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NewsEx-Disney exec bags London Live programming job
Local TV station London Live has appointed former Disney executive Jonathan Boseley as head of programming ahead of its 2014 launch.
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NewsAllen: comedy talent is key to BBC plans
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen will put talent front and centre of his plans to reshape the corporation’s output in the genre.
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NewsPact and ITV agree on retrospective VoD payments for indies
ITV and Pact have agreed how much indies will earn for their shows having appeared on ITV Player over the past two years, in a deal that could form the basis for future VoD agreements.
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NewsBBC 50% quota in spotlight
Pact is campaigning to get the BBC to reconsider its 50% inhouse production guarantee at the 2016 charter renewal after the indie sector enjoyed another dominant year in the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsBBCW hires two execs to add 50 more hours
BBC Worldwide has extended its original commissioning drive to 150 hours by 2014/15 and hired UKTV commissioner Julie Swanston and former Channel 4 programming executive Lucy Pilkington to help manage the process.
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NewsPicture Gallery: Broadcast Digital Awards 2013
Pictures of the winners of the Broadcast Digital Awards 2013.
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NewsSpotlight falls on Scandinavia
ITV Studios’ potential £90m acquisition of Nordic production group Nice Entertainment could set off a new round of consolidation across Scandinavia.
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NewsPatten: BBC Trust's hands tied over severance pay
Lord Patten has questioned whether the BBC Trust should be given more power to interrogate BBC executive pay after the governing body came under fire over severance deals.
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NewsShane Allen criticises C4 commissioning
BBC comedy boss Shane Allen has taken a swipe at Channel 4’s commissioning processes and argued that he is not threatened by Sky’s comedy push.
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NewsITV2 commissions second Mark Wright show
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright is to travel the world’s in search of its wildest parties in his second solo outing for ITV2.
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NewsBBCW adds firepower to commissioning team
BBC Worldwide has recruited UKTV commissioner Julie Swanston and former Channel 4 programming executive Lucy Pilkington as it continues its global channels original content push.
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NewsUKTV Drama debuts to solid ratings
UKTV’s new free-to-air station Drama debuted to solid ratings on Tuesday with repeats of Birds of a Feather and Last of the Summer Wine performing well for the channel.
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NewsFox orders League of Extraordinary Gentlemen remake
US network Fox is developing a TV adaptation of graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, marking its first order for next year’s pilot season.
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NewsDiscovery orders second scripted series
Discovery has ordered a Braveheart-esque scripted miniseries from Scott Free Productions, the international broadcaster’s second foray into scripted programming.
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NewsBBC bosses face payoff questions
BBC director general Tony Hall and Trust chairman Lord Patten are to be questioned by MPs today on the corporation’s “unacceptable” payoffs.
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NewsHarris Broadcast appoints new chief executive
Harris Broadcast has appointed Charlie Vogt to the role of chief executive.
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NewsThe Wright Way axed in BBC comedy shakeup
BBC sitcoms The Wright Way, Heading Out and Getting On have been axed as comedy boss Shane Allen shakes up the corporation’s comedy slate.
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NewsCommissioning boom helps indie sector grow to £2.8bn
A UK commissioning boom helped the indie sector grow 14% to be worth £2.8billion last year, according to Pact’s latest figures.
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NewsThe Garden boosts development team
The Garden has hired execs from Dragonfly and Princess Productions, reshaping and adding firepower to its development team in the process.