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NewsBBC1 plans to revive five classic sitcoms
BBC1 is in talks to revive at least five classic sitcoms, including The Good Life, Are You Being Served? and Porridge, as part of a celebration of the genre next year.
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NewsKaboul Kitchen among Walter Presents acquisitions
Channel 4-backed digital service Walter Presents has acquired a new wave of foreign-language films including controversial French comedy Kaboul Kitchen.
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NewsNordic digital service Viaplay moves into originals
Nordic subscription VoD service Viaplay is moving into original programming with its first commission, comedy Swedish Dicks.
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NewsBBC boosts writers pay by 2%
The BBC has increased all minimum pay rates for BBC TV drama and scripted comedy writers by 2%.
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NewsIain Lee leaves BBC after ‘bigot’ row
BBC Three Counties Radio breakfast presenter Iain Lee has left his job after having to apologise for labelling the anti-gay views of a Christian group as “homophobic” and “bigoted”.
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NewsIn brief: RTS North West winners; Lionsgate deal; S+V land England deal; Bafta Scotland awards
Car Share drove off with four RTS North West awards as Sunset + Vine scored rights to five England Women’s matches.
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NewsBBC and Clarkson sued over Top Gear fracas
The Irish Top Gear producer assaulted by Jeremy Clarkson in March is suing the presenter and the BBC for racial discrimination and personal injury.
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NewsUnforgotten secures second series
ITV has ordered a second series of Mainstreet Pictures crime drama Unforgotten.
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NewsBectu challenges BBC over 'disingenuous' bonus scheme
Broadcasting union Bectu has challenged the BBC over £700,000 of bonuses paid to staff after the corporation withdrew discretionary payments in 2009.
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NewsChannel 4 recruits controller of systems delivery
Channel 4 has appointed Charlotte Light to the position of controller of systems delivery.
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NewsBBC1 seeks Who Do You Think You Are? style formats
BBC1 is hunting Who Do You Think You Are? style formats while BBC2 is looking for social experiments following the broadcaster’s factual restructure earlier this year.
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NewsEurosport unveils major rebrand
The sports broadcaster has heralded an ‘exciting new chapter’ with its biggest image overhaul in 26 years.
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NewsUnions to fight BBC expenses clampdown
The BBC is poised for a showdown with the broadcasting unions over the changes it is planning to its expenses policy.
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NewsTrickbox adds two studios for Hochanda TV
Trickbox TV has designed and installed two new studios for Hochanda TV (Home Of Crafts, Hobbies and Arts), the Peterborough-based arts and crafts channel.
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NewsMarquis Media Partners teams up with University of Salford
Marquis Media Partners (MMP), the media consultancy group, has formed a partnership with the University of Salford.
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NewsIn brief: Slow TV heads to US; TV version of Snowpiercer planned
Windfall Films is to produce a slow TV-style train event for US cable network Destination America, while ITV Studios America is remaking feature film Snowpiercer and Endemol Shine Group has promoted its global formats execs.
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NewsSplice upgrades facility for Masterchef deal
Splice TV is spending £250,000 upgrading its archive and remote editing capabilities after landing a three-year multi-series contract to post-produce Shine TV and Ziji Productions’ Masterchef franchise in the UK.
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NewsNEP plans for life after fire
OB firm NEP Visions lost equipment and trucks worth “tens of millions of pounds” in the fire that gutted its Bracknell HQ last week.
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NewsClear Cut upgrades for 4K at Bloomsbury facility
Clear Cut Pictures has improved the grading suite at its Bloomsbury Street facility, making it ready for 4K projects.
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NewsBlurring the lines in factual
C4 and BBC commissioners highlight merging of genres and seek ideas that push boundaries