All Broadcast articles in 17 July 2015
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News
Cartesian acquires Farncombe Technology
US-based communications, tech and digital media company Cartesian has signed a deal to acquire Farncombe Technology.
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News
TV3 selects Ooyala for VoD services
Ireland’s TV3 is using Ooyala for live and VoD content across all digital devices.
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Comment
Contestable funding offers a lifeline for childrens' TV
The government’s proposals for contestable funding is a welcome move, says Oli Hyatt.
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News
Bravo pilots Lime family business format
Lime Pictures has won a pilot order from US network Bravo for a format in which family businesses will be run by the reluctant offspring of their founders.
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Government considers scaling back BBC in-house
The government has questioned whether the BBC’s in-house production division should be scaled back in its green paper on the corporation’s future.
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Comment
Time to challenge the government’s BBC agenda
The charter renewal green paper makes insidious reading for the BBC, but Jake Kanter argues that there is plenty of hope for Auntie yet.
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News
Royal secrets unearthed by C4
Channel 4 has ordered two documentaries that will explore the secrets of the Royal Family, including Prince Philip’s courtship of the Queen.
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C4 launches campaign amid privatisation talk
Channel 4 has launched a consumer-facing campaign emphasising the importance of its role as a public service broadcaster amid speculation that the government is considering its privatisation.
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Kidscreen 2016 opens for business
Registrations have opened for the Kidscreen Summit 2016, which will return to Miami with a four day programme.
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Ratings
Big Brother down on 2014
THURSDAY: Big Brother’s Live Final failed to match last year’s climax, as Channel 4’s Married at First Sight built its audience.
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News
James Purnell: charter renewal paper ‘depressing’
BBC strategy boss James Purnell has branded the government’s charter renewal green paper “depressing” in a heated debate with Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover on Newsnight.
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Critics
TV Critics: Ireland’s Wild River; Married at First Sight; The Holiday Airport
“As warm and satisfying as a giant bowl of mashed potato.”
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S4C and Sony collaborate on new orders
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has commissioned two factual entertainment formats as part of a development deal with Sony Pictures Television.
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Trust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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Sky opts for Elemental for mobile and OTT offering
Sky is using Elemental’s video processing and workflow control software to deliver content to its Sky Go and Now TV platforms.
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Humax and Freesat release new Freesat box
Humax and Freesat have released a new Freetime set-top box recorder.