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Audio Network promotes Tebbs to expanded TV role
Music company Audio Network has promoted head of creative and sync Lina Tebbs to the expanded role of head of TV, Europe, which now includes the Nordics.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system
Danny Cohen has revealed that the BBC will relaunch its e-commissioning system this autumn as he bemoaned the corporation’s commissioning performance.
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NewsDarlow Smithson travels to Victorian workhouse for BBC1
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore is keen to introduce new angles to the channel’s factual programming, kicking off with a series focusing on the poorest members of Victorian society.
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NewsC5 set to renew Big Brother
Channel 5 has fought off interest from rival broadcasters to renew its deal to air Big Brother and its celebrity spin-off.
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NewsPeter Fincham predicts US-style pitching
ITV director of television Peter Fincham believes the consolidation of the British indie sector could lead to the introduction of US-style beauty parade pitching.
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NewsKatie Hopkins to gain four stone for TLC doc
The Apprentice star Katie Hopkins is to gain four stone for a new-two part TLC UK documentary.
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NewsZai Bennett: obliterating BBC3 budget a huge mistake
Former BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has roundly criticised the decision to close down its linear channel.
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NewsDavid Abraham hints at terms of trade vision
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham used his Post MacTaggart Interview to hint at his vision to update the terms of trade via a “stepped approach”.
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NewsPact ‘shocked’ by Abraham’s MacTaggart
Pact chief executive John McVay has reacted angrily to David Abraham’s MacTaggart message on terms of trade, claiming that Channel 4 is attempting to “top-slice the independent sector”.
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NewsAutistic gardeners front C4 format
Aspiring gardeners with autism are to star in a forthcoming ‘peer-to-peer’ format from Betty for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 orders cosplay gameshow
Sky has ordered a cosplay gameshow and a Christmas drama alongside a trio of acquisitions, including The Flash.
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NewsUKTV plans VoD pilots
UKTV is planning to pilot TV shows via its online portal and allow visitors to vote on which secure commissions.
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NewsPact calls for radical BBC production overhaul
The BBC should become a fully fledged publisher broadcaster to save £35m a year and free-up £575m of commissioning spend, according to a Pact report.
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NewsDavid Abraham's MacTaggart: rights in his sights
Industry issues, policy debates and producer relations were at the heart of David Abraham’s MacTaggart lecture.
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NewsDavid Abraham takes aim at Sky and US studios
MacTaggart: Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has demanded that Sky pay to carry its services and argued that it should be handed the chance to strike “more flexible deals” with the rapidly consolidating indie sector.
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NewsC4 boss on John Malone, super-indies and big data
The Channel 4 chief executive used his speech to tackle issues including the influx of the US studios, the rise of the super-indies and the importance of data.
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NewsBroadcasters debate racism in TV
The industry’s division over diversity quotas was laid bare in an Edinburgh TV International Festival session that posed the question: ‘Is TV racist?’
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NewsTony Hall backs BBC's Cliff Richard coverage
BBC director general Tony Hall has backed actions taken by BBC reporters covering the raid of Sir Cliff Richard’s home in South Yorkshire.
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NewsITV2 orders Keith Lemon sketch show
ITV2 has ordered a brand new sketch show starring Leigh Francis’ Keith Lemon produced by Fremantle Media’s Talkback.
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NewsMTV starts show sharing talks with C5
MTV UK has kicked off conversations with Channel 5 about projects that can potentially air on both channels after Viacom’s purchase of the free-to-air channel.