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    PBS explores history behind Wolf Hall

    2015-03-26T13:08:00Z

    US public broadcaster PBS has commissioned Jeremy Dear’s fledgling indie Ideas Room to take a closer look at the real-life story of Wolf Hall.

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    C4 unwraps 4oD replacement All 4

    2015-03-26T12:26:00Z

    Channel 4 has previewed All 4, the digital service which will replace 4oD, ahead of its launch on 30 March.

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    Gary Carter to leave Endemol Shine Group

    2015-03-26T12:08:00Z

    Gary Carter is to leave Endemol Shine Group less than four months after the super-indie mega-merger was approved.

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    Alan Yentob rues Jeremy Clarkson’s workload

    2015-03-26T09:21:00Z

    Alan Yentob has suggested that Jeremy Clarkson’s workload on the 22nd series of Top Gear may have been a factor in his physical assault on producer Oisin Tymon.

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    DPP sets out fee-paying plans

    2015-03-26T09:00:00Z

    The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has laid out its plans for becoming a fee-paying organisation and invited more broadcasters, indies, post-production facilities and manufacturers to become members.

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    Milk opens Cardiff VFX facility

    2015-03-26T08:00:00Z

    London VFX house Milk is opening a second studio in Cardiff to support its expanding roster of TV and feature film projects.

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    Pact warns of ‘threat’ from EU digital union

    2015-03-26T07:14:00Z

    Industry trade body Pact has described EU plans to create a single digital market across Europe as a “major threat” to the UK’s television industry.

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    Nordic nations eye tax breaks

    2015-03-26T07:11:00Z

    Norway and Sweden could rival the UK as a destination for highend drama production as they look to introduce tax benefits for scripted content.

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    Roux Jr to front C4 series on disability

    2015-03-26T07:10:00Z

    Michel Roux Jr will mentor a group of people with disabilities who want to break into the hospitality business in his first series for Channel 4.

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    US-owned indies increase share of UK revenue

    2015-03-26T07:06:00Z

    Research for Broadcast’s Indie Survey has revealed that American- owned companies accounted for almost half of UK production revenues last year.

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    Frankenstein’s journey to ITV

    2015-03-26T07:06:00Z

    Rainmark Films, the indie led by Game Of Thrones producer Frank Doelger and former BBC Films executive Tracey Scoffield, has lifted the lid on its multimillion-pound ITV Encore drama The Frankenstein Chronicles.

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    Hard times for northern indies

    2015-03-26T07:05:00Z

    Broadcast research has revealed that indies in the north of England have suffered over the past five years from a lack of commissions and increased industry consolidation.

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    Spike seeks shows for men

    2015-03-26T07:04:00Z

    Viacom-owned Spike is on the hunt for male-skewing entertainment and factual entertainment formats to complement its launch line-up of original commissions and US acquisitions.

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    Family Guy set to deliver male viewers to ITV2

    2015-03-26T07:04:00Z

    ITV2 will be expecting a boost in young male viewers after securing the free-to-air rights to Family Guy in a six-series deal.

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    Clarkson and Top Gear’s future up in the air

    2015-03-26T07:03:00Z

    The BBC’s decision to release Jeremy Clarkson after he physically assaulted a Top Gear producer has sparked speculation about his future and that of the motoring show.

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    C4 backs its first BAME indie

    2015-03-26T07:03:00Z

    Channel 4 has dipped into its £20m Growth Fund to invest in its first BAME indie. It has also teed up a development deal with another diverse producer, with a view to future investment.

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    BBC Studios: the indie verdict

    2015-03-26T07:01:00Z

    Almost 100 indies have delivered their verdict on the BBC’s plans to abolish quotas and commercialise in-house production – and it has split the sector down the middle.

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    Clarkson consulted new lawyers ahead of BBC dismissal

    2015-03-25T17:11:00Z

    Jeremy Clarkson turned to new legal advisers ahead of the BBC’s decision not to renew his contract, it has emerged today.

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    BBC faces uphill battle to reinvent Top Gear

    2015-03-25T16:35:00Z

    The BBC and its commercial partners face an uphill battle to reinvent Top Gear following the dismissal of presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

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    Top Gear producer Tymon praises BBC

    2015-03-25T16:32:00Z

    The senior producer at the centre of the Jeremy Clarkson ‘fracas’ has expressed gratitude to the BBC over its handling of the incident which has led to the presenter’s dismissal.