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Horror Channel snags remastered Doctor Who
The Horror Channel in the UK has acquired a batch of remastered classic episodes of…
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Independence vote exclusive for BBC iPlayer
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a one-off comedy event exclusive to the iPlayer on-demand…
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iPlayer on trend with fashion originals
The BBC has commissioned three programmes on the forthcoming London Fashion Week to air exclusively…
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BBC, BBC America order horror series from Life on Mars Team
BBC1 and BBC America are coproducing The Living and the Dead, a new period ghost-hunter…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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BBCWW adds two commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has appointed executives formerly of National Geographic and Viacom respectively to its global…
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ITV Studios gets Possessed by new UK indie
ITV Studios and UK producer Glenn Hugill are setting up a new UK indie, Possessed…
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BBC and Starz join for adaptation of The Kills
UK public broadcaster the BBC and US premium cable net Starz are teaming to adapt…
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Analysis: Will ITV get its way on UK retransmission fees?
ITV says the wider industry will back its aggressive to push to get the UK’s…
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BBC Worldwide hires ex-ITV sales boss for Europe
BBC Worldwide has recruited Tobi de Graaff as executive VP of its Western Europe division….
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ITV to sell Kevin Lygo’s BBC drama
ITV Studios’ programme sales arm will take international rights to Walter, the upcoming Kevin Lygo…
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Lord Coe won’t run in BBC Trust race
Former athlete, Conservative politician and London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe has taken himself out of…
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YouView secures future
UK connected TV platform YouView has secured completion of an agreement between its shareholders that…
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Canal+, ABC visit BBC’s Happy Valley
French pay TV platform Canal+ and Australian pubcaster ABC are among buyers of the BBC’s…
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BBC Worldwide posts revenue drop as UK, US decline
BBC Worldwide’s overall revenue was down in 2013/2014, although headline profit inched up. The commercial…
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Social layer added to iPlayer, ITV Player and 4oD
Beamly, the service that was recently rebranded from Zeebox, has launched a new Chrome extension…
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Cohen terms comments ‘disappoint indie TV sector’
The body that represents UK indie prodcos has slammed comments from the BBC’s Danny Cohen…
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Buyers Briefing digital season: news digest
As part of our new weekly Buyers Briefing feature, we run down the biggest news…
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Indies welcome BBC quota move
The industry group representing UK indie producers has welcomed the BBC’s move to scrap programming…
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BBC quotas to be scrapped after TV mega-mergers
The BBC will scrap the mechanism by which it divides up in-house and independent production…
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BBC, BBC America order epic period drama from Downton Producer
UK pubcaster the BBC and US cable net BBC America have commissioned The Last Kingdom,…
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BBC Drama restructures with Harwood successors
UK pubcaster the BBC has created three England-based head of drama roles, as part of…
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Paul Jackson joins Videojug, targets Buzzfeed and Vice
Ex-Eyeworks, BBC and ITV executive Paul Jackson has taken a consultancy role at Videojug as…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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Arte and BBC join forces for Obama doc
French cultural channel Arte and UK public broadcaster the BBC are joining forces to make…
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BBC plans Ultra HD Commonwealth Games coverage
The BBC has unveiled plans to make the first live Ultra High Definition broadcast of…
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BBC Worldwide producing Daft Punk doc for Canal+
Canal+ has commissioned BBC Worldwide Productions France to create a 1x60mins documentary about French DJ…
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BBC ‘plays it too safe’, says acting Trust chair
The BBC’s flagship channel, BBC One, can “sometimes feel too predictable” and “plays it too…
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BBC spotlights Lance Armstrong pre-Tour de France
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story ahead of…
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BBC boss: UK drama matches US fare
The director of television at UK pubcaster the BBC has claimed the notion that US…