All News articles – Page 1450
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NewsLords press ahead with fight for BBC independence
A cross-party group of peers will continue to hold the government’s feet to the fire over what they believe is a covert bid to undermine the BBC’s independence in last week’s white paper.
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NewsMinnow to access US justice system for BBC2
Minnow Films will unlock the American justice system in a BBC2 series announced as part of raft of fresh documentaries from Patrick Holland.
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NewsBrown Bear launches cloud-based audio offering
Brighton-based facility Brown Bear Audio has launched a cloud-based audio post service.
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NewsRoss Kemp hires Bear Grylls producer
Ross Kemp’s indie Freshwater Films is looking to boost its features and factual output with the hire of Betty executive Tom Sheahan.
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NewsIn brief: Fremantle Media hire; C5 doc; TCB deals
Fremantle has bolstered its global drama division, while C5 doc Inside Buckingham Palace has been sold into the US and Warner Bros has closed a raft of Little Big Shots format deals.
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NewsAll 4 gears up prank driving series
The Chuckle Brothers and Tinchy Stryder are some of the celebrities set to prank members of the public with dodgy driving in an ad-funded shorts series for All 4.
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NewsBBC1 and UKTV call for emergency services
The BBC and UKTV are both delving behind the scenes of the emergency services with separate fly-on-the-wall documentaries following UK ambulance crews.
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NewsITV takes stake in Route 24
ITV has acquired a stake in a film and TV production company formed by one of the producers of hit BBC2 crime drama The Shadow Line.
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NewsVice hires Louis Theroux development exec in recruitment spree
Louis Theroux development exec Dan Louw and Objective’s Debi Roach have joined Vice as the youth media brand beefs up its production team ahead of the launch of its linear channel.
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NewsMolinare recruits VFX creative director
Molinare has hired Dolores McGinley to lead its VFX department in the newly created role of creative director.
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NewsRevealed: the tense talks behind charter renewal
A government U-turn on forcing BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% stake in UKTV is understood to have been a pivotal moment in tense white paper negotiations.
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NewsC4 highlights "erosion" of key factual formats
Channel 4 has flagged a ratings “erosion” of flagship shows including One Born Every Minute and the Educating strand and is set to shift its factual output away from UK domestic issues.
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NewsMedia Production Show programme unveiled
The full seminar programme for Media Production Show has been unveiled, with two days of keynote sessions and panel debates featuring creative and craft experts from the worlds of TV, film and commercials.
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NewsHall pledges to improve regional representation
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to make noticeable improvements to the portrayal of the devolved nations on the BBC within the next three years.
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NewsAmazon to co-produce BBC3's Fleabag
US online streaming service Amazon has boarded forthcoming BBC3 comedy Fleabag.
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NewsITV defends The Secret
ITV has defended its “proud history of factual dramas” after The Secret was criticised in parliament.
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NewsIn brief: Ealing Comedies & EastEnders' eco credit
Richard E. Grant explores Ealing Comedies for UKTV’s Gold, while EastEnders has won a sustainability award.
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NewsBBC and government at loggerheads over BBC1
The future of BBC1 will become a key battleground over the coming months as the government and corporation attempt to nail down the new charter.
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NewsC4 tech chief: digital distribution too complex
A lack of standardisation has made delivering content to online audiences a frustrating experience that is “hard work” and “expensive”, according to Channel 4 chief technology officer Orpheus Warr.
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NewsBBC must ‘tread lightly’ around rivals
The government white paper has highlighted a need for the BBC to “tread more lightly and considerately” around its rivals to minimise its impact on the commercial sector.