All Broadcast articles in 29 April 2011 – Page 2
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NewsMicrosoft opens Xbox Live to broadcasters
Microsoft will offer broadcasters the opportunity to distribute content via its Xbox games console following a U-turn in its content partnership strategy.
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NewsCentury goes down under to lift the lid on the lives of expats
Expat Britons in Australia are to be the focus of an observational documentary for ITV1.
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NewsThompson faces down Lords over compliance
Mark Thompson has given an impassioned defence of the BBC’s compliance system to the House of Lords communications committee.
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NewsTwofour embarks on digital OpenArchive plan
Twofour Group is developing a digital content archive featuring rare amateur and local footage sourced from regional bodies.
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NewsScarlet’s Trafford to head factual team at Keo
Paula Trafford, the former managing director of Scarlet Television, is joining Keo Films’ senior management team as head of popular factual and features.
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NewsRevealed: TV’s freelancer training gap
Financial pressures, employer cutbacks and the time-consuming task of job-hunting have led to almost a quarter of TV freelancers having had no training at all in the past four years.
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FeaturesWhat do freelancers want?
Ahead of a freelancer-themed issue next week, a major Broadcast survey lays bare the challenges faced by self-employed TV workers in keeping up to date with training. Moray Coulter reports
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NewsNHS Local revamp puts jobs at risk at Maverick
Maverick TV is in consultation with members of its NHS Local team over redundancy as part of a restructuring of its contract to provide the online health service.
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NewsUKTV’s Kingsbury to spearhead launch of PBS in the UK
US public broadcaster PBS has drafted in UKTV’s Good Food and Yesterday channel head Richard Kingsbury as it formulates plans to launch a channel in the UK.
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CommentSurvey says: pay up or lose out
The Broadcast Training Survey finds that training TV’s freelance workforce is essential to stem the brain drain
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NewsRegional indies miss out on BBC funding
A fund created by the BBC to boost regional film-making was accessed by indies just five times in its first year of existence, compared with 43 in-house productions.
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NewsITV and STV end legal battle
STV is to pay ITV £18m after both parties agreed to end nearly two years of legal dispute.
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NewsPeel set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton
MediaCityUK developer Peel looks set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton after its improved offer was accepted by the directors of the facilities group.
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Autoscript aids prompts
Autoscript has launched CountPlus and CuePlus, two prompting accessories designed to make teleprompting easier for onscreen talent.
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Dartfish shares videos
Dartfish has released the latest version of its Dartfish.TV videosharing platform
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NewsBBC R&D wins award for Piero
The BBC’s Research & Development department has received a Queen’s Award for TV graphics system Piero.
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NewsSIS launches antenna
SIS LIVE has launched Tr-uPod, a multi-band, robust tripod antenna system predominantly aimed at the SNG segment of the broadcast sector.
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NewsCollege opens for Cannes
Ravensbourne will hold one-hour 3D sessions for London-based freelancers and small-to-medium-sized creative companies at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
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NewsWohler hires EMEA execs
Wohler Technologies has made two new appointments within its EMEA sales organisation,
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NewsHDCam problems hasten shift to tapeless delivery
Content services firm JCA has seen a 20% increase in requests for file-based delivery following the halt in production of HDCam SR tape.