All Broadcast articles in 22 January 2016 – Page 2
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Comment
Making the most of co-pro opportunities in Germany
Interest in international co-production among Germany producers has never been higher. Miriam Ducke, senior trade adviser for Creative Industries, Berlin explains why.
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News
Absolute outsources IT to ERA’s hosted service
Visual effects house Absolute has outsourced the production IT requirements for its Poland Street office to ERA’s hosted services.
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Sky strikes pan-European Showtime partnership
Showtime programming including New York drama Billions and the re-make of Twin Peaks will air on Sky Atlantic after a pan-European deal was agreed with CBS Corporation.
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Sam acquires workflow firm Mantrics
Sam (Snell Advanced Media) has completed its acquisition of Italy-based workflow and asset management firm Mantrics.
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Ericsson launches TV data toolkit
Ericsson has launched a data analysis toolkit to help broadcasters and video on demand platforms aggregate and analyse data about viewing habits.
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Berlin Film Festival unveils first TV projects
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the first tranche of high-end TV series to launch at the German market in February.
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C4 reveals Love immigration doc details
Love Productions’ latest Channel 4 documentary series about immigration, Keeping Up With the Khans, is due to air from next month.
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Features
Training: Stepping Up
Creative Skillset’s Stepping Up scheme allows those working in TV to advance their career by learning from experienced colleagues. Broadcast speaks to three people helped by the project
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Walter Presents hits 1m views
Channel 4’s foreign-language VoD service Walter Presents has reached 1m views two weeks after launching.
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Ratings
National TV Awards slump to seven-year low
WEDNESDAY: The National Television Awards received its lowest ratings in seven years, while 10,000 BC stuttered on its return to Channel 5.
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Critics
TV Critics: Comic Strip Presents ... Red Top; The Town That Took on the Taxman; 10,000 BC Two Tribes
“If there’s one flaw in Red Top, it’s that it tries too hard to tick every box of this evolving story.”
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Bigger Bang eyes entertainment & drama
Bigger Bang, the indie established by former Darlow Smithson executives Ben Bowie and Iain Riddick, is developing drama projects and entertainment formats alongside its heartland specialist factual programming.
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Tony Hall reflects on ‘dark chapter’ after Savile report leak
Tony Hall has described Jimmy Savile’s BBC tenure as a “a dark chapter” in the corporation’s history after a draft copy of the Dame Janet Smith Review was leaked to investigative journalism website Exaro.
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Bectu battles MPC for recognition
Bectu is prepared to go to the government’s Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) to get union recognition at visual effects house MPC, Broadcast has learned.
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The Broadcast Interview
Gary Davey, Sky
Sky’s managing director of content talks to Chris Curtis about going head to head with US studios, losing Stuart Murphy, and his search for a pan-European scripted blockbuster
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Comment
We’re moving in the right direction with disability
The TV industry is working hard to allow disabled workers to shine, says Kevin Walker
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Will Watch’s new chapter bring fresh breakout hits?
UKTV will hope that rebrand plus new orders will put W on the map, says Stephen Arnell
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Keeping SVoD in perspective
Netflix and Amazon are about subs not viewers, says Kate Bulkley
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Igloo Post takes delivery of Quantel Rio 4K system
Soho wildlife specialist Igloo Post has installed a Quantel Rio 4K with Neo panel. The boutique facility took delivery of the SAM-manufactured kit last week.
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BFI preserves film archive using DFT Scanity scanner
The BFI National Archive has installed a DFT Scanity HDR film scanner at its Conservation Centre in Berkhamsted to assist with the ongoing digitisation of the UK’s fi lm and television archive.