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NewsCommissioning & Funding Forum round-up
Click for a round-up of Broadcast’s Commissioning & Funding Forum featuring BBC’s Charlotte Moore, ITV’s Peter Fincham and Channel 4’s Jay Hunt.
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NewsYentob defends BBC diversity plan
BBC creative director Alan Yentob has defended director general Tony Hall’s strategy to tackle diversity at the corporation.
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NewsTony Jordan bemoans data-led commissioning
Life on Mars and Hustle creator Tony Jordan has rallied against the growth of data-led drama commissioning decisions amid the rise of digital players, such as Netflix.
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NewsChallenge Fund cash available to indies
Indies have four weeks remaining to submit applications to Creative Skillset’s Challenge Fund, which can award grants of up to £500,000.
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NewsConcerns over TV violence fall
Complaints about violence in dramas including Ripper Street, The Fall and Downton Abbey have not led to an overall impression that scenes of brutality are increasing on television, according to Ofcom.
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NewsMasterChef travels to Brazil
Shine TV’s MasterChef is to be served up in Brazil after a deal was struck with local broadcaster Bandeirantes Network.
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NewsBBC looks to bolster interactive news content
The BBC is looking to significantly increase its interactive news output online as it bids to enable users to explore stories in more detail.
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NewsKids’ TV tax break ‘worth £3m’
A tax break for live-action children’s television could be worth almost £3m a year to the government – enough to fund four new shows, Pact has declared.
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NewsLion TV to make strides into Asia with Korea deal
Lion TV is to set up a joint venture production company in South Korea as it seeks to boost its business across Asia.
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NewsOB firm Red TX merges with Remote Recording Network
Pinewood-based outside broadcast sound company Red TX has merged with European OB affiliate Remote Recording Network, which also includes Peter Brandt Remote Recording and Dutch mobile recording company Eurosound.
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NewsPact app to help indies connect with US execs
Pact will connect UK producers with key US commissioners with the launch of an app, marking the trade body’s most significant move in the country to date.
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NewsWarner Bros starts work on Leavesden stages
Warner Bros has begun construction work on three new multipurpose sound stages at its Leavesden site, including one 35,000 sq ft stage and two 17,000 sq ft buildings.
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NewsBBC3 orders supernatural drama
BBC3 has turned to Being Human producer Touchpaper Television and All3Media-owned South Pacific Pictures for its first drama since plans emerged to move the channel online.
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NewsArri gives backing to Apple ProRes update
Apple has launched ProRes 4444 XQ, which the manufacturer described as the highest-quality version of ProRes, with a data rate “to preserve the detail in highdynamic- range imagery generated by today’s highest-quality digital image sensors”.
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NewsHenwood bids to make Zodiak UK a major ent player
Zodiak Media Group is planning a renewed push on entertainment after hiring former Channel 4 executive Rod Henwood as chief executive of its UK business.
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NewsMerger with Prime Focus to boost Double Negative TV arm
Double Negative will have a minority share of the newly formed business
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NewsGreenbird takes stake in Spotnitz indie Big Light
Frank Spotnitz, the showrunner behind series including The X-Files, Hunted and Strike Back, has signed a deal with production network Greenbird.
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NewsGoogle signs deals for crack at connected TV
Google has signed deals with TV manufacturers including Samsung and Sony, and French pay-TV operator Bouygues Telecom, to support Android TV as it bids to crack the connected-TV space.
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NewsUKTV lines up pilots for Formats Lab initiative
UKTV has launched a format-testing initiative as it seeks to commission a slew of risky factual, entertainment and reality projects.
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NewsC4 in talks with All3 indies after buyout
Channel 4 is preparing to negotiate new terms of trade with All3Media indies after the group’s owner Permira struck a deal to sell it to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global in May.