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NewsWorking Title hires former Kudos exec as MD
Working Title Television has hired former Kudos executive Andrew Woodhead as managing director.
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NewsScripps would consider C4 takeover
UKTV’s co-owner Scripps has admitted that it would run the rule over Channel 4 if the public service broadcaster was to be put up for sale by the government.
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NewsDavid Abraham: Enders speech in full
Click for the full transcript of the Channel 4 chief executive’s speech at the Enders Analysis conference.
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NewsAbraham slams Lord Grade & Luke Johnson over C4 sale
David Abraham has issued his fiercest warning yet over the dangers of privatising Channel 4 - branding the prospect a “solution in search of a problem” and slamming the shifting stances of his predecessors over the issue.
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NewsBBC savings target rises to £800m
Director general Tony Hall has revealed that the BBC must make deeper savings than previously set out – cutting £800m from its budget by 2022.
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NewsIn Brief; Passion; Woodcut; Zodiak
Passion Distribution has hired a chief executive and Woodcut Media has picked up a commission from Viasat. Read on for more.
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NewsWhy you should attend The Media Production Show
Broadcast publisher MBI is organising the Media Production Show, which will take in June. Event director Charlotte Wheeler reveals what visitors can expect from the show.
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NewsRegional indies take aim at BBC darts
Regional indies have been invited to pitch for the contract to produce the new darts tournament that will be broadcast live on BBC2.
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NewsBBC Studios hires head of comedy
BBC comedy commissioner Chris Sussman is to replace Myfanwy Moore as BBC Studios’ head of comedy.
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NewsRacing UK upgrades to HD
The Racing UK channel has been upgraded from SD to HD, just in time for the Cheltenham Festival.
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NewsBBC1 & C5 prepare rival Henry VIII docs
Channel 5 is to go head-to-head with BBC1 after the broadcasters ordered rival documentaries about King Henry VIII.
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NewsITN unveils £180m revenue target
ITN has unveiled an ambitious strategy to reduce its dependence on TV news and bolster its revenues to close to £200m within the next five years.
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NewsTony Hall to sound warning over governance proposals
Tony Hall will today sound a strong warning that Sir David Clementi’s BBC governance review could open the door to further erosion of the corporation’s independence.
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NewsPaxman back on BBC for EU referendum
Jeremy Paxman is to return to the BBC to front a documentary on Brussels for an EU referendum season, while the corporation is also planning a raft of special programmes on black Britons.
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NewsAnthony Hopkins plays Lear for BBC2
Sir Anthony Hopkins is returning to BBC2 as King Lear and the channel is planning a drama based on Olivier Award-winning play King Charles III.
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NewsCharlotte Moore makes 'loud & clear' defence of BBC1
Content supremo Charlotte Moore has issued a “loud and clear” defence of BBC1 distinctiveness and claimed not to recognise the secretary of state’s criticism of the channel.
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NewsFuture of The Jump up in the air
The future of The Jump is up in the air after the third series of Twofour’s winter sports format was dogged by controversy.
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NewsRed Bull hires UK programming team
Former Maverick chief executive Jim Sayer and ex-Bullseye managing director Ed Crick are to run Red Bull’s UK programming team.
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Hall: Clementi recommendations risk BBC independence
BBC director general Tony Hall has reservations over proposed BBC governance changes that will enable secretary of state John Whittingdale to appoint half of the broadcaster’s new unitary board.
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NewsRipper Street cancelled by Amazon
Ripper Street will not continue beyond series five after the detective drama which started life on BBC1 enjoyed a renaissance on Amazon.