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NewsIndependent Scotland risks losing BBC
Scotland risks losing the BBC if they vote to leave the UK, culture secretary Maria Miller told the Oxford Media Convention today.
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NewsITV comedy commissioner joins BBC
ITV comedy commissioner Myfanwy Moore is to leave the broadcaster after two years to head up the BBC’s in-house comedy division.
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NewsCrozier: ITV4 and daytime ‘disappointing’
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has questioned the performance of ITV4 and the broadcaster’s morning daytime output - arguing both areas of output need to improve.
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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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NewsBBCW exec appointed Scripps commissioner
Scripps Network International has hired former UKTV Food boss and BBC Worldwide exec Gareth Williams as commissioner for its UK channels.
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NewsDaniela Neumann joins Spun Gold
Former ITV commissioner Daniela Neumann is to return to her production roots by joining Spun Gold TV as creative director.
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NewsSky climbs aboard Cosmos space doc
Sky 1 has boarded high-end space series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and will air the opening episode at the same time as Nat Geo and Fox.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.
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NewsBenefits Street probed by Ofcom
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Channel 4’s Benefits Street after receiving 960 complaints about the programme.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits soar 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits rocketed 30% to £435m in 2013 as the company’s production acquisition drive and digital improvements delivered substantial returns.
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NewsZig Zag hires Maverick's Norris
Zig Zag Productions has hired Maverick TV’s Angela Norris to beef up its slate of domestic commissions.
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NewsBBC bids to become world's best broadcaster
Tony Hall will launch the BBC’s biggest-ever industry benchmarking study as he bids to transform the corporation into the best-run broadcaster in the world.
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NewsOfcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsThompson nearly resigned over 2010 licence fee deal
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson nearly resigned in 2010 over a government threat to make the corporation foot a £556m bill for free television licences for the elderly, it has emerged.
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NewsJack Whitehall calls time on Bad Education
Jack Whitehall plans to call time on his BBC3 comedy Bad Education after three series.
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NewsFrance 2 rolls out Antiques Roadshow
French families will be hoping to unearth Marie Antoinette’s powder puff or Napoleon’s militaria after public broadcaster France 2 commissioned a remake of long-running BBC series Antiques Roadshow.
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NewsBBC producers could get bonuses for hit shows
BBC director of television Danny Cohen is exploring the idea of awarding bonuses to in-house producers who create hit shows.
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NewsBBCW strikes Chinese VoD deal
BBC titles including Ripper Street, Silk and Frozen Planet are headed to China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with VoD provider Sohu.
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NewsO Briain attacks BBC ban on all-male panel shows
Mock the Week host Dara O Briain has voiced concerns that the BBC’s ambition to ban all-male comedy could appear “tokenistic”.
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NewsIsrael to invest £4m in international filming
The Israeli government and the Municipality of Jerusalem have joined forces to greenlight a grant worth 22m shekels (£3.7m) for filming international cinema and TV productions in Jerusalem.