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UK networks retrans battle goes to Euro court

The battle between three UK broadcasters and streaming site TVCatchup is headed to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This comes after the UK Court of Appeal referred the case, which hinges on the legality of TVCatchup’s business model, to the court after again questioning whether websites should provide real-time channel streaming. […]

Channel 4 buys into another UK indie

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has bought into another emerging indie producer as part of its £20 million (US$30 million) Growth Fund investment strategy. Renowned Films is a three-year-old prodco that former BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ Duane Jones co-founded with then-students Max Welch and Tim Withers (all three pictured left). The company is known for securing […]

BBC loses Family Guy to rival ITV

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has swiped free TV rights to Fox animated comedy Family Guy from pubcaster the BBC. Under a multi-year pact with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Seth MacFarlane-created series Family Guy (pictured), American Dad, The Cleveland Show and new series Bordertown will go out on comedy and young adult-skewed ITV2. The deal […]

TV3 names Jeff Ford replacement

Ireland’s TV3 has named Lynda McQuaid as its director of content to replace the Fox International Channels-bound Jeff Ford. McQuaid will take up her post in April, when former Channel 5 chief Ford moves back to the UK to become general manager of FIC UK after more than three years in Ireland. She has previously […]

ITV hires Forde for online and on-demand

UK broadcaster ITV has named Steve Forde as director of marketing and experience, ITV Online and On Demand. Forde has worked as Channel 4’s head of viewer relationship management for the last four years. He will take up his post later this year, reporting to Paul Kanareck, director of online and brands, and Rufus Radcliffe, […]

Children’s Media Foundation says TV market failing kids

The Children’s Media Foundation has backed the research issued yesterday that suggested there is a crisis in the UK kids TV funding. The not-for-profit group added that the UK kids TV market is failing younger viewers, singling out ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 for blame. The CMF said yesterday’s report, which was launched by […]

Betty founder leaving after 14 years

Liz Warner is leaving Discovery Communications-owned producer Betty 14 years after she founded the business. She exits in April and her CEO position will not be replaced, with senior management now reporting into creative director Neil Smith. A director of programmes will additionally be hired. Four years ago, Warner sold Betty to Discovery in what […]

UK commercial PSBs attacked over kids investment

UK indies trade body Pact and Teletubbies creator Anne Wood have come together to slam the level of investment in UK kids TV programming from commercial public broadcasters, claiming a “crisis” has developed. Pact and Wood’s Ragdoll Foundation have launched a campaign to address their concerns in a report titled ‘Children’s television – a crisis […]

ITV Encore buys Swedish drama

ITV Encore has acquired Swedish drama Jordskott for UK screens. The 10-part drama from Palladium Fiction will run on the ITV-owned channel after debuting strongly on Swedish pubcaster SVT in February. The deal is with another part of ITV, international distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment. ITV director of digital channels and acquisitions Angela Jain brokered […]

ITV looks to international business for growth

Reporting strong full-year results this morning, UK broadcaster ITV said today revenue at its content unit ITV Studios will grow £100 million (US$153.4 million) this year. It also pinpointed international expansion in its new three-point growth plan. The content business has been boosted by a wave of acquisitions of production businesses, notably in the US. […]

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