More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3311
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NewsInteractive TV - Death of the red button?
C4's canning of its red button service has raised questions over interactive, but others see it as a platform for the future. James Curtis reports.
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NewsFlextech hires public strategy guru
Flextech has hired Patrick Robinson as head of public affairs, responsible for spearheading the group's lobbying efforts with Ofcom and other industry and government bodies.
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NewsHansen in shock MTV exit
London-based MTV Networks International president of creative and editor in chief Brent Hansen has quit the Viacom-owned company.
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NewsPosh duo serves salmon for BBC2
BBC2 is to screen a one-off documentary about two eccentric upper class cousins on the hunt for a Cornish salmon.
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NewsHoney We're Killing The Kids heads down under
BBC3 series Honey We're Killing The Kidsis heading down under after BBC Worldwide sold the format into Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsOctober Films buys Lodestar
October Films, the indie behind Channel 4's Cocaineseries, has acquired factual producer Lodestar Productions.
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NewsTinopolis cancels TV Corp's listing
8am:Television Corporation is no longer a traded company on the London Stock Exchange, after new owners Tinopolis cancelled its listing.
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NewsPEER POLL: Celebrity Love Island
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is ITV right to recommission Celebrity Love Island?
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NewsGovernors rule Ross not rude
BBC governors have dismissed complaints that talk show host Jonathan Ross was 'insultingly rude' when interviewing film star Nicole Kidman.
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NewsWho Do You Think You Are? goes to BBC1
2.30pm: BBC1 controller Peter Fincham has poached one of BBC2's most successful formats, Who Do You Think You Are?
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NewsReview: Davina's plug-fest
One of the highlights of Big Brother- flirting, fighting and flesh-baring aside - was presenter Davina McCall's probing interview of evicted contestants, conducted in her trademark easy, breezy style.
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UKTV in Wall to Wall deal
UKTV has acquired BBC2 series Who Do You Think You Are? after striking an unprecedented deal with indie Wall to Wall.
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Rolf's Portraits to air down under
Indie Hotbed Media is to co-produce an Australian version of its BBC1 series Star Portraits with Rolf Harris with the country's public broadcaster ABC.
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Format focus: A song for...
A new format aims to find the nation a new football anthem in time for the Fifa World Cup.
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New-look Toonami soups up schedule
Toonami is adding live-action drama and comedy to its line-up for the first time in a bid to attract more girls to the channel. New shows acquired for primetime include US comedy Life with Derekfrom Shaftsbury Films and sun and surf-based Aussie soap ...
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RDF gets first look at Special Edition
RDF Rights has signed a two-year first-look deal with indie Special Edition Films for all international TV and consumer product rights to their output. The deal will cover upcoming Channel 4 special Strictly Baby Ballroom, which follows young dancers competing over a year. RDF Rights ...
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ITV turns the cameras on Pinewood Shepperton
The action, egos and high drama of the film-making industry are set to be revealed when Shepperton and Pinewood Studios become the subjects of a forthcoming documentary series from Lab Broadcast and Shepperton-based Fire Mountain Productions.
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W10 facility doubles as training camp
A new west London-based editing facility that will double up as a Final Cut Pro training centre is set to launch next month.
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Pixel Farm release
Digital post-production specialist The Pixel Farm has announced the release of the PFTrack 3.5, a camera tracking and motion analysis product. Added features in the new version include segmented shot solving, improved geometry tracking and extensive UI and workflow improvements.
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Swepson promotion
Golden Square Post Production has promoted senior producer Andrew Swepson to head of production, where he will develop client relations. Swepson, who joined in 2004, had previously worked at The Mill as head of library, before setting up Peach Post Production in 2001. He replaces Golden Square co-founder Ewan MacLeod, ...