All News articles – Page 1880
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NewsHarding unveils vision for BBC News
BBC News chief James Harding has outlined a series of measures, including the creation of a news editor role and a focus on technology and collaboration designed to address a belief the division fails to “punch our weight” in some areas.
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NewsBBC1 axes Ripper Street
BBC1 has axed Ripper Street before the second series has finished airing.
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NewsPreferred candidate chosen to be Ofcom chair
Dame Patricia Hodgson, Ofcom’s deputy chair, has been chosen as the preferred candidate for the top job following the departure of Colette Bowe.
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NewsBen Frow slams ob-doc trend
Channel 5 director of progammes Ben Frow has hit out at the volume of ob-docs on British TV, comparing the commissioning trend to “going back to the docusoap days”.
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NewsShine snaps up Will.iam doc
Shine International has snapped up the global rights to a documentary following The Voice UK star Will.i.am.
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NewsThe Blacklist renewed by NBC
US broadcaster NBC has renewed The Blacklist, which airs on Sky Living in the UK, for a full 22-episode second series.
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NewsSky Vision and Fremantle in exec swap
Sky Vision has poached Fremantle Media executive Niki Page while former Sky exec Angela Neillis has joined the RTL-owned producer and distributor.
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NewsCNN plans to expand commissions
International news broadcaster CNN is to expand the number of series it commissions and is gearing up to work with more producers.
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NewsEastEnders in third Christmas Day scrap with Downton
Danny Dyer’s EastEnders debut will tough it out against Downton Abbey in the big Christmas Day television battle.
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NewsSky Store opens up to non-subs
Sky is opening up its online film rental service Sky Store to allow access for non-subscribers for the first time.
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NewsBBC rapped for ‘misleading’ wildlife doc
The BBC’s Natural History Unit (NHU) has been rapped for potentially undermining trust in the corporation’s “world class” wildlife output by faking part of a scene in The Great Bear Stakeout.
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Re:fine increases storage capacity by half a petabyte
Content processing business Re:fine has invested £300,000 in a major infrastructure update at its west London HQ.
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NewsC4 promotes Glover and Mirsky
Channel 4 has promoted David Glover and Nick Mirsky to the newly created positions of head of specialist factual and head of documentaries respectively.
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NewsBBC3 pilots Lion dating show
BBC3 is to pilot a dating show exploring whether love can blossom based solely on people’s characters.
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NewsUK signs culture deal with China
British indies looking to expand in China have received a boost after the UK government struck an agreement with Chinese authorities to boost cooperation in the TV business.
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NewsRecord iPlayer mobile and tablet stats
The volume of traffic to BBC iPlayer from mobile and tablet devices is almost on a par with computers, according to the latest data released by the BBC.
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NewsHalle Berry to produce History miniseries
US cable network History is developing Hannibal, a miniseries produced by Red Arrow Entertainment and Monster’s Ball star Halle Berry.
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NewsBFI: Only 7% of UK films make profit
Just 7% of UK films make a profit, according to figures revealed at the Screen Film Summit from the BFI Southbank.
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NewsNUJ apologises to BBC HR boss
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has apologised to BBC HR director Lucy Adams for suggesting she was involved in a “dirty tricks campaign” to undermine its members.