All Broadcast articles in 18 December 2015
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NewsKodak unveils prototype Super 8 camera
Kodak has unveiled a prototype of a new Super 8 camera as part of the company’s efforts to revive the 50-year old film format.
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NewsArris completes £1.4bn deal for Pace
Arris International has completed its £1.4bn acquisition of UK set-top box manufacturer Pace.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new chief executive
Facilities trade body UK Screen Association has appointed Neil Hatton as chief executive.
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NewsThe 10 most-read facilities stories of 2015
Exits from Soho and a couple of closures made our list of most-read articles. However, it was a blaze in Bracknell that topped our list.
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FeaturesFungus the Bogeyman
The adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ classic was unlike any other TV project, according to the VFX firm responsible for bringing the book to life.
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NewsThe 10 most-read technology stories of 2015
UHD was a theme that dominated our list of most-read stories of the year, with articles about new 4K cameras and channel launches from BT Sport and Sky proving popular with readers.
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RatingsText Santa fails to deliver ratings goods
FRIDAY: Gordon Ramsay and Gok Wan auditioning for Downton Abbey could not help ITV’s charity telethon beat its previous five instalments.
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FeaturesDickensian
The grade and audio post for the 20-part series about a world inhabited by characters from the works of Dickens.
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NewsMembership growth prompts creation of SMPTE UK Region
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has designated the UK a ‘Region’ after the UK arm of the organisation grew from 83 members in 2012 to more than 500 members this year.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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NewsC4 sell-off could deliver ‘pitiful’ return for Treasury
The return generated from selling-off Channel 4 could be “pitifully small” if its remit and operating restrictions remain in place, according to a report by Enders.
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RatingsFirst Dates proposal helps C4 beat ITV
THURSDAY: First Dates helped Channel 4 beat ITV and BBC2 at 9pm, while Hunderby crashed out with 11,000 viewers.
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NewsInternational buyers seek 'well-being' & crime formats
International buyers at UKTI and Indielab’s Meet the International Broadcasters event last week were searching for crime, health and fixed-rig programming - with backing from the likes of Netflix now seen as an added opportunity.
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PodcastTalking TV: Christmas quiz 2015
Talking TV gets festive with its third annual telly industry Christmas quiz.
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CommentMusic steps up a gear for Christmas
How viewers access music is changing - but the festive season is where it really comes into its own, says Jan Younghusband
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CriticsTV Critics: First Dates; Nation's Favourite Bond Song; Christmas on the Poverty Line; Last Panthers
“I just wonder whether, had Channel 4 been a profit-making entity it would have stuck with it.”
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NewsBBC4 acquires Blink brain doc
BBC4 has acquired Blink Films biggest-budget show, a six-part series exploring the human brain hosted by neuroscientist David Eagleman.