All News articles – Page 1919
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NewsBBC nets three-year Davis Cup deal
The BBC has signed a three-year deal to broadcast all of Great Britain’s Davis Cup World Group matches.
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NewsTalkTalk strikes Sony carriage deal
TalkTalk TV subscribers will be able to watch series including Community and Hot In Cleveland after the telco struck a carriage deal with the Sony Entertainment Television channel.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.
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NewsDigital UK: Free-to-air TV worth £80bn
Free-to-air TV is worth £80bn to the UK over a ten year period, generating 15,000 jobs, and delivering more value than mobile broadband, according to a Digital UK report.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsE4 orders fantasy pilot Alt
E4 is piloting a fantasy drama from Being Human writer Jamie Matheison, produced by Mammoth Screen.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire lands £7.5m pot
Screen Yorkshire has secured a further £7.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to invest in film, TV, games and digital production.
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NewsBBCW pre-sells Fleming biopic
BBC Worldwide has pre-sold Ecosse Film’s spy series Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond into 12 territories, including France, Australia, Canada and Africa.
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NewsNutopia wins commission from new Esquire channel
Jane Root’s Nutopia has scored an order from nascent US broadcaster Esquire Network.
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NewsTributes paid to BBC presenter Komla Dumor
Tributes have been paid to Komla Dumor, the BBC World News who died suddenly on Friday evening at the age of 41.
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NewsArrow preps Travel Channel US border doc
The Travel Channel has ordered a documentary series from Arrow Media focussing on the eventful border between the US and Puerto Rico.
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NewsBBC ‘turned blind eye’ to Savile abuse
The BBC is to be accused of turning a blind eye to the sexual assault of up to 1,000 children on its premises, according to a report.
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NewsWatching the detectives
As we emerge into the new year blinking like lambs, our national fondness for the irregular has been confirmed.
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NewsWohler releases DPP deliverables tool
Wohler Technologies has launched a tool for producing content that complies with the Digital Production Partnership’s (DPP) standard for file-based deliverables.
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NewsPlayBox Technology adds to sales team
Channel-in-a-box firm PlayBox Technology has appointed Phillip Neighbour and Maurice de Jonghe to its sales team.
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NewsDrama indies join clamour for BBC quota change
Two of the UK’s highest-profile drama producers have called for changes to the BBC’s commissioning quotas.