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NewsWatch hands RDF label first commission
RDF Television’s fledgling entertainment label Fizz has won its first commission – a gambling cookery format fronted by Marco Pierre White and Melanie Sykes for Watch.
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NewsWild Things let loose for second Sky series
Sky 1’s mad-cap physical gameshow Wild Things is to return to for an extended second series.
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NewsEvolutions to open 30-suite central London post facility
Evolutions is to open a new 30-suite post-production facility in Soho in September.
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NewsThe Space Project signs up four more facilities firms
Four more facilities firms have taken up residence at The Space Project in Manchester.
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NewsEnvy to provide archive service for file-based masters
Envy is to launch an archive service for the storage of file-based master versions of programmes.
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NewsSomethin’ Else to bolster MTV shows’ social profile
Somethin’ Else is to turbocharge the online profile of shows including Geordie Shore, Ex On The Beach and Judge Geordie after picking up a social media contract from MTV.
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NewsBBCW looks to digital future
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie is determined not to suffer the same fate as the music industry by ensuring his distribution business remains profitable as it makes the transition to digital.
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NewsAnalysis: Next Top Model revival
Lifetime has revived Britain’s Next Top Model in an effort to bring a new dimension to its unscripted slate in the UK.
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NewsFormer ITV controller installed as Objective boss
All3Media has installed former ITV entertainment controller Layla Smith as chief executive of Objective Productions with immediate effect, replacing Andrew Newman after six years in the role.
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NewsRugby hands ITV male boost
ITV is set to benefit from a boost in lucrative male viewers as well as an overall audience uplift after securing half of the TV rights to the Six Nations.
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NewsWho’s scrutinising the BBC?
The BBC has few obvious friends on culture secretary John Whittingdale’s charter renewal advisory board.
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NewsBBC gets on the front foot
The BBC used the publication of its annual report to get on the front foot after a bruising period in the run-up to charter renewal negotiations with the government.
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NewsSky 1 rethinks 8pm strategy
Sky 1 has pulled back from original 8pm commissions but plans to supersize other areas of the schedule, including year-round drama and comedy, as part of a 20% budget boost.
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NewsBBC hints at radical genre move
BBC director general Tony Hall has hinted that a radical overhaul of the corporation’s commissioning structures may be modelled on the approach already being applied to music and arts.
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NewsWhittingdale branded a 'hypocrite' over BBC deal
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has been labelled a “complete and utter hypocrite” by his Labour counterpart for ushering through changes to the BBC behind closed doors.
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NewsBoundless appoints managing director
Boundless creative director Hannah Wyatt has been promoted to managing director after Patrick Holland left to become BBC head of documentaries.
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NewsLove to explore culture & community for latest C4 doc
Benefits Street indie Love Productions is following up its controversial Channel 4 series with a show exploring religion, culture and community in the UK.
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NewsBBC trustee considered resigning over licence fee deal
BBC trustee Richard Ayre has revealed he considered resigning after discovering the BBC was to be saddled with the cost of licence fees for the over-75s.
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NewsScottish culture secretary slams government BBC action
The Scottish culture secretary has slammed the government for making decisions that could “slash and diminish” the BBC without consulting the SNP.
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NewsBoomerang lands 60 hours of C4 business
Twofour Group indie Boomerang has won 60 hours of business from Channel 4 including a one-off documentary about high-end removal firms and a bumper second series of Posh Pawnbrokers.