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NewsAmazon acquires AMC thriller Preacher
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to high-profile AMC drama Preacher – its latest first-run US acquisition.
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NewsBBC in recipe u-turn
The BBC has rowed back on its decision to mothball 11,000 recipes as part of the closure of its BBC Food site – with the content to be transferred to its Good Food sister.
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NewsBBC3 buys first online-only drama
BBC3 has made its first international acquisition since it became an online-only channel – swooping for apocalyptic Australian drama Cleverman.
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NewsBBC eyes news channels merger
The BBC is considering merging BBC News and BBC World News to create a single global channel.
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NewsITV factual commissioner to step down
ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell is to leave the commercial broadcaster after two years.
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NewsBBC confirms £15m online savings plan
The BBC has confirmed plans to save £15m from its online budget by cutting duplication and retreating from “better-resourced services in the market”.
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NewsBBC News caught carrying pro-EU ads
The BBC News international website has been caught carrying pro-EU advertising after a third-party provider failed to block the campaign.
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NewsITV ups stake in Nordic VoD service
ITV has upped its investment in the Nordic VoD service Cirkus, which offers a raft of British content to international audiences.
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NewsPenelope Keith returns to C4
Penelope Keith is travelling across the country to visit the Queen’s official residences for a four-part Channel 4 series.
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NewsBBC Global News chief departs
BBC Global News editorial and digital director Richard Porter is leaving the corporation after 27 years.
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NewsGoing to the Dogs indie scores £1m investment
Going To The Dogs producer Latimer Group has raised £1m from Impact Ventures UK, an investment fund which supports social enterprises.
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NewsPoll: could BBC1 be more distinctive?
The BBC and the government are at loggerheads over the distinctiveness of BBC1, but who do you agree with?
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NewsNaked hires chief operating officer
Former Fox TV Studios managing director Susie Dark is to become chief operating officer of Simon Andreae’s Naked Entertainment.
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NewsBBC Food to be axed under wide-reaching online cull
The BBC Food website is to be axed, while development spending on iPlayer will be put at risk, as the corporation aims to save £15m per year.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw in talks with Endemol Shine Group
Kim Shillinglaw is in talks with Endemol Shine Group (ESG) about a potential new role that could encompass leading One Born Every Minute-indie Dragonfly.
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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.