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NewsC4 commits to Kavos after casting controversy
Channel 4’s teen Brits abroad doc What Happens In Kavos is to return for a second series despite producers Dragonfly being reprimanded over “deeply inappropriate” casting references.
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NewsBig dog Tim Westwood bows out of Radio 1
Hip hop DJ Tim Westwood is leaving Radio 1 after 20 years as part of a schedule shake-up.
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NewsOfcom clears Utopia in child violence investigation
Utopia, the controversial Channel 4 drama that featured a shooting in a school, has been cleared by an Ofcom investigation.
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NewsAvalon preps Yahoo! Edinburgh Fringe show
Russell Kane and broadcaster Emily Dean are to front a Yahoo! series showcasing acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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NewsH2 conjures up invention format
US cable network H2 has ordered a new invention format from T Group, the production company set up by former Target Entertainment executive Jenny Daly.
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NewsHall and unions set for August showdown over pay
The BBC unions are set for showdown talks with director general Tony Hall next month as both parties seek to resolve the ongoing pay dispute.
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NewsSweet TV lands Scripps orders
Scripps channels Food Network and the Travel Channel have commissioned three series from Sweet TV.
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NewsC4 renews The Returned
Channel 4 has acquired the rights to the second series of French-language drama The Returned.
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NewsTim Kring, Hulu & C4 booked for Keshet event
Israeli producer and distributor Keshet is organising an international TV conference with speakers including Hulu’s director of content acquisition Alex Kruglov, Heroes’ creator Tim Kring and Channel 4 commissioner Justin Gorman.
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NewsNetflix to air Breaking Bad in line with US
The series conclusion of Breaking Bad will be available in the UK hours after its US broadcast as Netflix extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsSky profits bolstered by Now TV
Sky has reported operating profits of £1.3bn for the last 12 months, helped by 50,000 day-pass sales of its fledgling IPTV service Now TV.
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NewsITV buys Big Talk for £12.5m
ITV has acquired Rev and Friday Night Dinner indie Big Talk Productions outright for an initial cash payment of up to £12.5m.
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NewsHall demands answers over Fincham’s BBC payoff
BBC director general Tony Hall has asked for a detailed account of the circumstances surrounding a reported £500,000 payoff to former BBC1 boss Peter Fincham.
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NewsTimeline Television awarded BT Sport deal
Timeline Television has won a five-year deal to run BT Sport’s production hub in the former International Broadcast Centre at the Olympic Park.
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NewsiPlayer buffers with summer slump
BBC iPlayer requests fell to their lowest level since the start of the year in June, as the VoD service generated record traffic from mobile and tablet devices.
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NewsCinegy to launch 4K product line
IBC 2013: Software company Cinegy is set to introduce a 4K product line at IBC.
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NewsSMPTE to lead 'Beyond HD' debate
IBC 2013: The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will present the session “Beyond HD: The Technology Landscape for Future Broadcasting” at IBC.
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NewsAvid to expand 'Avid Everywhere' proposition
IBC 2013: Avid has pledged to build on its ‘Avid Everywhere’ vision at this year’s IBC trade show and exhibition.
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NewsSimon Lloyd exits amid Cineflix restructure
Simon Lloyd is to leave Cineflix Productions as the company scales back its Canadian division to focus on unscripted content from the UK and US.
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NewsRascular unveils Helm Clockwork
IBC 2013: Rascular will debut an expansion of its PC-based control and monitoring technology Helm at this year’s Amsterdam trade show.