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Chris Bryant braced for ‘big job’ defending BBC
Newly-appointed shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has argued that he faces a “big job” in fighting for the future of the BBC.
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BBCW strikes The Office US script deal
The Office is set for a renewed global formats push after BBC Worldwide secured access to nearly 200 scripts from the US version of the hit British comedy.
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Colin Brown joins Blue 2.0 as vice chairman
Blue 2.0 has made another appointment to its senior management team with former British Film Commissioner Colin Brown joining the post facility as vice chairman.
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Ben Stephenson calls for licence fee increase
Outgoing BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has made the case for an increase in the licence fee as he prepares to leave the corporation this week.
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Duthoo joins Halo's sales team
Halo Post production has recruited Carle Duthoo to its business development team.
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Sky 1 orders fast-turnaround Nepal earthquake doc
Sky 1 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary on the Nepal earthquake.
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Fox cancels American Idol
US network Fox has cancelled long-running singing contest American Idol.
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Pact demands clarity over BBC Studios
Pact chief executive John McVay has called for clarity over the independence of the proposed BBC Studios from the corporation’s commissioning teams.
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DLA Piper launches M&A arm
Law firm DLA Piper has hired Hollywood financier Anthony Mosawi as it attempts to play a part in the spate of indie consolidation.
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John Whittingdale appointed culture secretary
Former Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMSC) chairman John Whittingdale has been named culture secretary as part of David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle.
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Superheroes and medical dramas lead US line-up
Superhero series, medical dramas and movie adaptations are to fill the schedules of the US networks over the next 12 months as the broadcasters unveil their annual programming slates.
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BBC Performing Arts Fund to close
The BBC Performing Arts Fund will close at the end of March 2016 after revenue from telephone voting declined.
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Sky, E4 and UKTV hit by US cancellations
Sky, Channel 4 and UKTV have had a number of their acquired dramas and comedies cancelled as US networks make room for new series.
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Barcroft accesses the KKK for C4
Barcroft Productions has secured access to notorious US race hate group Ku Klux Klan for its first Channel 4 commission.
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Whose Line Is It Anyway? to get stage adaptation
Phil McIntyre Entertainment, Angst Productions and Hat Trick Productions are to turn Channel 4’s hit improvised comedy Whose Line Is It Anyway? into a stage show.
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BBC3 matches BBC1 at Baftas
BBC3 took home the same number of Bafta Television Awards as BBC1 on Sunday as its future as a linear channel remains in the balance.
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London Live cuts original local programming commitments
Ofcom has given London Live the go-ahead to cut its first run local programming commitments.
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Election 2015: a nightmare result for the BBC?
Broadcast’s news editor Jake Kanter assesses what the general election result might mean for the BBC as it approaches one of the most important moments in its history.
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Twofour developing Educating America
Twofour’s Educating… is heading to the US after cable broadcaster Esquire Network began developing a local version of the docu-series.
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Paul Abbott developing second series of No Offence
Paul Abbott is developing a second series of C4 drama No Offence as he looks to replicate the success of Shameless, according to the show’s executive producer.