All Broadcast articles in 30 July 2015 – Page 5
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Adam Crozier: BBC entertainment must be distinctive
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed he is comfortable with the BBC producing and airing entertainment formats such as Strictly Come Dancing so long as they are “distinctive”.
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Creative Skillset launches industry census
Creative Skillset has launched its Creative Media Industries Census – offering employers the chance to help build a picture of the industry.The census period starts today and runs until 30 October with TV production companies and distributors among those encouraged to fill in the online form.The results will help the ...
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7 Wonder wins first C4 commission
Davina McCall is to front 7 Wonder’s first Channel 4 commission – a health-based format combining features and factual elements.
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ITV profit soars by 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits mushroomed by 31% in the first half of 2015, bolstered by another strong performance from its expanding production arm.
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BBC hunts for virtual reality ideas
The BBC is to invest £100,000 in immersive virtual reality ideas to trial via BBC Taster - its online testing ground for innovative projects.
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Public beta of DaVinci Resolve 12 released
The public beta of version 12 of DaVinci Resolve is now available for download from the Blackmagic Design website.
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Ncam intros entry level tracking tech at IBC
IBC 2015: Ncam will launch a new entry-level camera tracking solution at IBC.
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Megahertz to showcase leased SNG truck
IBC 2015: Systems integrator Megahertz will showcase a newsgathering truck that was built to an unusual brief on its stand at IBC in September.
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Nigel Pickard joins Nevision board
Nigel Pickard has joined the board of drama financiers and producer Nevision after stepping down as chief executive of Zodiak UK Kids and chair of The Foundation last year.
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SMPTE to host UHD discussion at IBC
IBC 2015: SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) will present a technical session on Ultra HD at IBC in September.
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Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner launch Bad Wolf in Wales
BBC Worldwide’s US production chiefs Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner will launch their drama indie Bad Wolf next month with backing from the Welsh government.
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Sky Arts orders first Amplify projects
Sky Arts has commissioned the first projects from its £1m-per year Amplify initiative.
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Audible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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Behind The Scenes
The Boy Who Wanted His Leg Cut Off, BBC3
BBC3 took a risk with our doc, but it was a human story worth telling, says Jazz Gowans
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VIDEO: Drama on ITV
A peek at some of ITV’s autumn dramas including Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein and the final series of Downton Abbey.
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Prized Apart bows out with under 3m
SATURDAY: BBC1 gameshow Prized Apart bowed out with a performance narrowly above series average after only breaking the 3m viewer mark during its opening episode.
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Top Gear ‘pikey’ reference cleared for second time
Ofcom has cleared Top Gear over the use of the word “pikey” – just months after the BBC Trust reached the same decision.
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Celebrity MasterChef beats 2014 final
FRIDAY: Celebrity Masterchef concluded on a high, adding 400,000 to last year’s audience.
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Lee Bartlett to leave Discovery
Discovery’s Lee Bartlett is to leave the company five years after joining from ITV.