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NewsBBC World News orders Escape from Boardroom
The bosses of Spyker Cars and Oxfam are among those preparing to embed themselves in the frontlines of their companies for a new Twofour series for BBC World News.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire director joins C4
Documentary-maker David Brindley is leaving Twofour to join the Channel 4 factual commissioning team.
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NewsWeather That Changed The World heads to Yesterday
UKTV has acquired Passion Distribution’s Weather That Changed The World for Yesterday.
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NewsNetflix effect helps Breaking Bad double viewers
Breaking Bad more than doubled its US audience to 6m viewers for Sunday’s final series launch - with show creator Vince Gilligan chalking up the show’s success to the explosion of VoD services.
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NewsUKTV taps into Twitter
UKTV chief executive officer Darren Childs has revealed how vital Twitter is becoming to help the broadcaster engage with viewers and gauge reaction to shows.
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NewsRaw to reveal student life for C4
Raw TV will use its Digital Rig social media technology to help produce a Channel 4 series about what life is really like for first year university students.
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NewsITV to air Ricky Hatton doc
ITV is to air a documentary about boxer Ricky Hatton from the indie behind Queens Park Rangers football doc The Four Year Plan.
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NewsJeff Anderson lands BBC daytime role
BBC Production’s factual arm has handed Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson responsibility for its daytime output.
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NewsBroadcast helps Vision raise £100k
Broadcast readers have helped the Vision Charity raise over £100,000 for blind, partially sighted and dyslexic children over the past 15 months.
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NewsBBC Connected Studio focuses on Scottish referendum
The BBC is to attempt to engage Scottish teenagers in news and current affairs online ahead of the referendum during its next Connected Studio event.
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NewsChris Terrill returns for C5 exploration series
Channel 5 has commissioned a four-part series from Chris Terrill’s Uppercut Films which will follow the adventurer as he travels to dangerous environments from the Arctic to the Sahara.
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NewsThe Wombles set for TV return
The Wombles are set for a return to TV after creator Mike Batt unveiled plans to produce two new 26-part television series.
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NewsFuture uncertain for IMG
Sports production giant IMG may not be sold, according to private equity owner Forstmann Little.
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NewsNutopia hires Love development boss
Jane Root’s Nutopia has hired Love Productions’ Simon McKeown as its new head of development.
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NewsTimeline recruits head of studios and post
Timeline Television has appointed Simon Littler to the role of head of studio and post production for its BT Sport operation.
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NewsSony to open digital facility at Pinewood
Sony has announced plans to open a Digital Motion Picture Centre (DMPC) at Pinewood Studios.
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NewsOttolenghi to front second Keo series for More 4
Chef Yotam Ottolenghi is to front his second series for More 4, this time exploring the food of the Mediterranean islands.
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NewsInbetweeners director and Zeppotron founder launch indie
A co-founder of Zeppotron and the director of The Inbetweeners movie have joined forced to create an indie that will specialise in scripted comedy.
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NewsKPMG to investigate BBC pay-outs
The BBC has asked auditors KPMG to look into cases where its severance pay guidelines may have been breached.
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NewsTechnicolor launches HEVC boxes
IBC 2013: Technicolor will demonstrate its HEVC-equipped kit at IBC with the launch of two new HEVC devices, the Px39 HEVC Media Server and the Px36 mobile set-top box.