All Pact articles – Page 17

  • sichuan
    News

    Pact strikes deal with China's CCTV

    2013-11-19T10:14:00Z

    Chinese broadcaster CCTV has inked a deal with Pact that will boost cooperation between the state broadcaster and the trade body’s members.

  • John-McVay
    News

    Pact hails new era for indies

    2013-10-24T08:30:00Z

    New terms of trade will lead to a fresh wave of consolidation in the indie sector and create greater international opportunities, according to Pact chief executive John McVay.

  • Bad Education
    News

    BBC agrees new Pact terms

    2013-10-17T07:28:00Z

    The BBC has struck a “groundbreaking” new terms of trade agreement with Pact to reflect the rapid growth of digital content in the UK.

  • downton
    News

    Pact: China boon for UK content

    2013-10-07T09:39:00Z

    China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.

  • Epidemic Sound
    News

    Epidemic Sound in Pact tie-in as it eyes UK push

    2013-09-26T07:43:00Z

    Music-licensing service Epidemic Sound is planning an aggressive push into the UK after having struck a deal with trade body Pact.

  • Nurses
    News

    Pact: GroupM Entertainment threatens PSB system

    2013-09-20T10:31:00Z

    Pact chief executive John McVay has warned that the growing control of GroupM Entertainment over programming could threaten the ability of broadcasters to meet their PSB obligations.

  • Above Suspicion
    News

    Pact and ITV agree on retrospective VoD payments for indies

    2013-07-11T08:00:00Z

    ITV and Pact have agreed how much indies will earn for their shows having appeared on ITV Player over the past two years, in a deal that could form the basis for future VoD agreements.

  • mediacity
    News

    Pact pegs regional indie revenues at £160m

    2013-07-03T10:58:00Z

    The indie TV sector outside London has grown by 20% year-on-year - but the level of success varies considerably from area to area.

  • Cat Lewis
    News

    Nine Lives' Lewis elected Pact vice chair

    2013-04-26T13:12:00Z

    Nine Lives chief executive Cat Lewis has been elected to the role of vice chair of the Pact council.

  • Laura Mansfield
    News

    New recruits join Pact council

    2012-12-12T17:21:00Z

    Outline Productions managing director Laura Mansfield and Reef Television’s director of production Paul Hanrahan have been elected to the Pact council.

  • Beryl Vertue
    Features

    Off cuts: Making a fruity Pact

    2012-11-01T11:47:00Z

    Pact left some rather startled at its manifesto launch with a UK indies showreel that included some fruity moments from The Inbetweeners

  • John Mcvay
    News

    Pact issues manifesto for overseas growth

    2012-11-01T08:01:00Z

    Pact is refocusing its energies on the international market with the publication of a new manifesto that focuses on maintaining the indie production sector’s success abroad.

  • Mike Dicks
    News

    Mike Dicks exits Pact

    2012-10-22T11:31:00Z

    Pact’s head of digital Mike Dicks has left the indie trade body after two and half years.

  • Pact iPad app
    News

    Pact launches iPad app

    2012-10-16T08:47:00Z

    Pact has launched an iPad app which features catalogues of shows from more than 100 UK producers.

  • Waking The Dead
    News

    Pact challenges BBC quotas

    2012-08-30T08:30:00Z

    Pact raised questions with the BBC Trust about in-house guarantees ahead of last weeks’ Edinburgh International Television Festival – at which the size and scope of Vision Productions came under scrutiny.

  • Parades_end
    News

    Pact: indies had to find £235m additional funding

    2012-07-04T00:01:00Z

    Indies had to find up to £235m from sources other than UK broadcasters in order to get commissions made in 2011, Pact’s latest census reveals.

  • john_mcvay_may
    News

    Pact and PSBs agree personal data guidelines

    2012-05-31T08:00:00Z

    Cross-industry guidelines have been agreed for the first time between Pact and the four PSBs over how producers and crews should handle sensitive data obtained from their work.

  • David Abraham
    News

    C4 in talks with Pact over template for sharing viewer data

    2012-03-29T07:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is looking to establish a contractual template for sharing the viewer data that indies generate through their multiplatform properties.

  • Debbie Manners
    News

    Pact chair Manners named Keo MD

    2012-03-15T09:00:00Z

    Keo Films has hired Pact chair and former Hat Trick Productions chief operating officer Debbie Manners as its managing director, replacing Zam Baring, who has held the role for the past seven years.

  • john mcvay
    News

    Pact seeks Brazilian treaty

    2012-03-05T10:49:00Z

    Pact and its Brazilian counterpart ABPITV have agreed to work together to try to secure a co-production treaty from their respective governments.