All Funding articles – Page 32
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Radio Festival needs to address funding and creativity
As the radio industry gathers in Nottingham this week for its annual Festival its crunch time for a medium that has undergone seismic shocks over the last year equally, as unexpected as the untimely death of Michael Jackson, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsNesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles
James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.
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Blog: Plugging the gap in documentary funding
There is an issue over decreasing funding for new UK documentaries from traditional avenues, especially broadcasters. But that just means documentary-makers have to look beyond the limited UK opportunities and seek support from beyond the UK and beyond TV, writes Charlie Phillips.
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Peers call for contestable PSB funding
The BBC could face a loss of licence fee revenue to other broadcasters if the government heeds a plea from the House of Lords communications committee to use it to solve the PSB funding crisis.
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Percy warns of funding crisis for high-end docs
Award-winning film-maker Norma Percy has warned that high-end documentary makers are facing a funding crisis as cash from broadcasters, particularly in America, dries up.
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North West media agency gets funding boost
Funding body Northwest Vision and Media has had a£3m cash injection to support collaboration between the creative and digital industries in the region.
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ITN slams BBC web super-funding
ITN has accused the BBC of aiming to “destroy the business models of competitors” after it upped its online budget by 26%.
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RDF fights slump by funding format pilot
RDF Rights has begun fully funding pilots from its parent RDF Media Group as broadcaster funding dries up.
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Channel TV asks for PSB funding for news service
Channel TV is appealing to Ofcom and the government for funding to help meet the cost of its regional news output.
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FeaturesHow to plug the PSB funding gap
The BBC has warded off the threat of top-slicing - but will proposals to share resources with other broadcasters help it keep hold of BBC Worldwide? Katherine Rushton reports.
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Regional funding scheme to offer up to£50,000
Northwest Vision and Media is to offer funding of up to£50,000 to TV, film, games and digital content companies in a bid to boost the competitiveness of the region's creative industries.
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NewsThinktank backs contestable PSB funding
An economic thinktank has called on the government to protect the whole “family” of PSB channels by inviting commercial broadcasters to bid for PSB contracts.
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Pinewood secures funding
Pinewood Shepperton has secured£70m in funding from a banking syndicate led by RBS and including Lloyds TSB and Allied Irish Bank.
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NewsChannels to set out PSB funding plans
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are all poised to make their final PSB lobbying positions clear after media secretary Andy Burnham promised speedy government decisions about future funding models.
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FeaturesHow do I secure funding to grow my indie?
Q: I run a mid-size indie and I'm looking to grow my business. With the credit crunch in full force, what's the best way of securing funding?
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NewsC4 welcomes Ofcom support on funding
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has welcomed Ofcom's support for a new funding mechanism to guarantee its PSB future.
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NewsPSB model 4: Broad competitive funding
Commercial PSBs pitch for long-term but transferable contract for specific PSB content, with funds awarded by a funding agency.
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Inuk wins£9.5m funding
IPTV platform specialist Inuk Networks has secured£9.5m in funding from S4C and venture capital firm Wesley Clover to help it continue to extend its services from university students to domestic consumers.
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NewsC4 funding dilemma splits TV industry
Broadcast readers strongly believe Channel 4 should have to provide public service broadcast programming in the digital era - but are divided over whether it should get more access to public funds than its commercial rivals.