All Broadcast articles in 14 August 2014 – Page 2
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NewsITN Source adds Singapore office
ITN Source, the footage licensing division of ITN, has set up a sales office in Singapore in response to growing demand for archive footage in Asia.
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NewsPrillmann steps down as Arri managing director
Arri managing director Martin Prillmann is stepping down from his role after five years in charge of the Munich-headquartered camera manufacturer.
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NewsMel and Sue join ITV daytime
Princess Productions has renewed its relationship with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to launch an ITV daytime chat show to air next year.
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NewsGetty Images inks distribution deal with NHK
Getty Images has partnered with NHK’s video licensing business to distribute the Japanese broadcaster’s video content.
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NewsDTG to begin work on D-Book 8
Members of the Digital TV Group (DTG) are set to begin work on the technical specification for the support Freeview Connected.
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NewsBBC and Starz tie up for The Kills
The BBC is teaming up with US network Starz on a political conspiracy thriller produced by former HBO chief Colin Callender.
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NewsBBC2 to air Scottish Referendum live
The second Scottish debate is to air live on BBC2 after ITV opted not to show the first clash between politicians Alistair Darling and Alex Salmond.
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NewsGuidon to lead Encore's VFX team
Encore has recruited Meg Guidon to lead its new VFX division at its Wardour Street facility.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: A decade of change for TV
Click to see how British viewing habits have evolved over the past 10 years.
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NewsTom Hanks takes Yesterday back to the '60s
Factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired Tom Hanks-produced documentary series The Sixties.
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NewsBritish tech firms head for Brazil
A group of eight British media technology companies are exhibiting at SET, an exhibition organised by the Brazilian Society of Television Engineering.
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NewsThe Foundry to release Nuke v9
The Foundry will release version 9 of Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio together later this year, while existing Nuke users will be able to access open betas of all three applications in the “coming weeks”.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off settles with 7m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off held on to the majority of its audience after last week’s opener, pulling in 6.9m for its second week on BBC1.
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CriticsTV Critics: 100 Year Old Drivers; The World's War; The Beauty of Anatomy
“It’s funny. It’s supposed to be, I know, because of the maddening plinkety-plonkety this-is-funny music”
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NewsDeadline extended for Young Talent Awards
The deadline for nominations for some categories in this year’s Broadcast TECH Young Talent Awards has been extended.
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CommentYes vote could reopen old debate
Plan to create SBS is latest incarnation of top-slicing challenge, says Chris Curtis
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NewsScottish indies fear Yes vote ‘paralysis’
Scottish indies fear that the upcoming Scottish referendum could lead to an 18-month period of uncertainty and potentially “paralyse” commissioning patterns.
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NewsBoss of bust BLTV claims local TV can succeed
The boss of bust Birmingham local TV operator BLTV has claimed that Jeremy Hunt’s original broadcasting vision can still be a success, with the right conditions.
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NewsDeal Or No Deal producer sets up indie with ITVS
Glenn Hugill, the co-creator of Pointless and Deal Or No Deal producer, has set up an entertainment indie in partnership with ITV Studios.
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NewsC5 moves into drama docs with Plantagenets
Channel 5 is moving into drama documentaries for the first time with a four-part series described as “the real-life Game Of Thrones”.