All News articles – Page 1903
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NewsPositive signs at BBC News
It was a real mixed bag of results this month, with some very unexpected figures.
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NewsYouTube MCN to run comedians’ web channels
Two former United Agents and Rightster executives have launched a YouTube multichannel network (MCN) that will manage comedy channels for the likes of Jack Whitehall and The Rubber Bandits.
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NewsBBC agrees new Pact terms
The BBC has struck a “groundbreaking” new terms of trade agreement with Pact to reflect the rapid growth of digital content in the UK.
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NewsEmily Mortimer: King Bee not just a vanity project
The Newsroom star Emily Mortimer has declared that her indie King Bee Productions is not a vanity project and has lined up a number of new TV and film projects.
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NewsCBBC orders first playalong gameshow
CBBC has ordered its first second-screen playalong gameshow – a futuristic spin-off of S4C show Y Lifft (The Lift).
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NewsBBC payoffs cost a third more than C4’s
The BBC spent an average of 37% more on senior management payoffs than Channel 4 over the past five years, according to figures obtained by Broadcast.
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NewsStarz in talks to bring back White Queen for US
US cable network Starz is set to recommission Company Pictures period drama The White Queen despite the BBC’s decision to drop the show.
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NewsThe Wrong Mans to return for BBC
BBC2 is on the brink of renewing James Corden’s comedy thriller The Wrong Mans for a second series.
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NewsBoom and Twofour strike merger deal
Boom Pictures has more than doubled in size by merging with Twofour Group.
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NewsKeo Films launches digital agency
River Cottage producer Keo Films has launched a digital marketing agency as it ramps up its multiplatform business.
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NewsComedy Central poaches BBC exec
Comedy Central has poached BBC executive Louise Holmes to become its vice president of programming.
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NewsSam Branson's Sundog staffs up
Sam Branson’s indie Sundog Pictures has made a number of new hires as part of plans to boost its digital business.
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NewsXbox orders first unscripted series
Microsoft has commissioned a football-themed series, Every Street United, as the first unscripted series to stream via its Xbox games console.
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UK Screen adds two new board members
Members of facilities trade body UK Screen Association have voted two new directors to its board.
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NewsBBC to appoint iPlayer controller
BBC director of television Danny Cohen aims to make the iPlayer the corporation’s “fifth channel” by appointing a dedicated controller of the VoD service to sit alongside the heads of its TV channels.
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NewsBBC reveals WWI centenary plans
The BBC has pledged that its World War I centenary plans will represent the “biggest and most ambitious” collaborative season of programming the corporation has undertaken.
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NewsBBC Salford relocation deals branded ‘excessive’
Relocation packages designed to incentivise BBC staff to move to Salford have been branded “excessive” by a group of MPs.
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NewsIn The Night Garden takes root at CBeebies
CBeebies has renewed its deal for one hundred episodes of In The Night Garden from new owner DHX Media, guaranteeing the successful kids series will remain on air until at least 2020.
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NewsPioneer hires BBC's Orr as creative director
Pioneer Productions has appointed the BBC’s Ailsa Orr to the newly-created role of creative director.
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NewsNow That's What I Call Music channel queued up
A Now That’s What I Call Music-branded TV channel will launch later this month as a joint venture between two major labels and All Around The World TV.