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NewsMedia must follow big business on gender balance
The government drive to get more women on the boards of UK companies could spur an increase in the number of women who work and appear in the media according to Conservative MP Nicky Morgan.
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NewsCohen: BBC ‘won’t survive’ without diversity boost
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that the corporation will not survive if it fails to tackle diversity.
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NewsNetflix hires European content exec
Netflix has hired Vuguru boss Larry Tanz to join its nascent European content acquisition team.
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NewsDiscovery lines up Julian Bellamy replacement
Discovery is lining up former Nutopia producer Phil Craig as a replacement for international commissioning chief Julian Bellamy, Broadcast understands.
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NewsRussell Howard’s Good News gets YouTube channel
Avalon Television is to launch an international YouTube channel for Russell Howard’s Good News that will make the BBC2 show available in countries including the US after it has aired in the UK.
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NewsSky Arts unveils £3m Amplify initiative
Sky Arts has unveiled a raft of debut commissions from channel boss Phil Edgar Jones, along with a £3m initiative to match indies with arts organisations.
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NewsUtopia leads pack at RTS Craft and Design Awards
Utopia has picked up five nominations in this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsITV US boss Paul Buccieri departs for A+E
ITV’s US boss Paul Buccieri is leaving the company after seven years for a top job at cable network group A+E Networks.
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NewsA&E boards Vice and Raw's Silk Road doc
Vice and Raw TV’s documentary about the online illicit drugs and weapons market for BBC4 has been picked up in the US by A&E IndieFilms.
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NewsAlex Graham urges BBC to increase factual spend
Wall to Wall founder Alex Graham has criticised the BBC for its failure to invest more heavily in factual programming.
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NewsC4 sports commissioner to step down
Channel 4 is on the hunt for a sport commissioner after Jamie Aitchison decided to leave the broadcaster after three years.
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NewsEd Richards uncertain about future of local TV
Outgoing Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has argued that it could take up to four years to assess whether Jeremy Hunt’s vision for local television has been a success.
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NewsKeo hires former advertising exec as chairman
River Cottage producer Keo Films has appointed former advertising executive David Pattison as its chairman.
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NewsCBBC conjures up The Worst Witch return
CBBC is planning to resurrect nineties children’s TV programme, The Worst Witch.
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NewsBBC Brit and BBC Earth to debut in Poland
BBC Worldwide’s newest channel brands, BBC Brit and BBC Earth, are to make their debut in Poland next year.
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NewsPBS heads behind the scenes at Downton Abbey
US public broadcaster PBS has continued to expand its line-up of UK series with deals for Grantchester, Poldark, Indian Summers and a behind-the-scenes documentary about Downton Abbey.
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NewsPromax UK 2014 winners revealed
ITV was crowned channel of the year at this year’s PromaxBDA Awards.
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NewsWGAE calls for boycott of Saturday Night Takeaway remake
The Writers Guild of America (WGAE) has urged its members not to work on ITV’s US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway until it has reached a deal over working conditions.
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NewsBBC2 doubles Two Tribes order
BBC daytime has doubled its order of Remarkable Television quiz show Two Tribes for BBC2.
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NewsUKTV operations and technology boss steps down
UKTV operations and technology director Ben Hine is leaving the broadcaster as it restructures the division and creates three new roles.