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Industry Trends
Behind the Scenes: Evacuation
In 2021 an epic operation to rescue 15,000 people from Kabul as the Taliban closed in sparked headlines across the globe. A new documentary gives rare insight into the emotional impact on army and airforce personnel through first-hand interviews and on-the-ground footage, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Kerensa Samanidis Appointed General Manager of BBC iPlayer
Kerensa Samanidis has been named as General Manager for BBC iPlayer.
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RTS Award 2023 Winners: Genre Defining Programming
The Royal Television Society (RTS), has announced the winners of the annual RTS programme awards, honouring production achievements that Chair of the awards, Kenton Allen described as a “genre-defining programming from the past year.”
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Government abandons plans to privatise Channel 4
The UK government has confirmed that it will no longer seek to privatise public broadcaster Channel 4.
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Channel 4 takes minority stake in Warp Films
Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund has invested in Warp Films, the prolific indie producer behind film and TV shows such as This Is England, Four Lions, and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
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RTS Conference: BBC, Channel 4 and ITV on household budgets, going digital and diversity
This year’s Royal Television Society’s London Convention saw major broadcasting heads discuss the cost-of-living crisis affecting consumer streaming behaviour, the importance of personalised and diversified content, decentralising broadcast away from London and respective internal digital developments.
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Pact calls on Liz Truss to reconsider Channel 4 privatisation
Producers’ organisation Pact has written a letter to incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss calling for her to reconsider plans to privatise Channel 4.
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Warner Bros. Discovery to headline RTS Convention
The Royal Television Society has announced that global media and entertainment heavyweight Warner Bros. Discovery will headline the London Convention 2022.
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Whisper to produce Paris 2024 Paralympic Games for Channel 4
Channel 4 has selected indie producer Whisper to produce its coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
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Channel 4 revenues top £1 billion for first time
Channel 4’s revenues have exceeded £1 billion for the first time, growing by 25% year-on-year to £1.2 billion, according to figures in its 2021 annual report.
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Channel 4 sale up in the air after Boris Johnson resignation
Plans to privatise UK broadcaster Channel 4 are in doubt following the collapse of Boris Johnson’s government.
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Stars rally behind Channel 4 and BBC at BAFTA TV Awards
Public service broadcasters won the lion’s share of prizes at the BAFTA Television Awards, which saw stars and leading industry figures speak out against the privatisation of Channel 4 and changes to the BBC licence fee.
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UK government sets out plans for TV industry reform
The UK government has confirmed its plans to overhaul the BBC licence fee, privatise Channel 4 and regulate streaming services.
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UK government to press ahead with Channel 4 privatisation
The UK government has decided to move ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4, it has been widely reported this week.
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Lord Grade selected as Ofcom chair
Former BBC Chairman and Channel 4 Chief Executive Lord Grade has been named as the new chair of UK media regulator Ofcom.
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Channel 4 to mentor and train 60 black filmmakers
Channel 4 has teamed up with We Are Parable to create a mentoring and training programme for 60 Black TV, filmmakers and content creators across the UK.
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Dawn Airey named interim chair of Channel 4
Broadcasting veteran Dawn Airey has been appointed as Channel 4’s interim chair, replacing Charles Gurassa who departs on 27 January 2022.
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Channel 4 agrees deal with Sky to air Cricket World Cup final
Sky Sports has partnered with Channel 4 to air the Cricket World Cup Final for free in the UK.