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Berlin-based company will work to improve production processes and create content
Beta Film backs AI start-up Chapter41
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November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Berlin-based company will work to improve production processes and create content
Netflix tentpole makes quiet return as Game of Wool boosts Channel 4
Squid Game: The Challenge fails to match heights of debut
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November 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Netflix tentpole makes quiet return as Game of Wool boosts Channel 4
The BBC has shot itself in the foot, not through inherent bias but by failing to take action when the crisis hit
Dorothy Byrne: The BBC’s biggest problem is its silence
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November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The BBC has shot itself in the foot, not through inherent bias but by failing to take action when the crisis hit
EMEA commissioners acknowledge impact of celebrity talent but reiterate need for 'authenticity'
Disney+ seeks docs about ‘normal people’
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November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
EMEA commissioners acknowledge impact of celebrity talent but reiterate need for 'authenticity'
Charity's chief executive to retire next year
Theresa Wise to step down from the RTS
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November 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Charity's chief executive to retire next year
The TiVo 2025 UK Video Trends Report finds 52.7% of viewers watch free-to-air TV content through apps
Report finds more UK TV viewers watch through apps than linear
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November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The TiVo 2025 UK Video Trends Report finds 52.7% of viewers watch free-to-air TV content through apps
Outgoing DG and chair Samir Shah issue rallying call to colleagues and insists there was no 'coup' to displace him
Tim Davie tells BBC staff to stay focused in face of ‘weaponisation’ of work
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November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Outgoing DG and chair Samir Shah issue rallying call to colleagues and insists there was no 'coup' to displace him
David Ellison reveals plans for 'significant expansion' of TV studio operations in first quarterly earnings
Paramount Skydance to up content spend by $1.5bn in 2026
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November 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
David Ellison reveals plans for 'significant expansion' of TV studio operations in first quarterly earnings
Kids animation studio Blue Zoo to be recognised for cultural impact
The Adventures of Paddington indie lands Bafta Special Award
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November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Kids animation studio Blue Zoo to be recognised for cultural impact
Grandees believe the corporation could have acted differently when complaints were first made and once they became public last week
Analysis: BBC inaction over Prescott warnings contributed to leadership downfall
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November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Grandees believe the corporation could have acted differently when complaints were first made and once they became public last week
Ex-BBC journalist Mark Urban on the workforce divisions at the root of what has become a deep crisis for the BBC
Mark Urban: The BBC must get a grip on its internal approach to tackling bias
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November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Ex-BBC journalist Mark Urban on the workforce divisions at the root of what has become a deep crisis for the BBC
BBC pair announced their shock departures from the corporation at the weekend
Were Tim Davie and Deborah Turness right to resign? Broadcast asks the industry
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November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
BBC pair announced their shock departures from the corporation at the weekend
Samir Shah lays out additional reforms to editorial and journalism procedures
BBC chair apologises for ‘error in judgement’ over Trump doc
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November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Samir Shah lays out additional reforms to editorial and journalism procedures
Content chief points to staff guidelines in memo and admits feeling 'incredibly sad' at Tim Davie and Deborah Turness exits
Kate Phillips urges social media caution amid BBC fallout
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November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Content chief points to staff guidelines in memo and admits feeling 'incredibly sad' at Tim Davie and Deborah Turness exits
Adam Middleton joins as head of super-indie's digital and branded content division in the UK
Fremantle adds former C4 exec to lead digital unit
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November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Adam Middleton joins as head of super-indie's digital and branded content division in the UK
Star-studded entertainment format will return as report finds the franchise gave Scotland a £21.8m boost
BBC recommissions The Celebrity Traitors
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November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Star-studded entertainment format will return as report finds the franchise gave Scotland a £21.8m boost
David Yelland, Charles Moore and Caroline Dinenage among those reacting to the shock departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness
BBC resignations: media heavyweights weigh in as ‘coup’ claims surface
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November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
David Yelland, Charles Moore and Caroline Dinenage among those reacting to the shock departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness
Emma Young to deliver premium factual reality series and formats at Banijay UK label
Shine TV cements Hunted exec in permanent senior role
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November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Emma Young to deliver premium factual reality series and formats at Banijay UK label
The energetic and determined DG has called time on his tenure after the cumulative pressure of controversy after controversy, writes Chris Curtis
Leader: Trump troubles tipped Tim Davie over the edge
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November 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The energetic and determined DG has called time on his tenure after the cumulative pressure of controversy after controversy, writes Chris Curtis
CMSC chair Caroline Dinenage addresses double resignation of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness
Samir Shah response over editorial failings imminent
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November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
CMSC chair Caroline Dinenage addresses double resignation of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness
BBC News boss acknowledges mistakes but rejects allegation of institutional bias #TimDavie #DeborahTurness #BBC
Deborah Turness reveals resignation rationale
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November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
BBC News boss acknowledges mistakes but rejects allegation of institutional bias #TimDavie #DeborahTurness #BBC
Director-general cites 'intense personal and professional demands' of role in polarised times #TimeDavie #BBC #DeborahTurness
BBC: Tim Davie, Deborah Turness and Samir Shah statements in full
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November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Director-general cites 'intense personal and professional demands' of role in polarised times #TimeDavie #BBC #DeborahTurness
DG and News boss in shock double resignation
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness to leave the BBC
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November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
DG and News boss in shock double resignation
Robin Parker explores how Nanny Caddie set out to celebrate neurodivergence and creativity for ITV's Fresh Cuts strand
Play Time: comedians, schoolchildren and 90 minutes to make a show. What could go wrong?
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November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Robin Parker explores how Nanny Caddie set out to celebrate neurodivergence and creativity for ITV's Fresh Cuts strand
Single to hear first-time testimony of IDF members on war in Gaza
Zandland to access Israeli soldiers in debut ITV doc
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November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Single to hear first-time testimony of IDF members on war in Gaza