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News‘Mould-breaking’ TV format seeks funding
Ant and Dec’s agent, James Grant Group, has developed plans for a mould-breaking TV format - pitched as the first example of “investor-funded” programming.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 hires School Of Saatchi’s Knight to boost entertainment
Channel 4 has hired the producer of BBC2’s School Of Saatchi to beef up its entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsCo-pros the talk of MipTV as execs tackle recession
The crowds were noticeably thin at MipTV this week but meetings were productive as broadcasters shrugged off the recessionary gloom and set about finding ways to get the most ambitious shows on air.
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NewsInfluential factual producer dies
Sam Organ, the Bafta-nominated executive producer of Tribe and a driving force behind Crimewatch UK, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 52.
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NewsITV poised for a ‘dramatic night in TV history’
Election 2010: ITV will deliver instant viewer reaction to the first TV prime ministerial debate, which news chief Michael Jermey has claimed will be a “dramatic night in the history of TV”.
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NewsBBC pension rules prompt exodus
The number of BBC staff taking early retirement has tripled since the start of the year as employees opt to leave early rather than see their pensions become subject to new rules.
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NewsC4 takes aim at PM debates
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has accused the forthcoming prime ministerial TV debates of “short serving” voters because of their rigid rules and format.
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NewsOprah exec: "Engagement is the new entertainment"
NAB: Rob Tercek, president of digital media for The Oprah Winfrey Network has called for the broadcast industry to embrace social media opportunities or risk being sidelined by other forms of content.
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NewsITV to monitor election debate opinion
ITV is to monitor live viewer reaction to the debut election debate tomorrow (April 15) through social media for the first time.
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NewsExploit social media to grow audience, say US execs
NAB: The explosion of social media offers a valuable opportunity to grow audiences and increase engagement in shows, according to US TV execs at NAB in Las Vegas.
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NewsFeast and famine in a multi-platform world
Covering themes from his NAB session, Brian Levy, the chief technology officer for Red Bee Media, discusses content consumption and dealing with worldwide demographics.
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NewsGive Us a Clue poised for return
MIPTV: Popular eighties game show Give Us a Clue looks set to make a return to UK screens, with a new pilot in development.
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NewsCarrington hunts kids comedy
MIPTV: Less than a week into his new job at Turner Broadcasting, former CBeebies boss Michael Carrington has promised “quick decisions” and put a call out for a major new international series.
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NewsDarroch tackles "dark shadows" of piracy
MIPTV: Piracy represents a major threat to the global content business and the TV industry has a massive job to educate customers, Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch told MIP delegates today.
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NewsNew job for Humphreys in C4 restructure
Channel 4 features commissioning editor Liam Humphreys has switched to factual entertainment as part of the broadcaster’s merger of the two divisions.
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NewsHBO orders more Treme
HBO has ordered a second series of Treme, the new drama from The Wire co-creator David Simon, just days after its US premiere.
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NewsTories vow to open BBC books
The Conservatives have vowed to lay bare the BBC’s accounts to full scrutiny from the National Audit Office for the first time if they get into power.
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NewsIdris Elba: "let's see more diversity on screen"
MIPTV: Idris Elba, the actor best known as Stringer Bell in The Wire, has called on creatives and TV executives to help boost diversity on British screens.
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NewsAbraham to start at C4 next month
David Abraham will join Channel 4 as chief executive on 4 May, the broadcaster has confirmed.