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BBC poaches comedy commissioning boss from ITV
The BBC has recruited Myfanwy Moore as its UK comedy controller. The UK pubcaster has…
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BBC takes Agatha Christie rights
UK public broadcaster the BBC has won UK rights to Agatha Christie and has announced…
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Scripps hires BBC Worldwide exec for EMEA role
Scripps Networks International has hired BBC Worldwide content exec Gareth Williams as VP, commissioning for…
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Britain and Poland team for war drama copro
The BBC is teaming with its polish pubcaster equivalent TVP for a second drama coproduction….
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Canuck animation delegation seeks UK copro opportunities
A delegation of Canadian animators and broadcasters is in the UK this week seeking to…
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BBC passes 300 million iPlayer requests in record month
The BBC’s iPlayer catch-up service celebrated its biggest ever month in January, surpassing 300 million…
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OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…
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Janice Hadlow out as BBC Two controller
Janice Hadlow has stepped down as controller of UK channels BBC Two and BBC Four….
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NBCUniversal hires for factual development team
NBCUniversal International Television Production has finalised the shape of the factual development unit that former…
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BBC iPlayer demand up by third
Requests on the BBC iPlayer catch-up service grew by a third in 2013, with 2.2…