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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.
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NewsTLS to all but close post unit
The London Studios (TLS) is to radically scale back its post-production operation, resulting in a raft of redundancies.
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NewsLittle Dot hires WPP exec in branded content push
All3Media digital indie Little Dot Studios has appointed WPP executive Nick Cohen as it bids to expand its burgeoning branded content output.
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NewsE4 orders more Virtually Famous
Viral content panel show Virtually Famous will return for two more series for E4.
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NewsBBC launches interactive football drama
The BBC is launching a Somethin’ Else-produced interactive football drama as part of its World War One season.
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.
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NewsABC eyes UK for ‘risky’ series
US network ABC is adapting a slew of UK scripted series as it searches for “risk-taking” comedy and drama formats.
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NewsIndiana Jones inspires ITV’s Jekyll
Charlie Higson has drawn inspiration from Indiana Jones and classic 1930s horror movies for his ITV drama series based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde.
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NewsFormats due ‘next big wave’
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler has called on broadcasters to replicate UKTV’s Formats Lab scheme to inspire the next generation of formatted programmes.
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NewsJaney Walker joins ITF to lead diversity drive
The Indie Training Fund (ITF) has hired former Channel 4 commissioning boss Janey Walker as managing director, as it bids to support the TV industry’s diversity push.
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NewsC4 drafts in duo for indie push
Former BBC Productions chief creative officer Pat Younge and ex-Boom Pictures boss Lorraine Heggessey are to help Channel 4 ramp up its indie investment push.
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NewsBroadcast updates website with two new sections
Broadcast has launched two sections on its website dedicated to the UK’s largest broadcasters and super-indies.
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NewsRicochet chases next Supernanny after Thorogood hire
Ricochet is hoping to create another Supernanny-style hit following the hire of ITV factual commissioner Katy Thorogood.
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NewsC5 to spend Christmas with the less fortunate
Channel 5 will peer into the lives of the less fortunate at Christmas with an ambitious four-part documentary from Crackit Productions.
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NewsHunt for All3 boss heats up
The hunt for All3Media’s chief executive is heating up after several top-level candidates emerged in the race to replace Farah Ramzan Golant.
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NewsBBC1 in quest for Saturday hit
BBC1 is hunting for a Saturday night entertainment show that can deliver “huge scale and sense of event” following the failure of in-house format Tumble.
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NewsC4 and BBC1 lead battle for Broadcast Awards
Channel 4 and BBC1 lead the nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2015 after being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Channel of the Year.
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NewsVoltage explores property boom for C4
Voltage TV is to investigate the booming British property market in a documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsThe Cube gets ninth series
ITV has commissioned a ninth series of long-running Phillip Schofieldgameshow The Cube.
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NewsGrantchester blessed with second series
Period murder mystery drama Grantchester is to return to ITV in 2015 after a strong debut series.