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NewsBusinesses exposed to licence fee crackdown
Millions of businesses could be forced to buy a TV licence if their staff or customers watch BBC iPlayer on their premises, following the corporation’s move to close the digital loophole.
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NewsLatimer hires BBCW & Vice execs
Youth programming producer Latimer has hired former executives from BBC Worldwide and Vice Media after securing investment earlier this year.
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NewsBBC Studios appoints NHU chief
BBC Studios has appointed veteran wildlife producer Julian Hector as head of the Natural History Unit.
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NewsRDF indie lands Crystal Maze order
RDF’s fledgling entertainment indie Fizz is to produce the return of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze for Channel 4.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2017: deadline extended
The deadline has been extended to submit your entries for the Broadcast Awards 2017.
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NewsBake Off launch is most-watched show of 2016
The opening episode of The Great British Bake Off has become the most-watched show of the year after over 14m viewers watched Love Production’s behemoth.
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NewsMentorn hunts Question Time editor
Mentorn is searching for a new Question Time editor after Nicolai Gentchev became director of current affairs at the Tinopolis-owned indie.
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NewsIn brief: Spike; Passion; An Extra Slice
Spike acquires US adventure series, while Passion acquires global rights to two high-profile UK series and BBCW strikes An Extra Slice format deal.
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NewsLime leads the way onto Netflix for All3
Lime Pictures has become the first All3Media indie to secure a Netflix series – picking up a 10-part tween drama from the SVoD giant.
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NewsCanon unveils EOS C700
Canon has unveiled the C700, the latest addition to its Cinema EOS line-up.
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NewsBlue 2.0 to trade on after managers come to rescue
Two senior members of Blue 2.0’s management team have been granted a licence to trade as the Soho post house after a firm of administrators was appointed in August.
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NewsEx-Avid manager Nemes launches new firm SpaceCrate
Former Avid pro audio sales manager Ben Nemes is launching a business supplying specially modified ISO shipping containers that can be used as creative spaces.
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NewsBBC plans radio restructure
Radio 1 and 1Xtra boss Ben Cooper is preparing a radical production restructure to help his stations ward off the threat from the likes of Netflix, Spotify and Vice – and has urged the wider BBC to follow suit.
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NewsSony launches major UK push
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has begun a push to develop projects directly for British broadcasters after lining up several Channel 4 shows and a major Sky drama.
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NewsNew shows: the best of Edinburgh TV Festival
Jed Mercurio drama and a maritime adventure series are among this year’s big orders
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NewsWhat’s on controllers’ wishlists?
Channel bosses revealed their genre priorities at the Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsFactual bosses call for more original ideas
The pursuit of a factual hit has resulted in producers creating derivative shows that crowd the schedules, according to genre bosses.
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NewsFight for C4’s future rages on
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham is continuing to fight for the broadcaster’s political future and is determined to get clarity from the government over privatisation, Broadcast understands.
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NewsTV rejects millennial malaise
Reaching youth audiences was the dominant theme of the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week as traditional broadcasters and digital platforms wrangled over how to engage younger viewers.
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NewsKevin Lygo keen to move ITV News
Kevin Lygo has an ambition to push back ITV’s main nightly news bulletin to free up significant space in its schedule.