All Pact articles – Page 17
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NewsPact app to help indies connect with US execs
Pact will connect UK producers with key US commissioners with the launch of an app, marking the trade body’s most significant move in the country to date.
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NewsPact: make the BBC a publisher broadcaster
Pact chief executive John McVay has argued that the BBC should drop all of its in-house guarantees and become a “publisher broadcaster”.
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NewsC5 deal opens door for Pact
Viacom’s acquisition of Channel 5 represents an opportunity for new terms of trade to be struck between Pact and the UK broadcaster.
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NewsPact to return to China in 2015
The Pact-organised trade mission to China is set to become an annual event after the trade body agreed a deal to return to the country in 2015.
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NewsPact lobbies for kids’ live action credit
Pact believes kids’ broadcasters such as CiTV, Channel 5, Disney and Nickelodeon will ramp up their live-action originations if it can convince the Treasury to introduce a new tax break.
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NewsPact: kids TV needs tax break
Pact has called for the government to introduce a tax break for kids TV in line with the recent financial backing for animation and drama.
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NewsPact launches commissioning app
Pact has launched an app to help indies make contact with nearly 200 commissioners.
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NewsPact strikes Australian agreement
Indies keen to expand into Australia have received a boost after Pact struck a wide-ranging agreement with the Screen Producers Association of Australia.
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NewsPact: BBC quotas will change
Pact believes a shake-up of BBC commissioning quotas is now inevitable as the corporation reshapes itself for charter renewal.
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NewsPact strikes deal with China's CCTV
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has inked a deal with Pact that will boost cooperation between the state broadcaster and the trade body’s members.
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NewsPact hails new era for indies
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.
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NewsBBC agrees new Pact terms
The BBC has struck a “groundbreaking” new terms of trade agreement with Pact to reflect the rapid growth of digital content in the UK.
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NewsPact: China boon for UK content
China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.
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NewsEpidemic Sound in Pact tie-in as it eyes UK push
Music-licensing service Epidemic Sound is planning an aggressive push into the UK after having struck a deal with trade body Pact.
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NewsPact: GroupM Entertainment threatens PSB system
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.
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NewsPact and ITV agree on retrospective VoD payments for indies
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.
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NewsPact pegs regional indie revenues at £160m
The indie TV sector outside London has grown by 20% year-on-year - but the level of success varies considerably from area to area.
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NewsNine Lives' Lewis elected Pact vice chair
Nine Lives chief executive Cat Lewis has been elected to the role of vice chair of the Pact council.
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NewsNew recruits join Pact council
Outline Productions managing director Laura Mansfield and Reef Television’s director of production Paul Hanrahan have been elected to the Pact council.
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FeaturesOff cuts: Making a fruity Pact
Pact left some rather startled at its manifesto launch with a UK indies showreel that included some fruity moments from The Inbetweeners