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NewsAOL kickstarts original commissioning
AOL UK has moved into commissioning for the first time, ordering online series fronted by Richard Bacon, Tess Daly and Rochelle Humes.
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NewsThe Garden’s creative director departs
The Garden Productions creative director Jonathan Smith is to leave the ITV Studios-owned indie at the end of the year.
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NewsSir David Attenborough to lead raft of BBC natural history docs
Sir David Attenborough is to front three natural history documentaries as part of a major factual push from the BBC.
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NewsKantar buys into audio watermarking
Measurement firm Kantar Media has acquired the audio watermarking arm of Civolution to bolster its second screen presence.
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NewsITV hires Little Dot to run YouTube channels
ITV has agreed a deal with Little Dot Studios to manage its growing network of YouTube channels.
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NewsRed Digital Cinema showcase 6K Red Dragon at the Broadcast Production & Post Forum
Red Digital Cinema will be showcasing its 6k Red Dragon sensor for the first time at the Broadcast Production and Post Forum.
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NewsSky Go Extra helps profit jump 10%
The number of subscribers to Sky’s premium Sky Go Extra service hit 1.5m as its quarterly profit jumped by more than 10%.
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NewsPact calls on BBC to ‘open up’ about terms of trade plans
The BBC has come under pressure to open up about its plans to overhaul the terms of trade amid concern that some true indies could lose out as a result of any changes.
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NewsNetflix growth stalls following price hike
Netflix has blamed its decision to hike subscription fees for lower than forecast growth recorded over the past quarter.
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NewsRichard McKerrow: give ideas a chance
Love Productions co-founder Richard McKerrow believes the industry must give good ideas more time to grow after the slowburn success of The Great British Bake Off culminated in 13 million viewers for last week’s final.
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NewsFifth of parents concerned over pre-watershed TV
More than a fifth of parents with children aged between five and 15 “have concerns” about pre-watershed television content, according to an Ofcom study.
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NewsC4 on hunt for spin-off content for big events
Channel 4 wants indies to pitch supporting content for major events, including Stand Up To Cancer and the 2016 Paralympics, and is on the hunt for a replacement for 10 O’Clock Live.
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NewsEE opens up about IPTV service
EE is targeting its 10 million mobile customers that do not subscribe to a pay-TV provider with an EE TV set-top box.
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NewsDiversity challenge laid bare
Channel 4’s disability credentials have been thrust into the spotlight after a Creative Diversity Network (CDN) report revealed its portrayal of disabled people was the poorest of four of the UK’s biggest television channels.
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NewsThe rising stars of global TV
Click to meet the 10 execs selected as Broadcast’s first International Rising Stars.
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NewsRed plots Sky Living crime drama
Mipcom: American crime novelist Harlan Coben is writing his first original UK television series – a 10-part drama for female-skewing channel Sky Living.
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NewsBBC boost for indie relations
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has demanded that the corporation’s commissioners abide by a fresh set of guiding principles as he bids to improve indie relations.
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NewsEmma Willis to join Twenty Twenty
The Great British Bake Off commissioner Emma Willis is to leave the BBC after nearly nine years to become creative director of Twenty Twenty Television.
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NewsBig-budget dramas and digital dominate Mipcom
Big-budget drama and digital developments dominated the conversation at Mipcom this week, along with confirmation of the Shine, Endemol and Core Media mega-merger.
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NewsBBC News condemns China over website clampdown
BBC news boss Peter Horrocks has condemned the Chinese authorities for “deliberate censorship” after they blocked access to the BBC News website earlier today.