All DCMS articles – Page 36
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NewsDCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has reinstated £400,000 it planned to cut from S4C’s budget - freezing the broadcaster’s funding until after a comprehensive review.
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NewsDCMS eyes radical plans to devolve BBC commissioning power
The government is exploring proposals to hand BBC funding and commissioning power to other organisations to boost public service genres such as arts and children’s.
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NewsNew C4 chair has ‘open mind’
New Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa is neither an axeman drafted in to sell off the broadcaster, nor a white knight appointed to stave off privatisation. But he will play a key role in determining the broadcaster’s future.
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NewsCreative industries generate record £84bn for UK
The creative industries are worth a record £84.1bn to the UK economy, according to official figures released at a time when the government is mulling radical changes to broadcasting.
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NewsCharles Gurassa appointed C4 chairman
The deputy chairman of Easyjet, Charles Gurassa, will replace Lord Burns as the next Channel 4 chair, Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsC4 donates £1.5m to NFTS
Channel 4 has announced plans to donate £1.5m to the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to help boost and widen the pipeline of new industry talent in the creative industries.
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NewsBBCW hits back at Adam Crozier claims
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie has hit back at claims made by ITV boss Adam Crozier that its entire portfolio of international channels is loss-making.
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NewsHeggessey accuses government of being ‘underhand’ over C4
Lorraine Heggessey has attacked the government for the “underhand” way it has handled the potential Channel 4 sell-off and warned that the UK broadcasting ecology could change “very suddenly”.
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Features2015 Review: post-production round-up
Post houses were in positive mood, with many taking on additional space, while consolidation continued in the VFX sector and the DPP set out its roadmap. Adrian Pennington reports
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, Channel 4
Channel 4’s chief executive tells Broadcast why he believes privatisation would have serious repercussions for some parts of the industry and sets out his views on terms of trade
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NewsC4’s future to be decided in new year
The government could reach a decision over whether to privatise Channel 4 as early as January, Broadcast understands.
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NewsWhittingdale tackles Armando Iannucci concerns with BBC ‘roundtables’
John Whittingdale will respond directly to Armando Iannucci’s MacTaggart lecture by hosting a series of face-to-face talks on the future of the BBC with TV producers and writers.
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NewsInfluential MP calls for clarity over BBC Studios
Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee (CMSC) chair Jesse Norman has written to Tony Hall requesting greater clarity on the BBC’s plans to commercialise its in-house production arm.
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NewsMahon named The Foundry chief exec
Alex Mahon has been named chief executive of The Foundry, the creative software company behind VFX product Nuke.
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NewsC4 against closure of iPlayer loophole
Channel 4 has sounded concerns about government proposals to close the iPlayer loophole - but argued that if the move goes ahead it must include non-PSB services.
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NewsBBC charter debate hots up
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is wading through more than 190,000 responses to its charter renewal consultation, as culture secretary John Whittingdale made clear this week that everything is up for debate on the BBC’s future.
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NewsHall: Cohen departure unrelated to ‘luvvies letter’
Tony Hall has argued that Danny Cohen’s forthcoming departure from the BBC is unrelated to the controversial ‘luvvies letter’ the director of television orchestrated in July.
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NewsDTG calls on BBC to champion innovation
The DTG (Digital Television Group) has called on the BBC to champion innovation and open standards.
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NewsPact takes BBC Studios fight to DCMS
Pact has placed its concern over the commercialisation of BBC Studios at the heart of its response to the government’s green paper on the future of the BBC.
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NewsMark Price exits Waitrose amid C4 speculation
Channel 4’s deputy chairman Mark Price has stepped down as Waitrose managing director amid speculation that he will take over from Lord Burns.