All Broadcast articles in 29 January 2016 – Page 5
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DPP unveils UHD delivery spec
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has published a new specification for shooting and delivering Ultra High Definition (UHD) programmes.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Real Marigold Hotel; Sugar Free Farm; The Mad World of Donald Trump
“A charming, heart-warming and at times laugh-out-loud watch.”
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Avid codecs added to Red's camera range
Red is to add Avid’s DNxHR and Avid DNxHD codecs to its Weapon, Scarlet-W and Red Raven cameras.
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Imagine extends partnership with Hewlett Packard
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will resell Imagine Communications’ products worldwide after the two companies extended their working relationship.
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SIS Live adds Middle East satellite capacity
SIS Live has upped its satellite capacity in the Middle East after permanently leasing more space on Eutelsat E10A.
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TV industry pays tribute to Pat Stimpson
Soho has been paying its respects to freelance producer Pat Stimpson who passed away unexpectedly last week at the age of 49.
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Creative industries generate record £84bn for UK
The creative industries are worth a record £84.1bn to the UK economy, according to official figures released at a time when the government is mulling radical changes to broadcasting.
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Mulville & Thoday drop BBC3 campaign
Jimmy Mulville and Jon Thoday have drawn a line under their year-long campaign to prevent BBC3 from moving online.
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Video
VIDEO: Trapped, BBC4
Icelandic drama following the murder of a man in small town, which is cut off from the outside world
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Ratings
Mary Berry unable to top previous outing
MONDAY: Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking was unable to match the audience that tuned in to the Bake Off host’s previous cooking format.
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Endemol Shine acquires digital firms
Endemol Shine UK has acquired digital production company Electric Robin and online talent management firm OP Talent.
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Pensioners body criticises ‘privatisation’ of TV licence subsidy
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has criticised the BBC for mooting plans to reduce the number of over-75s claiming free licence fees.
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Charles Gurassa appointed C4 chairman
The deputy chairman of Easyjet, Charles Gurassa, will replace Lord Burns as the next Channel 4 chair, Ofcom has revealed.
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Channel 5 orders benefits experiment
Channel 5 is to hand three families on benefits £26,000 in a new social experiment from Dragonfly.
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Critics
TV Critics: Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking; Griff’s Great Britain; Immortal Egypt; Crashing
“It’s a relief to watch a cookery programme that isn’t ripe with innuendo and sauce.”
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Children spending more time online than watching TV
British children are spending more time online than watching television for the first time, according to new research.
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Pinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.
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Discovery and Lionsgate swoop for duck stamp doc
Discovery’s Animal Planet and Mad Men producer Lionsgate have partnered to pick up hotly-tipped stamp documentary Million Dollar Duck.
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C5 scheduler resigns after airing post-watershed Benefits doc
A Channel 5 scheduler has resigned after mistakenly broadcasting a post-watershed version of Benefits Brits by the Sea on two separate occasions.
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BBC3 partners with Idris Elba as it braces for online move
BBC3 has struck a partnership with Idris Elba’s production company Green Door Pictures to produce short films showcasing new talent, as the channel gears up for its digital switch.