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Twitter’s Biddle departs in second recent media exit
Twitter’s director of strategic innovation, Dan Biddle, is leaving the company in the second major…
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Epix poaches BBCWW exec for content sales
US premium network Epix has poached a high-ranking BBC Worldwide America distribution executive. Sandy Ashendorf…
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Channel 4 buys into Scottish indie
The UK’s Channel 4 has continued its investment in local indies by taking a piece…
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Euro MCN launches studio to target TV nets
Amsterdam-based multichannel network Zoomin.TV has created a studios arm to reversion its digital programmes in…
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AMC, BBC coproduce second Le Carré adaptation
US cable channel AMC and UK pubcaster the BBC are adapting novelist John le Carré’s…
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Channel 4 poaches Channel 5 exec
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has hired two commissioners for its specialist factual and documentaries commissioning…
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BBCWW, Cohen form funding initiative
BBC Worldwide, Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment and UK indie Lookout Point have created a premium…
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BBC must ‘reinvent PSB’ to rival Netflix, Amazon
The BBC must “reinvent public service broadcasting” in a bid to take on digital video…
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Clementi confirmed as BBC chairman
David Clementi has been confirmed as the next chairman of British public broadcaster the BBC….
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Green invests in UK-based Indie Prodco
Richard Green has signed an investment deal with UK-based factual indie prodco Midnight Oil Pictures….
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Award winner: The Night Manager
Arms and espionage drama The Night Manager scooped three Golden Globes last night to go…
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BBC to experiment with ‘haptic’ virtual reality
BBC Earth is looking to experiment with ‘haptic’ virtual reality experiences – involving a sense…
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BBC looks to Valentine’s Day laughs
The BBC has commissioned a Valentine’s Day special from an emerging British comedian. Luisa Omielan’s…
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TBI Factual: Year in Review
If scripted TV dominates the headlines at the moment, 2016 served up a few factual…
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UK public backs BBC licence fee
The UK public backs the annual licence fee to fund pubcaster the BBC, although many…
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Planet Earth II tops BBC iPlayer charts
Planet Earth II was the most popular show on the iPlayer BBC streaming and catch-up…
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BBC, ITV, AMC pact for BritBox US SVOD service
The UK’s two largest broadcasters and The Walking Dead cable net AMC are joining forces…
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Argonon poaches BBC commissioner for CCO role
UK indie production group Argonon has recruited Kristian Smith as its chief creative officer. Smith…
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BBCWW recruits Harry Potter exec for D2C
BBC Worldwide has brought in Anna Rafferty to develop its direct to consumer offerings. She…
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BBC hires Scottish chief
Donalda MacKinnon has been appointed boss of the BBC’s Scottish operations. She is being upped…
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BBC launches HDR trial of Planet Earth II
The BBC has begun making its flagship natural history series Planet Earth II available in…
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Ofcom details how it will regulate the BBC
Ofcom has revealed details of how it will regulate the BBC from next April. The…
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BBC’s Top Gear gets new home in China
Top Gear has a new home in China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal for…
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BBC, Blue Ant launching Earth channel
BBC Worldwide and Blue Ant are rolling out the BBC Earth channel in Canada. The…
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YouTube, Twitter, Facebook: no plans to commission
YouTube and Twitter plan to bring more live video to their respective platform, but neither…
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ITV programme strategy chief exiting
David Bergg, head of programme strategy at ITV is leaving the UK broadcaster. He will…
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BBC swipes app upgrades
The BBC has updated its popular news app, introducing new elements including allowing users to…
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BBC marks sinking of Britannic with doc
BBC Two in the UK and BBC Northern Ireland are to tell the largely overlooked…
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BBCWW hires ex-Small World exec
Tara Gaule has joined BBC Worldwide soon after leaving Content Television-backed Small World IFT, TBI…
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BBC launches virtual reality talk show
UK public broadcaster the BBC has launched No Small Talk, a one-off virtual reality talk…