • Melvyn Bragg
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    Melvyn Bragg: support small indies

    2014-11-06T07:04:00Z

    Melvyn Bragg has accused commissioners of failing to support the small indies tasked with meeting their demands for “risky” programming.

  • The Driver
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    David Morrissey launches drama and docs indie

    2014-11-06T07:03:00Z

    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.

  • Ed Stafford
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    DNI hires Phil Craig to replace Julian Bellamy

    2014-11-06T07:03:00Z

    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.

  • Life-Story
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    BBC Worldwide ready to open Store

    2014-11-06T07:01:00Z

    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.

  • Sky Sports
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    Sky Sports set for BT Youview launch

    2014-11-05T17:31:00Z

    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.

  • Miriam O'Reilly
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    NUJ probes claims BBC blacklisted Miriam O’Reilly

    2014-11-05T17:10:00Z

    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.

  • Penny Dreadful
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    Neal Street seeks £40m sale

    2014-11-05T15:38:00Z

    Call the Midwife and Penny Dreadful producer Neal Street Productions has put itself up for sale for more than £40m.

  • Jamal Edwards
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    SBTV sets out TV strategy

    2014-11-05T14:30:00Z

    PPF: SBTV founder Jamal Edwards is keen to transfer his brand of online content to TV - both through VoD services and linear programming.