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BBC1 drama set for first tax credit
22-Apr-2013
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks in the UK. -
Shine closes in on Big Talk deal
11-Apr-2013
News Corp-owned Shine Group is in advanced negotiations to acquire scripted indie Big Talk Productions. -
Skills shortage fears over UK tax break
28-Mar-2013
The UK drama community has raised concerns of a skills shortage if the imminent high-end TV tax credits prompt an influx of US drama. -
BBC3 hunts Fresh doc directors
7-Mar-2013
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their primetime debut on BBC3 as part of the UK digital channel’s Fresh documentary strand. -
Tony Hall named new BBC director general
22-Nov-2012
Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall has been appointed the new BBC director general. -
Sky picks up Harry Potter films
16-Oct-2012
All eight Harry Potter films have been added to Sky’s portfolio for three months over the crucial Christmas period. -
DCMS opens tax relief consultation for high-end TV drama
3-Oct-2012
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is nailing down the criteria used to decide which programmes are eligible for the proposed drama tax relief for high-end TV. -
Zodiak takes Scott Free’s In a Day to global market
20-Sep-2012
Brazil, India and Australia may be the next territories to recreate the “…In a Day” format for their respective audiences, with Zodiak Rights speaking to local broadcasters ahead of Mipcom. -
BBCW eyes VoD push after Netflix buys Call the Midwife
26-Jul-2012
BBC Worldwide has sold period drama hit Call The Midwife to US video-on-demand service Netflix and has identified major opportunities in the global digital market. -
Entertainment One revenues up 16%
25-Jul-2012
Peppa Pig distributor Entertainment One has seen revenue grow by 16% from 1 April until this month. -
UK PM refuses calls for Jeremy Hunt inquiry
30-Apr-2012
David Cameron has refused to refer culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s handling of the BSkyB bid to an independent investigation after being called to Parliament to answer an urgent question. -
Ofcom steps-up BSkyB scrutiny
9-Mar-2012
Ofcom has set up a team - Project Apple - to assess whether BSkyB should still hold its broadcasting licence in light of the phone hacking scandal. -
Peli, Spielberg's The River to launch in UK on iTunes
1-Feb-2012
US paranormal thriller series The River will debut on iTunes in the UK just one day after its US premiere. -
Films of Record to put life at Cern on YouTube
26-Jan-2012
Films of Record is poised to start making content for the Cern YouTube channel, which will ultimately lead to a feature-length documentary similar in scale to Life In A Day. -
C4 tackles ethics of torture in drama
12-Jan-2012
Channel 4 commissions feature drama on torture written by Guy Hibbert. -
Channel 4 boosts Britdoc funding
2-Nov-2011
Channel 4 has increased its funding of the Britdoc documentary foundation by a third and extended its funding commitment to 2013. -
Kate Crowe joining Scott Free UK in TV role
14-Apr-2011
Misfits producer Kate Crowe is joining Scott Free UK as executive producer of TV. -
Scott Free UK plans TV co-pro adaptation of Mosse’s Labyrinth
17-Mar-2011
Four-hour TV series being made with Germany’s Tandem Communications. -
Shane Meadows planning This Is England '88 special
25-Jan-2011
Channel 4 drama This is England is to return for a Christmas special ahead of a new series.
