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NewsBectu wants freelance recognition at the BBC
Broadcasting union hopes to get the backing of the freelance community to help it contest a new corporation-wide rate card.
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NewsBBC Motion Gallery strikes mobile deal
BBC Motion Gallery, the footage sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has struck a deal with content aggregator Media Gateway to distribute BBC archive content to mobile phone and internet users in Europe and the Middle East .
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Bob the Builder goes interactive
Hit Entertainment has struck a deal with US games-on-demand network TVHead to develop interactive games based on a number of its hit characters, including Barney, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and ...
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NewsMobile deal for Baby Cow world cup song
A teaser of Baby Cow's new animation Fulking Hillwill appear on mobiles ahead of a TV commission, following a deal brokered with Phones International Group by Target Entertainment.
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NewsCartoon Network to launch broadband channel
Turner Broadcasting's Cartoon Network is gearing up for the launch of a broadband TV service to be called SuperCartoonNetwork.co.uk.
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NewsFlextech content chief has his say via podcast
Flextech's content chief Malcolm Wall is positioning himself as media pundit with the launch of his own video podcast.
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Clarification
Last week's Broadcaststated that Strongroom Post and the Air Studios were rebranding as Breathe Post Production. Breathe would like to clarify that it consists of only the audio and video post facilities within the Strongroom and Air buildings. The music side of the business at ...
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Gearhouse new role
Broadcast kit hire and sales company Gearhouse Broadcast has become a value added reseller for testing and monitoring provider Tektronix, having been selected to sell and support Tektronix's baseband video test and monitoring products to clients within the M25. Tektronix product lines provided include WFM7100 multiformat waveform monitors and the ...
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Vividas in HD 'first'
Video streaming technology specialist Vividas has added HD output to its Vivcast encoding suite, which it claims allows live and pre-recorded HD video content to be streamed over the internet for the first time.
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Board role for Doshi
VTR has appointed Anshul Doshi to the board as non-executive director. Doshi is also vice-president, strategy and business development, of the company's majority shareholder, Prime Focus. Before joining Prime Focus, he worked in the corporate finance division of KPMG
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Clear finalises BBC HD ident
Clear has completed the post for the BBC's newly launched HD trial ident, created by Red Bee Media. The ident opens on the channel's new 'diamond' logo, which the camera shoots through to reveal visuals including explosions and ice textures.
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BBC to test interactive technology
The trial, which starts on 26 June on Hull city centre's Big Screen, will work via a web application server, Millicent, from interactive content specialist Best Before Media.
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London Post rebrands as Concrete
Soho-based facility London Post is to rebrand as Concrete in a bid to reposition itself in the market.
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ITV Wales pumps£2.6m into refurb
ITV Wales is to plough£2.6m into the infrastructure of its studios and office complex at Culverhouse Cross.
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Cash boost for ITN
ITN chief executive Mark Wood has confirmed that an additional£1m is to be ploughed into the company by shareholders in a bid to accelerate the growth of its archive and its mobile TV business. This latest cash investment, which follows on from a£2m boost last year, came as the company ...
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ITV strikes new media rights deal with Pact
Independent producers will be handed half of the profits from phone services on shows they make for ITV, as part of a deal between the broadcaster and producers' alliance Pact.
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Henry reveals plans for itv.com
ITV Consumer chief executive Jeff Henry has said itv.com will enable viewers to access previews, catch-ups, video-on-demand services and potentially exclusive online content within 18 months. Delivering the keynote speech at Broadcast Live's Delivery Day conference on Wednesday (21 June), Henry also revealed plans for a 'dramatic makeover' of ITV's ...
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Golden Square move
Soho facility Golden Square is expanding and relocating its 3D and design department with the whole 10-strong team moving to 4 Golden Square. The new building will also house the recently launched Disqo, a Golden Square company set up to offer creative and production expertise in the digital arena. Disqo ...
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St Anne's posts 80 Wives doc
St Anne's Post has completed the post for Talent TV's The Man with 80 Wives. In the hour-long documentary, reporter Sanjiv Bhattacharya searches for self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, who is reported to have 80 wives and over 250 children.
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Overtime? Speak to my agent-
A report on the increasing number of facilities opening editing agency arms