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BBC creates next generation Guerilla Group
The BBC is to create a new Birmingham-based digital innovation unit called the Guerrilla Group…
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SVT lines up political thriller
Swedish pubcaster SVT is lining up a political thriller from Strix Drama. Ögon Blå is…
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Sony launches Northern Ireland prodco
Sony Pictures Television is launching a production outfit in Northern Ireland. Stellify Media is a…
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De Mol’s Talpa launches branded prodcos in Europe
John De Mol’s Talpa Media is launching branded production bases in the UK, Italy and…
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BBC drama boss leaves to revive FremantleMedia’s Euston Films
The BBC’s head of drama, Kate Harwood (left), is leaving the UK public broadcaster revive…
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Raft of executive changes at BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide has created a new role for a chief of its high growth markets…
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FremantleMedia poaches Syco’s Hebden
FremantleMedia UK is replacing former interactive boss Peter Cassidy with Syco Entertainment executive producer, digital,…
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BBC lobbying for licence fee hike
The BBC will push for an inflation-based increase in its annual licence fee, according to…
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Conde Nast makes TV push with Berryman hire
Magazine publisher Condé Nast is pushing further into television format development with the hire of…
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Starz, BBC and Company Pictures team for abduction drama
Production has started on The Missing, a US-European coproduced drama about a man obsessed with…
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BBC confirms BBC Three 2015 closure plan
UK public broadcaster the BBC has confirmed that it is putting plans in motion to…
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Kumars comedy format travels to Turkey
The Kumars will be remade in Turkey after local broadcaster Star TV ordered a six…
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BBC Worldwide appoints Africa boss
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the UK pubcaster, has hired Joel Churcher as vice…
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BBC and Sky settle retransmission fee dispute
The BBC and Sky have ended a long-running dispute about retransmission fees, agreeing that the…
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BBC Trust approves online store plan
The BBC’s governing body, the BBC Trust, has approved plans by the corporation to launch…
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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…
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Wallander III sells worldwide
The third season of Wallander has sold to various territories worldwide including the UK, Australia,…
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Mentorn poaches BBC doc specialist
Mentorn Media’s Scottish office has poached Iain Scollay, a documentary specialist from UK pubcaster the…
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Canal+ captures Israel’s Hostages
French premium paycaster Canal+ has acquired Israeli thriller drama Hostages. In France, the show is…
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ABC1 drops children’s programming
Australian broadcaster ABC1 will move children’s programming to dedicated digital channels as the country completes…
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BBC claims sports viewing victory over Sky
The BBC claims it was the most-watched sports broadcaster in the UK last year, despite…