All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 33
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BBC to take on Netflix in the US
Tony Hall has branded BBC Worldwide indivisible from the corporation as he announced plans for a US rival to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon.
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Hincks and Abraham clash over ToT
The future of the terms of trade remained a key theme on day two of the RTS Cambridge Convention, with Channel 4 boss David Abraham and Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks clashing on the topic.
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Viacom boss pledges to boost Channel 5 budget
Viacom chief executive and president Philippe Dauman has pledged to hand Channel 5 a double-digit boost to its programming budget in 2015/16.
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Comment
BBC has chance to set new goals
Charter renewal shouldn’t just be about where it can make cuts, says Chris Curtis
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Whittingdale orders shock terms of trade review
John Whittingdale has asked Ofcom to re-analyse the terms of trade just two months after the regulator’s Public Service Broadcasting Review appeared to indicate no significant changes to the legislation were required.
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ABC gives Love a second bite at Bake Off
Love Productions has secured a second chance to make The Great British Bake Off a format hit in the US after agreeing a deal with network ABC.
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Time to update TV terminology
‘Multichannel’ badge is becoming redundant as industry evolves
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TV’s changing identity parade
What is the value of a TV channel brand in the digital era, and how is it best realised? Chris Curtis asked a panel of controllers, producers and branding experts
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Greenbird duo strike C4 deal
Channel 4 has struck an agreement with a new GroupM Entertainment-style content financing agency to offer top-up funding for original commissions.
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Giving Voice to the BBC debate
Whittingdale’s words were welcome, but BBC is right to be wary
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Sturgeon critical of BBC referendum coverage
Nicola Sturgeon has criticised the media’s portrayal of women and claimed the BBC’s coverage of the Scottish referendum was unwittingly but significantly flawed.
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Iannucci: government allowed BBC uncertainty to 'fester'
Armando Iannucci has said uncertainty about the BBC’s future has been allowed to “fester and grow” by the government, despite John Whittingdale’s claim that there is no agenda against the corporation.
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Fincham: BBC uses Strictly to 'clip X Factor wings'
ITV’s Peter Fincham has made a public plea to the BBC not to schedule this autumn’s Strictly Come Dancing directly against The X Factor.
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Edinburgh will have political edge
The BBC’s future will be on everyone’s lips at this year’s festival
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Hall and Whittingdale, Abraham and Hincks lead RTS Cambridge line-up
Culture secretary John Whittingdale with share the stage with director general Tony Hall at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention next month, where Channel 4’s David Abraham will debate US ownership with Wayne Garvie, Tim Hincks and Nick Southgate.
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Playing it safe is not an option
TV may have moved on from The Word, but risk-taking is essential
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ITV faces factual balancing act
Under pressure to evolve but heartland subjects seem to work best
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Lee Bartlett to leave Discovery
Discovery’s Lee Bartlett is to leave the company five years after joining from ITV.
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BBC right to consider its options
Plenty of people have been het up (Broadcast included) about both the manner in which the recent licence fee deal was conducted and the level at which it was set.