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NewsBT Sport launches UHD channel
BT Sport is to launch Europe’s first Ultra High Definition (UHD) channel next month and its coverage will kick off with the Community Shield match between Chelsea and Arsenal on 2 August.
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NewsC4 plans record investment in drama
Drama is to receive “a record level” of investment from Channel 4 this year as programming boss Jay Hunt revealed some of her content priorities as part of the broadcaster’s 2014 report.
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NewsITV raids Objective for indie launch
ITV Studios is launching a major entertainment production company with a trio of senior execs from Objective Productions and its co-founder Andrew O’Connor.
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News7 Wonder takes Billy Connolly on ITV travelogue
Billy Connolly is to return to ITV for a third travelogue with 7 Wonder – the third production company with which he has visited the US.
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NewsBT to offer Netflix Ultra HD on Youview
BT is preparing to offer Netflix in ultra high definition and Sky Sports channels in high definition as it prepares to launch its latest Youview set top box.
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RR Media snaps up playout firm Satlink in $19m deal
RR Media has acquired content distribution, management and playout services firm Satlink Communications for $19m (£12m).
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NewsITV eyes Twofour purchase
ITV is lining up a deal to buy The Jump and Educating…producer Twofour Group.
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NewsC4 backs BBC – but Burns poses questions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has thrown his support behind the BBC - but chair Lord Burns has indicated that the corporation’s services will come under close scrutiny during charter renewal.
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NewsBBC1 orders range of docs
BBC1 is broadening its range of factual programming with four shows including a fixed-rig cancer series and a film exploring race through the eyes of two Burnley-based taxi firms.
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NewsMoore: BBC1 ‘under pressure’ to reach young viewers
Charlotte Moore has admitted that BBC1 is under pressure to appeal to younger viewers in the wake of plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsC4 execs warn of effects of privatisation
Channel 4’s two most senior executives and chairman Lord Burns have warned that privatising the broadcaster would mean an end to its distinctive remit and have an adverse effect on the independent production community.
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NewsPanasonic and JVC sign up for Media Production Show
Panasonic, JVC and Pinewood Studios are among the first companies to have signed up as exhibitors at next year’s Media Production Show.
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NewsIn brief: Tessa Ross to launch indie
Tessa Ross is returning to television, while Dave has acquired high-profile US comedy Parks and Recreation and Channel 4 has recommissioned two comedies.
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NewsITV to rest Family Fortunes
ITV is planning to rest All Star Family Fortunes nearly a decade after the show was revived with Vernon Kay in 2006.
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NewsBT Sport lands Lineker and launches channels
BT Sport has unveiled Gary Lineker as the host of its Champions League coverage as well as a number of additional sports channels and an Ultra High Definition service.
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NewsC4 launches foreign language VoD service
Channel 4 has teamed up with three well-known UK execs to launch a service offering foreign language drama via VoD All4 and a slot on More 4.
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NewsC4 revenue up £30m as viewing share dips to 30-year low
Channel 4’s revenue surged by £30m in 2014 as the broadcaster effectively broke even to meet its financial targets – but its main channel’s share of viewing continued to decline.
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NewsBlinging Up Baby indie Alaska hires former C4 commissioner
Blinging Up Baby producer Alaska has hired former Channel 4 editor of formats Tammy Hoyle as an executive producer.
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NewsGovernment has ‘no plans currently’ to privatise C4
The government has claimed that there are “no plans currently” to privatise Channel 4.
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NewsHundreds of stars throw weight behind bid to 'save BBC3'
Some of the biggest names in UK television have signed an open letter calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to move BBC3 online.