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NewsOccupation goes west
Kudos took the post for Occupation to several houses including Shepherd’s Bush facility Clear Cut Pictures to obtain the high level of authenticity demanded for its Iraqi war drama.
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NewsTarget MD to step down
Target Entertainment’s managing director Ian Jones is to leave the company as part of a management restructure designed to help “weather the economic recession.”
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NewsPM plans BBC top slicing bill
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Gordon Brown is to rush a bill through parliament allowing top slicing of the BBC licence fee to become law before the general election, widely expected next May.
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Pact positive over Digital Britain
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Indie trade body Pact has welcomed Digital Britain’s recommendation that the production sector’s rights framework should be “updated for a digital age to support original, high quality independent content across the UK online and on air”.
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Digital Britain: Key proposals
The highly-anticipated Digital Britain report has been unveiled and includes key proposals for the future of the licence fee, broadband and a potential tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4.
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ITV regional news to be funded by BBC licence fee
DIGITAL BRITAIN: ITV will be allowed to reduce its public service obligations in the lead up to digital switchover, and the government will ring-fence a portion of the BBC licence fee to pay for its regional news programming.
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NewsBBC Trust will not 'sit by' and allow licence fee raid
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The BBC Trust has warned it will not “sit quietly by” whilst the licence fee becomes a general “slush fund”, in a strongly-worded list of objections to the Digital Britain report.
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News£200m digital surplus will fund broadband push
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government has earmarked £200m of the money handed to the BBC to help with digital switchover and provide universal broadband access by 2012.
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NewsDigital radio switchover set for 2015
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government is pushing manufacturers to offer DAB radios for under £20, and has set a 2015 date for digital switchover in radio.
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NewsChannel 4 to take on teens
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Channel 4 is to have a “solid commitment” to children’s programming enshrined in its statutory remit – particularly targeted at older children and teens.
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NewsDisney UK picks up Jonas Brothers series
UK viewers will be able to see the Jonas Brothers’ new TV comedy series this September when the show launches on The Disney Channel.
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NewsBroadcast preview: You the Jury - Occupation
Virgin Media’ Daniela Neumann and Touchpaper TV’s Rob Pursey cast their critical eye over new BBC1 war drama Occupation.
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NewsEastern Europe falls under Merlin's spell
Fremantle Media Enterprises (FME) has made a number of sales in Eastern Europe for three of its major drama series - Merlin, Satisfaction and 112.
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NewsX Factor auditions go live
The X Factor is to get a Britain’s Got Talent-style makeover, with auditions to be held in front of a live audience for the first time.
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NewsBBC names dot com boss
BBC Worldwide has named Luke Bradley-Jones as its new head of BBC.com and is planning a tailored US version of the international website.
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NewsKudos boss calls for action on piracy
Kudos Film and Television boss Stephen Garrett has called for ISPs to be made responsible for illegal file-sharing ahead of the publication of today’s Digital Britain report.
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NewsBBC and STV may share resources
The BBC and STV could share their archives, news footage and production technology, under the latest in the corporation’s partnership initiatives.
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STV and ITV see legal teams over disputed £22m fee
ITV is considering legal action against its Scottish licence holder STV Group, after accusing it of failing to pay a £22m fee for being part of the ITV network.
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NewsPremier League looks to sell Setanta matches
The Premier League has announced it will sell off Setanta’s 46 live matches for the next season, if the Irish pay TV company does not make it’s payment to organisation by next Friday.
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Ten Alps up despite economic slump
Ten Alps, the factual indie owned by Bob Geldof, has recorded a pre-tax profit of £3.3m for the financial year to 31 March - an increase of 5%.