All News articles – Page 1366
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NewsSimon Amstell scoops BBC vegan docu-drama
BBC iPlayer has commissioned a vegan docu-drama written and directed by stand-up comedian Simon Amstell.
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NewsCompetitive Lego comes to Channel 4
Six pairs of amateur Lego fans will compete to build ambitious brick creations for a Channel 4 competition series.
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NewsSky in women's cricket first
Sky Sports is to broadcast live domestic women’s cricket for the first time after striking a deal with the ECB.
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NewsYouGov: iPlayer treading water as Netflix makes waves
BBC iPlayer is suffering a decline in user satisfaction, quality and value and faces a “serious challenge” from Netflix and Amazon, according to YouGov.
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NewsBBC consolidates TV & radio marketing roles
The BBC has promoted Charlotte Lock to the newly-created role of marketing and audiences director for content for radio and education.
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NewsOfcom kicks off on-demand consultation
Ofcom has kicked off a consultation into regulatory fees for on-demand programme services after just under £500,000 was collected from providers in 2015/16.
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NewsDiscovery and Sky agree carriage deal
Discovery and Sky have reached an 11th hour deal to keep channels including Discovery Channel, Eurosport and TLC on the pay-TV platform.
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NewsEditShare appoints Twine as director of software strategy
Howard Twine has returned to storage and media management systems firm EditShare as director of software strategy.
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NewsWalter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.
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NewsOxford Film & TV preps Hirst doc
Oxford Film and Television is to produce a documentary about Damien Hirst’s forthcoming art project Treasures From The Wreck of the Unbelievable.
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NewsJames Corden becomes Fulwell 73 partner
James Corden has become an equity partner in Carpool Karaoke indie Fulwell 73.
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NewsxG Technology completes $16m Vislink deal
US-headquartered wireless communications firm xG Technology has completed its acquisition of Vislink Communication Systems for $16m (£12.8m).
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NewsOoona, Screen and Cavena to launch subtitling app
BVE 2017: An online subtitling application developed by three subtitling technology firms will be launched at BVE in February.
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NewsLionsgate signs Bonafide first-look deal
Lionsgate has struck a first-look deal with The Last Post indie Bonafide Films as the Mad Men producer looks to expand its television footprint in the UK.
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NewsTwitter preps first European live broadcast
Twitter has agreed its first European live streaming deal – partnering with Sky Sports News to provide coverage of football’s transfer deadline day.
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NewsC5 factual commissioner to depart
Channel 5 factual commissioner Ninder Billing is leaving the broadcaster to return to production.
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NewsBig Light hires BBC drama exec
BBC Drama creative director Katie McAleese has joined Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions.
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NewsBBCS wins Question of Sport tender
BBC Studios has won the £4m tender to make A Question of Sport – the first show to be put up for grabs after the broadcaster scrapped its in-house guarantee.
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NewsGordon Ramsay returns to ITV
Gordon Ramsay is returning to ITV with a “hard-hitting” documentary series and a daytime cookery quiz, as well as a hosting stint on The Nightly Show.
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NewsMaxine Watson joins Twenty Twenty
Twenty Twenty has appointed BBC documentaries commissioner Maxine Watson as director of programmes.