All Broadcast articles in 18 November 2016 – Page 2
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NewsIn brief: RTS; Brightcove; Peter Western; C4 & Visable; Pulse
The RTS has appointed a new chair, while the Snowman and the Snowdog animator is to be honoured by Bafta. Read on for more
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NewsIndielab seeks producers for investment training
Non-London indies will be offered the opportunity to receive training from Indielab to help them unlock funding, as the TV accelerator programme prepares to return for a second year.
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NewsClaudia Rosencrantz leaves Jamie Oliver Group
Claudia Rosencrantz is leaving Jamie Oliver Media Group after four years at the business.
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NewsVirtual reality in ‘urgent need’ of more formats
Virtual reality is urgently in need of formats, according to the producers of the BBC’s Easter Rising: Voice Of A Rebel and 7/7 bombing documentary Witness 360.new
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CommentGoing out on a limb for topical comedy
It took C4 at its most collaborative to pull off The Last Leg’s election special, says Syeda Irtizaalis
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Behind The ScenesInside The Ambulance, W
We wanted to get an intimate view of the ambulance crews. The solution: shooting on GoPro cameras and wrangling data in the back of a Volkswagon, says Jacqueline Hewer
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CommentA giant leap for broadcasting
Where Nat Geo has boldy gone, others will follow, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsDragonfly takes fresh approach for factual
Endemol Shine indie Dragonfly is looking to take inspiration from scripted series after Kim Shillinglaw called for a fresh approach to factual programming.
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Features
Yonderland
Post PlatformClient Working Title TelevisionBrief Picture and audio post-production of the third series of the family-friendly surreal comedy.How it was done More than 800 VFX shots were completed in-house by Platform’s VFX team, led by supervisor and VFX artist Anthony Jarvis. Much of the work involved the creation of a ...
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FeaturesThe Grand Tour
Picture and audio post-production of the 11 x 60-minute and 1 x 90-minute UHD and HDR series for Amazon Prime
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FeaturesTelevising the IP revolution
A panel of experts at the Broadcast TECH IP Summit discussed the technology’s potential as a creative tool, through advancements such as object-based broadcasting and remote production
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NewsFramestore returns to TV VFX
Framestore is looking to make a fully-fledged return to television after successfully delivering visual effects (VFX) shots and graphics on a broadcast series for the first time in more than seven years.
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NewsTrade bodies merge to form UK Screen Alliance
Animation UK is to become a membership-based trade organisation for the first time after forming a partnership with the UK Screen Association.
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NewsViceland eyes acquisitions
Vice is to start acquiring third-party content in the UK for the first time as it looks to bolster the programming line-up of fledgling linear channel Viceland.
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NewsNHU producer joins Plimsoll
The series producer of Planet Earth II is to join Grant Mansfield’s Plimsoll Productions as the business expands its highend wildlife output.
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NewsITVS' Tall Story lands second order
Tall Story Pictures, the ITV Studios label run by Francis Hopkinson, has scored its second commission since a rebrand “put some air” between it and the rest of ITV’s drama units.
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NewsMoore on hunt for next big entertainment idea
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore is stepping up her search for the next generation of entertainment formats after the broadcaster lost The Voice and The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsAnalysts warn ITV faces tough times ahead
The sharp drop in TV advertising at the tail end of 2017, which resulted in ITV projecting an annual 3% drop in ad revenue, is likely to continue into 2017, analysts have warned.
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NewsITV reveals entertainment plan
ITV is hunting for entertainment formats with the potential to go viral as it seeks to change the tone of the channel with a raft of new weekday and Saturday teatime shows.
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NewsBBC4 to show more emotion
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has revealed a corporation-wide drive to move away from the ‘Reithian mode’ of storytelling in favour of greater emotional engagement.