All Broadcast articles in 22 October 2010 – Page 6
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HRA upgrades in-house storage capabilities
Fireman Sam animation studio Hibbert Ralph Animation (HRA) has increased the amount of central storage at its D’Arblay Street facility as it looks to better deal with an increased workload and the move to HD.
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JCA adds Arriscan in £1m restoration upgrade
JCA has begun a £1m investment programme that will see new kit, staff and services added to its film restoration capabilities
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Take 2 supplements lighting fleet with ELP deal
Camera equipment supplier Take 2 Film Services has bought £400,000 worth of lighting equipment from Elstree Light and Power (ELP).
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Forbidden raises £1.6m through share placement
Forbidden Technologies, the developer of the cloud-based video editing and logging platform FORscene, has raised £1.6 million through a share placement.
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Four endings filmed for Emmerdale court drama
Soap bosses have filmed four different endings to Emmerdale’s Ryan Lamb court drama.
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ITV News to poll nation on spending cuts
ITV News is to provide viewers with year-long analysis of how the government’s spending cuts are affecting the nation.
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BBC Trust to fight any loss of free TV licences
The BBC Trust has warned the Government it would fight any move to force it to meet the cost of free television licences for the over-75s.
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Ofcom approves YouView
Ofcom has announced it will not open an investigation into proposed video-on-demand service YouView despite complaints from Virgin Media and BSkyB.
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ITV seals X Factor mega deal
ITV has secured The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent for a further three years as part of a deal that will also see it air the US versions of both shows.
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BBC clinches TV rights to Bristol films
The BBC has secured the rights to show three new feature-length films from Bristol that are being funded by regional agency South West Screen.
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BBC pension deficit just £1bn, NUJ claims
The BBC’s claim that its pension deficit could be as much as £2bn has come under renewed scrutiny, with the NUJ claiming it has seen “leaked figures” putting it at less than half that amount.
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Ex-ITN chief to call for regulation reform
Stewart Purvis, the former Ofcom partner and ex-chief executive of ITN, is to call for a new Communications Act that would introduce major reforms to content regulation.
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ITV orders tribute for Corrie's Duckworth
ITV is to air a special tribute show to Coronation Street character Jack Duckworth when he leaves the soap this year.
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Drop Harry docudrama, says Armed Forces chief
The head of the Armed Forces has written to Channel 4 to demand it does not show a “dramatised documentary” based on what would happen if Prince Harry were to be taken prisoner in Afghanistan.
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FremantleMedia acquires games developer
FremantleMedia, the company behind the X Factor, has acquired a majority stake in a games developer as part of an ongoing strategy to diversify the business.
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Ad budgets on the rise
UK marketers saw their advertising budgets increase by 0.5% in the three months to the end of September, the latest Bellwether survey has shown.
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Comment
Downton spearheads ITV success
ITV drama is enjoying somewhat of a purple patch, scoring strong audiences with a hat trick of productions, writes Jake Kanter.
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Lost Burgess story to be broadcast on R3
BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast an unpublished short story by A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess.
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BBC to launch HD Sound
The BBC is to launch an extra high quality audio stream for online radio, called HD Sound, later this month.
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Ratings
Downton Abbey hits new high
SUNDAY: ITV’s stately drama Downton Abbey continued to outclass the competition, recording its highest audience of the series so far.