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NewsWhittingdale uncomfortable with ‘regressive’ licence fee
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has hinted that he is uncomfortable with the “regressive” nature of the existing licence fee system.
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NewsBBC 'offers Hammond and May £4.6m to remain on Top Gear'
The BBC has offered Top Gear presenters Richard Hammond and James May £4.6m to continue to front the show in the wake of Jeremy Clarkson’s departure, a report has claimed.
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NewsIn brief: GroupM; TOWIE; UTV; Shiver; 12 Yard
GroupM has picked up a gameshow commission for ITV2 as ITVBe has committed to The Only Way Is Essex until at least 2017. Read on for more.
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NewsBBC News extends freeze on compulsory job cuts
The BBC has extended its moratorium on compulsory redundancies for a second time following a meeting with broadcasting unions on Tuesday.
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NewsScreen Yorkshire converts RAF base into production facility
UK funding body Screen Yorkshire has struck a deal with property investors Makin Enterprises to convert a former RAF site in Church Fenton, Yorkshire, into a film and TV production facility.
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NewsDiscovery launches SVoD service
Discovery is launching a general entertainment and live sports subscription VoD service across Europe.
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NewsThe Farm to take on post for UKTV in-house team
Soho-based post-production company The Farm is to run the post operation of UKTV’s newly formed in-house creative department, which will produce more than 2,500 on-air promos and 300 pieces of navigational content from July.
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NewsFilms at 59 set to lay off staff after dip in turnover
Films at 59 is to make 15% of its workforce redundant following a slower than expected start to the year.
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NewsDanny Cohen snubs call for tenders
Danny Cohen has emphatically ruled out tendering BBC shows out to the indie sector as part of the move to commercialise its in-house production division.
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NewsLeftfield finds partner in Plum
Leftfield Entertainment, the ITV-owned US indie group, is aiming to partner with other UK and international producers in a bid to realise its ambition of becoming a “super-indie”.
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NewsZodiak sets up Ian Lamarra indie
Zodiak Media is launching a UK production company with Alaska co-founder Ian Lamarra.
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NewsAgent Carter deal marks change in Fox strategy
UK pay-TV broadcaster Fox is to broaden its acquisition strategy following its purchase of Marvel’s Agent Carter this week.
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NewsIndies back Tom Giles’ ITV move
Producers have backed ITV’s appointment of the “tenacious” former Panorama editor Tom Giles as its controller of current affairs.
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NewsWriters rally to protect BBC
More than 40 writers including some of the most distinguished names in UK drama and comedy are Backing the BBC.
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NewsHollywood directors back BBC
Hollywood directors and some of the UK’s highest-profile documentary- makers have put their names to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign.
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NewsSky among latest firms to join DPP
The DPP has revealed the latest batch of companies to join the organisation.
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NewsLeft Bank pitches ‘Downton meets Deadwood’ to Amazon
The Crown producer Left Bank Pictures is in talks with Amazon about a “Downton Abbey meets Deadwood” drama.
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NewsStockroom stores The Mill's media archive
Stockroom Archive Management has completed the re-location of The Mill’s media storage service
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NewsNew hire boosts Clear Cut's drama credentials
Clear Cut Pictures has recruited Tim Waller as senior colourist.
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NewsITV indie developing Elvis musical drama
ITV-owned US producer Thinkfactory Media is developing a drama based on a Broadway play which documents the early career of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.