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BBC suspends tech boss Linwood
The BBC’s chief technology officer John Linwood has been suspended over the broadcaster’s failed Digital Media Initiative.
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BBC axes £100m DMI project
The BBC is to shut down its £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project after director general Tony Hall said it had “wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers’ money”.
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The Conversation starts UK site
A virtual newsroom tapping into the brains of 10,000 academics made its UK debut this week.
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Rizzle Kicks & Nick Grimshaw compete for C4 show
Rizzle Kicks and Nick Grimshaw are to go head-to-head to win a Friday night music series on Channel 4, after the broadcaster ordered two TX pilots from Wall To Wall and Princess Productions.
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DCD secures Emeli Sandé sales
Distributor DCD Rights has secured sales of Emeli Sandé Live at the Royal Albert Hall to countries including Brazil, Hong Kong and Finland.
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Kudos lands first look deal with Broadchurch's Chibnall
Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has struck an exclusive two-year first look deal with drama producer Kudos Film & Television.
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ITV orders Tommy Cooper biopic
Left Bank is to make a one-off drama about the love life of comedy legend Tommy Cooper for ITV.
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Film City draws up plans to develop space in Glasgow
Plans to build tens of thousands of square feet of studio space in Glasgow are gathering pace, with Creative Scotland ring-fencing £1m for the development in the Govan district of the city.
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Dock10 adds dubbing suite to beef up post
Dock10 is expanding its post-production offering with the addition of a second dubbing suite.
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A failure for women and TV
With just one female correspondent out of 11, the BBC could learn from ITV, says Lis Howell.
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CBS Chello Zone makes move into commissioning
Multichannel broadcaster CBS Chello Zone UK is moving into commissioning for the first time – ordering a Donal MacIntyre crime documentary from local television operator Made Television.
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Box TV to stream extra channels via Freeview
Music television provider Box TV is launching a connected-TV ‘music portal’ on Freeview that will stream three extra channels via its 4Music EPG slot.
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Tern hires a ‘game changer’
Former Bullseye Productions managing director Ed Crick is to join Glasgow’s Tern TV to work as joint creative director alongside Harry Bell.
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Comedy Central eyes US deals
Comedy Central has boosted its international acquisitions team with the hire of former Discovery exec Brad Wood.
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BBC news chief vows to hike female talent
James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.
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BBC ent commissioner’s potential exit alerts super-indies
Super-indies are circling BBC entertainment commissioner Karl Warner as he considers a move into production.
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Greenbird adds Handsome to umbrella indies
Nichola Hegarty and Sharon Stansfield are hoping to consolidate more than 10 years of production and development experience in start-up Handsome Productions, which is being backed by indie umbrella network Greenbird.
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Adam Fratto, Pukeko Pictures
Pukeko Pictures’ development chief tells Peter White about its international drama plans
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C4 brings Hollywood glitz to UK
Unsuspecting homeowners will be whisked off to Los Angeles while their homes are given a makeover in a 6 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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Linsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.