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NewsC5 takes on UKTV in UK storage format battle
Channel 5 is going head-to-head with UKTV in the storage space after the broadcasters commissioned similar series.
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NewsPressure grows for fresh TV diversity targets
Broadcasters and indies should be hit with financial penalties for failing to hit targets introduced to boost diversity, according to four leading figures.
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NewsRare targets UK factual indies
Rare Television, the nascent production group set up by former Ingenious exec Antony Fraser and Red Arrow chief Joel Denton, is seeking to acquire three factual indies with turnovers of around £2m by 2016.
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NewsCrozier hints at Encore strategy
Adam Crozier has hinted that ITV Encore’s original commissioning strategy will put an emphasis on high-quality dramas that might be too niche for the main channel.
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NewsBBC1 to promote a tidy Britain
BBC1 will hope to clean up with its latest daytime commission: a series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.
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NewsTV ‘grossly unfair’ to runners
Runners in the TV industry face low pay and long hours, are poorly treated and lack career progression, according to new research.
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NewsWorld Cup comes to second screen
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for “the first social World Cup” as they look to take advantage of the rapid growth in internet-connected mobile devices since 2010.
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NewsTom Hardy: TV trumps film
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has claimed that TV productions are increasingly offering film talent the chance to develop more immersive shows and retain greater creative control over productions.
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NewsBBC Trust resumes Comux payments
The BBC Trust has restarted payments to Comux, the organisation responsible for building the infrastructure for local TV, following concerns over its handling of £25m of licence fee money.
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NewsOfcom answers calls to clarify placement rules
Ofcom has clarified rules governing how broadcasters can use product placement following industry calls for greater guidance.
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NewsAll3 cuts deals for The Missing
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is among the first tranche of international broadcasters to acquire BBC1 drama The Missing – the first series produced by Charlie Pattinson’s indie New Pictures.
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NewsITV to mix comedy and reality for hen night series
Upcoming female comedians are to gatecrash hen parties around the country for a new genre-bending format for ITV2.
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.
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NewsBBC to trial 4K OB at World Cup
The BBC is to broadcast the World Cup final and two other matches in Ultra HD (4K) to several closed environments, as part of its ongoing experiments with the high-resolution format.
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NewsRemarkable hones focus with gameshow arm launch
Remarkable Television will increase its focus on entertainment, factual and reality shows after launching a division dedicated to gameshows.
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NewsBBC3 to breathe new life into zombie genre
BBC3 may be on the chopping block but it plans to innovate ahead of its move online with a Release The Hounds-style crossgenre zombie gameshow.
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NewsKeo appoints exec to lead drama push
Keo Films has appointed Carson Black as executive producer to lead its push into scripted content.
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NewsDavid Abraham lifts lid on Core4 panel
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has lifted the lid on the broadcaster’s 10,000-strong online panel being used to test programme ideas and titles.
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NewsUKTV resurrects Most Haunted
UKTV has resurrected Yvette Fielding’s paranormal reality series Most Haunted more than two years after it was cancelled by Sky.
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NewsHarriet Harman: licence fee alternatives must be considered
Alternatives to the BBC licence fee should be examined, according to shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman, who has warned that the funding model is “a means to an end.”