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    News channels breach Ofcom impartiality code

    2015-08-18T10:15:00Z

    An Ofcom investigation into news impartiality has uncovered numerous breaches by broadcasters including the BBC, CNN and CNBC for broadcasting films sponsored by governments, charities and NGOs.

  • The Island
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    C4 prepares The Island celebrity special

    2015-08-18T10:04:00Z

    Channel 4 is lining up a celebrity version of The Island with Bear Grylls as part of next year’s Stand Up 2 Cancer event.

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    Barcroft expands Behaving Badly franchise to US

    2015-08-18T09:55:00Z

    Barcroft Productions has won two 10-part order from US network Discovery Family focusing on animals and babies.

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    Greenbird backs Desi Rascals exec's indie

    2015-08-18T09:31:00Z

    Greenbird Media has acquired a minority stake in Gobstopper Television – an indie launched by Desi Rascals executive Ross McCarthy.

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    Imagine to expand presence at IBC

    2015-08-17T15:01:00Z

    IBC 2015: Imagine Communications is expanding its presence at IBC2015 in Amsterdam and will take up exclusive residence in the newly constructed Amtrium at the RAI Amsterdam.

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    ITV to refund votes for BGT winner

    2015-08-17T12:42:00Z

    ITV will refund viewers who paid to vote for the winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom found the show had misled the audience.

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    RTÉ1 orders 50 new shows

    2015-08-17T12:15:00Z

    Irish public broadcaster RTÉ1 has unveiled over 50 new shows as part of its autumn slate including a raft of UK co-productions and commissions for British indies.

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    Fairhead: ‘chilling’ to politicise licence fee debate

    2015-08-17T12:03:00Z

    BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has claimed that allowing politicians to interfere in the way in which the BBC is funded could have a “potentially chilling” impact.

  • Inbetweeners
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    Inbetweeners duo leave Bwark to launch indie

    2015-08-17T10:41:00Z

    Iain Morris and Damon Beesley, the pair behind The Inbetweeners, have left Bwark to set up a new production company.

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    Gove wades into licence fee debate

    2015-08-17T10:12:00Z

    Justice secretary Michael Gove has waded into the licence fee decriminalisation debate arguing that prosecutions for non-payment are overburdening the criminal justice system.

  • EBU IP studio
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    EBU unveils IP-based live production studio

    2015-08-17T10:03:00Z

    IBC 2015: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Belgian public broadcaster VRT have unveiled the LiveIP Project, a multi-vendor system integration project to showcase IP-based live broadcast production.

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    Endemol Shine acquires animation firm

    2015-08-17T09:47:00Z

    Endemol Shine UK has acquired a majority stake in the animation firm responsible for Simon’s Cat.

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    Polecam to demo new remote head

    2015-08-17T09:38:00Z

    IBC 2015: Polecam Systems will demonstrate a new remote head that combines a Polecam and gimbal at IBC next month.

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    Broadcast TECH: the IBC issue

    2015-08-14T13:24:00Z

    A 14-page survey of the post-production industry will be the centrepiece of the September/October issue of Broadcast TECH, which is set to be the biggest-ever edition of the magazine.

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    Discovery's Rich Ross promoted

    2015-08-14T13:12:00Z

    Rich Ross, president of the US Discovery Channel, will oversee Animal Planet and the Science Channel as part of a widening of his responsibilities.

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    C4 piloting Shorts on Android

    2015-08-14T12:48:00Z

    Channel 4 is piloting some short-form content via its All 4 Android app to test audience interest before rolling out wider.

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    Toronto Film Festival launches TV event

    2015-08-14T12:34:00Z

    The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has launched a television spin-off event with the world premiere of the second series of Les Revenants (The Returned).

  • Undateable
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    Comedy Central strikes US deals

    2015-08-14T12:28:00Z

    Comedy Central has acquired NBC slacker comedy Undateable and animated series Bob’s Burgers.

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    China's Alibaba eyes international deals

    2015-08-14T10:24:00Z

    Chinese media company Alibaba Group has made a number of senior appointments and wants to strike mergers and acquisitions to grow its international TV and film business.

  • Tony Hall
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    Hall and Whittingdale, Abraham and Hincks lead RTS Cambridge line-up

    2015-08-14T10:18:00Z

    Culture secretary John Whittingdale with share the stage with director general Tony Hall at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention next month, where Channel 4’s David Abraham will debate US ownership with Wayne Garvie, Tim Hincks and Nick Southgate.