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‘40 jobs at risk’ as BBC plans £15m online cuts
UK pubcaster the BBC could cut 40 jobs from its online division as part of…
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BBC’s Sherlock hitting Lat Am cinemas
Hit BBC drama Sherlock is getting a theatrical launch in Mexico after its distributor, BBC…
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Amazon snags The Night Manager
Amazon has snapped up streaming rights to The Night Manager, the popular John le Carré…
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Ex-BBC boss resurfaces at new production fund
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen has a new job – leading a new…
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BBC licence fee remains, alongside subs trials
The UK government has committed to retaining the current licence fee model of financing the…
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BBC eyes int’l SVOD expansion, keeps UKTV stake
BBC Worldwide will look at expanding new American SVOD service BBC Extra into new territories,…
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Top Gear and Amazon rival rev up
Amazon has given a name to its high-profile motoring series, while the BBC has announced…
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BBC snaps up French drama
The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The…
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C4 reports record year, but future remains unclear
Channel 4 reported record revenues of £979 million (US$1.4 billion) last year, an increased audience…
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BBC+ to deliver ‘more personal’ BBC
The BBC is due to launch a discovery app called BBC+ in the coming months,…
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Industry figures vocal in support for BBC, C4
Several actors and TV industry names used their BAFTA award acceptance speeches to register strong…
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BBC Studios to hire commercial genre heads
Mark Linsey wants three commercially-minded executives to oversee the core programme genres at BBC Studios, the…
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‘Private C4 would be overwhelmingly negative’
Privatising UK broadcaster Channel 4 would be “overwhelmingly negative” for the media industry, and the…
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BBC names new comedy commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed ex-CPL Productions producer Alex Moody as commissioning editor, comedy….
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BBC, Netflix to remake Watership Down
Global streamer Netflix and British pubcaster the BBC will remake Watership Down, with John Boyega…
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BBC Worldwide launches Asia SVOD service
BBC Worldwide is launching a multi-genre SVOD platform in Singapore this year, with plans to…
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BBC sells Shakespeare to Europe
Several European outlets have acquired the rights to Shakespeare Live! From the RSC, a two-hour…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Europe team, ups Percy
BBC Worldwide has rejigged its European operation, handing Tobi de Graaff a wider role and…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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Gov’t could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…
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Rivera leaves BBC tech post after reshuffle
BBC digital director Ralph Rivera has left his role as a result of the restructuring…
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Netflix buys Top Gear, rights picture unclear
Netflix has confirmed it is taking international rights to the BBC’s new-look Top Gear, though…
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BBC says channels safe as Kids iPlayer launches
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched a kids-specific version of its iPlayer on-demand service, while…
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Chinese VOD net takes 1,000 BBCWW hours
Chinese on-demand service Tencent has acquired more than 1,000 hours of documentary programming from BBC…
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CMC: Sky kids move is ‘step in the right direction’
Sky’s move into original children’s content commissioning has been welcomed by an influential UK kids…
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Televisa bags Top Gear, Doctor Who for SVOD
Televisa has snagged a raft of BBC programming for its recently-launched SVOD service Blim. The…
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BBC appoints Studios boss
The BBC is expected to formally appoint Mark Linsey the boss of its new in-house…
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BBCWW driving The Getaway Car into Cannes
BBC Worldwide will launch its primetime driving-entertainment format The Getaway Car in Cannes next month….
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ITV exec says BBC, NBCU SVOD ‘a good idea’
ITV executive Simon Daglish said that an SVOD partnership between the broadcaster, BBC and NBCU…
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CBeebies to make MENA debut through beIN
BBC pre-school channel CBeebies is due to launch in the Middle East and North Africa…