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NewsAfter Dark pioneer Cody links with So Television for comeback
The creative force behind Channel 4’s ground-breaking late-night talk show After Dark is planning a return to British TV after striking a partnership with So Television.
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NewsBBC1 turns back the clock for high-street doc series
BBC1 is to send five families who work in retail back in time for a history series about the changing face of the high street.
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NewsCarnival cash boosts key ITV drama series
NBC Universal-owned Carnival Films is deficit-funding ITV1’s upcoming Julian Fellowes drama Downton Abbey to push its budget to about £1m an hour.
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Fresh One takes on Betty’s Wise for creative role
Fresh One Productions managing director Roy Ackerman has made his first major hire since joining the indie last year, appointing former Wife Swap producer David Wise as creative director.
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Northern Ireland to earn millions from HBO epic
Northern Ireland’s TV community is set for a multimillion-pound boost after HBO confirmed plans to film what is thought to be the biggest TV production ever staged in the UK.
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NewsFive recruits Ross Kemp producer for factual commissioner role
Five has beefed up its factual commissioning team by appointing Bafta-nominated producer Matt Bennett to a new role.
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NewsBeing Human team in indie launch talks
The two key creatives behind Being Human are in talks to launch their own indie and already have another high-concept drama in development for BBC1.
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NewsTalkback chief urges regulatory rethink to safeguard indies
Talkback Thames chief executive Lorraine Heggessey has called for a widespread review of broadcasting red tape, claiming the rules on everything from CRR to product placement need to be “loosened up”.
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NewsThe X Factor team mulls key format changes
The X Factor executive producer Richard Holloway has revealed that major changes to the show are under consideration at a powwow in LA in a fortnight.
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NewsThompson: Teens don't need dedicated services
The BBC will no longer target teenagers with dedicated services Switch and Blast! but will still engage them through the likes of EastEnders, according to director general Mark Thompson.
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NewsDigital creatives slam BBC for betraying its charter
Digital creatives have blasted plans to cut the BBC’s £177m web spend by 25% as “bullshit” rhetoric that betrays the corporation’s charter.
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NewsDaytime turns its back on property
BBC Daytime will get a cash fillip under Putting Quality First - but will not spend any of it on new property shows.
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NewsShake-up hands new remit to BBC2 and BBC4
BBC2 and BBC4 are both set for major shake-ups, with the former placing a fresh emphasis on scripted output and the latter going back to its highbrow roots.
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NewsITV Studios set for cash boost
ITV chairman Archie Norman has revealed his ambition to pump money into ITV Studios to reshape it as a creative multiplatform powerhouse.
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NewsTV.com seeks long-form content for UK expansion
CBS-owned aggregator site TV.com has kicked off talks with UK broadcasters and indies as it looks to increase its long-form video content offering following last week’s deal with Five.
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NewsUK Screen highlights sector’s £2.2bn value to the economy
UK Screen Association plans to flag up the importance of the UK facilities market to the government after mapping out the value of the £2.2bn sector for the first time.
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NewsBBC committee rejects DMI plan
The team drafted in to turn around the BBC’s DMI (Digital Media Initiative) has had its latest business plan rejected.
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ClipSure launches online compliance service
Irish company ClipSure has introduced a software service that allows broadcasters to outsource their compliance work and view the resulting TV channel recordings online.
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NewsNorman: No quick fixes for ITV
ITV chairman Archie Norman is reshaping the commercial broadcaster for its long term survival, and warned shareholders that long term goals will be the new priority over short term results.
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NewsBBC set for £400m clearout
The BBC is preparing a £400m clearout of programming that no longer fits with its strategic aims.