All Broadcast articles in 8 April 2016 – Page 3
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NewsGlobecast adds VoD to playout capabilities
Globecast has added a VoD logistics service to its media management and playout capabilities.
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NewsAvid users gain access to Signiant fast file transfer
Avid Interplay users are to be given access to Signiant file transfer capabilities from within the MAM following collaboration between the two companies.
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Elemental software update supports HDR, VR and 8K
NAB 2016: Amazon-owned Elemental Technologies has updated the software in its delivery technology, adding new capabilities for high dynamic range (HDR), virtual reality (VR) and 8K.
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NewsGoldcrest kits out Atmos theatre with DFC3D console
Soho’s Goldcrest is installing a large-format DFC3D digital film console in its new Dolby Atmos mixing theatre, which opens next month.
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NewsTF1 trials live streamed football in 360 degrees
Viaccess-Orca and French TV channel TF1 used last week’s friendly football international between France and Russia to test live streamed coverage in 360 degrees and Ultra HD.
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NewsSky primes portrait video for Snapchat channel
Sky is refining its Snapchat offering with a drive to feature portrait videos optimised for mobile screens – as Comedy Central unveils plans to beef up its content offering on the messaging service.
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FeaturesRoss Kemp's Britain
Provide full post-production services on the 3 x 60-minute, hard-hitting documentary series for Sky 1, in which Ross Kemp explores some of the most challenging issues facing Britain today, including immigration, alcohol and child abuse.
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NewsOTT players take Mip by storm
Online video services including Netflix and Amazon ramped up the amount of content they acquire at Mip TV with a number of high-profile deals.
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsTV heavyweights to speak at Media Summit
Television industry heavyweights including James Purnell, Sophie Turner Laing and Delia Bushell will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Media Summit.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsBBC3’s first ratings revealed
The BBC has provided the first insight into how BBC3 is performing as an online-only proposition in figures disclosed exclusively to Broadcast.
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CommentLess is more for Mip TV buyers
Deals are for quality, not quantity, while drama remains the focus
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NewsBBC departures fuel unrest
A spate of senior departures from the BBC has fuelled growing unease about the cuts and organisational change facing the corporation under its new charter.
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NewsSky plans Facebook Live push
Sky is to live stream exclusive video of the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight and coverage of the junior doctors’ strike via Facebook, following a series of successful trials.
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RatingsDrive splutters for ITV
TUESDAY: Drive got off to a slow start as 2m viewers tuned in to watch the ITV format get underway.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsPaul Bennun leaves Somethin' Else after 20 years
Somethin’ Else chief creative officer Paul Bennun has left the multiplatform content business after more than 20 years.
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NewsEd Vaizey: diversity in creative industries 'unacceptable'
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has called the state of diversity in the creative industries “completely unacceptable”.