All Broadcast articles in 17 September 2015
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NewsMolinare prepares for 4K with storage investment
London-based post house Molinare has invested in a new EMC Isilon storage cluster providing over half a petabyte of high speed storage.
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NewsThai broadcaster seeks UK kids content
Thai state broadcaster MCOT is hunting for ‘edutainment’ content from British producers for a fledgling children’s channel.
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NewsSky boss backs BBC over Jeremy Clarkson crisis
Stuart Murphy has strongly backed the BBC’s handling of the Jeremy Clarkson crisis and revealed that a Sky discussion on swooping for the presenter was dismissed in “10 seconds”.
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NewsITV wants Olympics but rejects BBC Studios
ITV plans to go toe-to-toe with the BBC to win Olympics rights from Discovery and has warned the corporation has massively underestimated the task of creating BBC Studios.
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NewsBBC trials interactive Casualty
The BBC has launched an interactive episode of Casualty via BBC Taster, its online testing ground.
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NewsChina TV conference opens in London
Producers and broadcasters have been invited to the first China-UK Film & TV Conference at London’s Institute of Directors.
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NewsTravel Channel trials live restart service
Travel Channel is to become the first broadcaster to trial Arqiva’s live restart functionality, allowing viewers to instantly skip back to the start of any programme during its broadcast.
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RatingsFlockstars and Stephen Fry average 2m
THURSDAY: ITV’s Flockstars and Stephen Fry in Central America both bowed out with less than 2m viewers as Channel 4’s Hunted lost 400,000 viewers.
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NewsBBC Music drums up iPlayer formats
BBC Music is searching for original entertainment formats for iPlayer - with a focus on shows with female-appeal.
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NewsWorkflow pioneer urges early adoption of IP-based kit
IBC 2015: Broadcasters need to be bold in adopting IP workflows, according to the architect of a live IP demonstration at IBC this week.
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NewsBBC News boss calls for election debate overhaul
Director of BBC News and current affairs James Harding has warned that future election debates need to be managed “properly and carefully” to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2015.
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NewsIn brief: Wimbledon; Arrow; Fremantle; RDF; Connected Studio; Horse & Country, Albert+
The BBC has extended its deal with Wimbledon, while Fremantle Media has made its latest acqusition. Read on for more.
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NewsCanvas demos 3D printed VR camera holder
IBC 2015: A prototype 3D-printed virtual reality camera holder was demonstrated by Canvas, Al Jazeera’s media technology incubator, in the Future Zone at IBC.
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NewsTechnicolor and Elemental team up for HDR showcase
IBC 2015: Technicolor teamed up with Elemental to demonstrate a live Ultra HD (UHD), high dynamic range (HDR) workflow in Amsterdam.
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FeaturesBehind the scenes: Rugby World Cup 2015
For the Rugby World Cup kicking off in September, host broadcaster ITV will be rolling out a series ofinnovations in replay technology, camera positioning and fibre connectivity. Adrian Pennington reports
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NewsDiscovery eyes UK broadcasters
Discovery Communications is open to the prospect of buying a major UK broadcaster according to president David Zaslav – but he remained cool on the prospect of bidding for Premier League rights.
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NewsSky Sports kicks Soccer AM onto YouTube
Sky Sports show Soccer AM is to launch across social media platforms including YouTube and Vine following a partnership with multiplatform network Whistle Sports.
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NewsScottish culture secretary: BBC Studios must avoid monopoly
The Scottish culture secretary has warned the BBC against “undue domination” of the production market when commercialising its production arm.
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CriticsTV Critics: George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces; Calculating Ada; The Special Needs Hotel; Three Kinds of Stupid; Hunted
“With all the flashbacks to previous projects and flash-forwards to treats in store, it’s a little bit frantic.”
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NewsSolid start for Saturday Night Takeaway US
The US version of Saturday Night Takeaway has become NBC’s biggest non-scripted launch since gameshow Take It All three years ago.