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NewsBBC3 secures drama boost
BBC3 has been handed extra cash to commission a second drama in 2014 as controller Zai Bennett aims to build a “meaningful” strategy for the genre.
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NewsMan Down lands Christmas special
Channel 4 has ordered a Christmas special of Greg Davies sitcom Man Down before the first episode has aired.
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NewsBrits descend on IBC
IBC 2013: A UK Trade and Investment-led initiative will see almost 70 British companies exhibit at this year’s IBC under the ‘Great Britain’ banner.
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NewsDG: Half of BBC breakfast show hosts must be female
Director General Tony Hall is aiming to boost the representation of women on the airwaves by requesting that half of all local BBC radio breakfast shows have a female voice by 2015.
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NewsPrime Focus opts for Avid
Prime Focus is upgrading 30 of its Avid Media Composer seats with version 7 of the software and Mojo DX interfaces.
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NewsInbetweeners indie lands BBC3 comedy
The indie behind The Inbetweeners is to make a comedy for BBC3 about the world’s worst brother and sister, as the youth channel prepares to explore the justice system in a new season of programmes.
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NewsC4 defends Undateables brand
The commissioner of Channel 4’s The Undateables has defended the controversial title and marketing campaign – but admitted that the publicity “struggled to convey the warmth of the show”.
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NewsFincham tight-lipped on BBC payoff
Peter Fincham has kept tight-lipped about the reported £500,000 payoff he received after leaving the BBC in 2007.
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NewsVicious and The Job Lot to return
ITV comedies Vicious and The Job Lot will both return for a second series with the latter being moved to ITV2.
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NewsC4 exec slams 'poverty porn' tag
Channel 4’s docs commissioner has branded the term “poverty porn” as an “offensive” label for programmes that attempt to contribute to the debate about benefits.
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NewsDiscovery heads to Killer Islands
Discovery has ordered Killer Islands, a six-part series from UK wildlife indie Silverback Films.
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NewsITV2 buys Big Bang creator comedy
ITV2 has acquired a new US comedy from Chuck Lorre, the creator of The Big Bang Theory.
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NewsSpacey moots 13-hour drama - without episode breaks
Kevin Spacey has suggested that Netflix’s all-you-can-eat content model could be pushed even further, with the potential to create drama without episode breaks.
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NewsLocal stations will “rewrite rules” of TV production
The creation of 19 local TV stations will “rewrite the rules” of TV production, according to a panel at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsCharlotte Moore: storytelling is key
New BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore has claimed that “storytelling” will be critical to overcoming her inexperience in non-factual genres and has pledged to increase the number of female faces on air.
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NewsDiscovery launches $500k development fund
Discovery Channel US and Discovery Networks International are launching a $500,000 (£321k) ‘global landmark development fund’ to find the next generation of epic series and landmark event programming.
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NewsMacTaggart: Spacey on creativity, Netflix & Breaking Bad
Highlights from Kevin Spacey’s MacTaggart lecture - plus click to download the speech in full.
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NewsHarry Enfield & Jack Dee head to Dave
UKTV’s Dave has ordered a new comedy starring Harry Enfield, Jack Dee, Sally Phillips and Richard Hammond.
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NewsKevin Spacey: 'TV must support new talent'
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix political drama House of Cards, used the MacTaggart lecture to encourage broadcasters, both in the UK and US to do more to support and nurture new talent such as Girls creator Lena Dunham.
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NewsTony Hall admits to BBC 'officer class'
Director general Tony Hall has acknowledged an “appalling divide” between the people running the BBC and programme-makers on the ground and responded to criticism about a perceived “cosiness” with the likes of consultants KPMG.