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NewsKevin Spacey: 'TV must support new talent'
Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, star of Netflix political drama House of Cards, used the MacTaggart lecture to encourage broadcasters, both in the UK and US to do more to support and nurture new talent such as Girls creator Lena Dunham.
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NewsTony Hall admits to BBC 'officer class'
Director general Tony Hall has acknowledged an “appalling divide” between the people running the BBC and programme-makers on the ground and responded to criticism about a perceived “cosiness” with the likes of consultants KPMG.
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NewsSky hunts natural history and comedies
Sky is hunting for pre-watershed comedies and one natural history series per year, in addition to boosting the number of its international coproductions.
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NewsJay Hunt backs C4 commissioner team
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has leapt to the defence of her commissioning team following leading indies’ criticisms of their experience and autonomy.
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NewsSky confirms return of The Kumars
Sky1 has confirmed it is to bring back Hat Trick Production’s chatshow The Kumars seven years after it was dropped from BBC1 - and has signed Martin Freeman to appear in a forthcoming Little Crackers episode.
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NewsDanny Boyle to direct C4 drama
Channel 4 has ordered a Danny Boyle-directed police drama and period piece about the birth of modern India.
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NewsLiberty opens its doors to C4
Channel 4 has secured access to upmarket retail store Liberty for a three-part series from Rize USA.
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NewsNat Geo eyes UK drama
Nat Geo is considering ordering drama series out of its London-based production hub to sit alongside scripted US shows such as Killing Kennedy.
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NewsHistory stages Battle of Bannockburn
History UK has ordered a graphic novel-style docu-drama about the Battle of Bannockburn from Sky Vision.
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NewsLondon Live boss Boseley urges indies to think outside the box
“Efficient tariffs” will be a key driver in encouraging indies to produce new and distinctive content for London Live, according to its new programming director Jonathan Boseley.
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NewsHadlow reveals first BBC2 / BBC4 tie-ups
The music of the 18th century and the science of clouds will be the subject of the first major collaborations between BBC2 and BBC4 since Janice Hadlow became joint controller.
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NewsHairdressers go head to head for BBC3 challenge
BBC3 is planning a Great British Bake Off-style series to unearth some of the UK’s most talented unqualified hairstylists.
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NewsBBC’s The Lab to pilot fresh factual formats
The factual arm of BBC Production has put together a development unit designed to marry the corporation’s PSB values with format creation skills.
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NewsDG Hall improves BBC relations with unions
The National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) has settled its pay dispute with the BBC, and general secretary Michelle Stanistreet has hailed Tony Hall’s “considerable shift in approach” to industrial relations.
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NewsITV loses third NIC appeal but prompts consultation
ITV has lost a third court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying actors’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – but has claimed a victory of sorts over the issue.
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NewsYahoo! orders Boris Johnson spoof
A spoof Boris Johnson is to offer viewers an alternative guide to London in Yahoo!’s latest online commission.
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NewsRaw to explore Blackout for C4
Raw TV is to weave user-generated archive with scripted drama to explore the effects of a nationwide power cut for Channel 4.
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NewsSony backs Simon Andreae indie
Former Channel 4 exec and Optomen co-founder Simon Andreae is launching a new indie backed by Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsGrass Valley looks to forge closer ties with UK SI firms
Grass Valley wants to do more business with systems integrators in the UK as it looks to drive sales of its production and playout equipment.
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NewsCBeebies plans co-pro push
Studio AKA has been commissioned to make animated series Chop Chop! for CBeebies in the UK and across the globe, as the BBC children’s channel ramps up its international projects.