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NewsHarmonic adds Netflix transcoding presets
Harmonic has introduced Netflix-specific presets for its ProMedia Carbon file-based transcoder.
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NewsNetflix names release date for prison drama
Netflix will launch its fourth original series, female prison drama Orange Is The New Black, in July.
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NewsC4 puts faith in miracles and inventions
Channel 4 is to uncover miracles and astounding inventions with the help of new talent in two Twenty Twenty series.
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NewsAyoade hired as C4's Gadget Man
IT Crowd actor Richard Ayoade is to explore innovative technology for Channel 4 after taking over the role of Gadget Man from Stephen Fry.
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NewsLSE formally complains about BBC North Korea film
The London School of Economics (LSE) has made a formal complaint to the BBC Trust about the corporation’s North Korea Panorama documentary.
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NewsBBC names new Doctor Who producer
Former Torchwood producer Brian Minchin is to replace Caroline Skinner as the new executive producer of Doctor Who.
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NewsJamie Carragher signs with Sky Sports
Sky Sports has hired Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher to become a pundit for its coverage of the Premier League next season.
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NewsSix Nations producer compromised sponsorship rules
An email from a BBC Sport producer outlining how Accenture match data graphics should have been used in its Six Nations Rugby coverage compromised the corporation’s sponsorship guidelines, according to a report.
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NewsMonty Halls explores hidden depths for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned a fact ent series from Tigress following explorer Monty Halls on a string of underwater adventures.
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NewsBBC launches radio journalism apprenticeship
The BBC is launching a speech radio apprenticeship scheme aimed at giving people without a degree a break in the industry.
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NewsToday registers leap in number of female contributors
The Today programme has seen a dramatic improvement in its ratio of male to female experts, with the balance in favour of men reducing to a record-breaking 3:1 according to Broadcast’s latest figures.
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NewsBT Sport set for MotoGP deal
BT Sport is poised to snatch the rights to motorcycle racing competition MotoGP from the BBC and could give it the Formula 1 treatment.
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NewsBradby writing Great Fire of London drama for ITV
ITV News political editor Tom Bradby is writing a period drama for ITV based on the events of The Great Fire of London in 1666.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsC5 acquires FremantleMedia's Oz prison drama Wentworth
Channel 5 has acquired Australian women’s prison drama Wentworth from FremantleMedia International.
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NewsCharlotte Moore named acting BBC1 controller
Charlotte Moore has been named acting BBC1 controller after Danny Cohen’s promotion to director of television last week.
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NewsBBC1 orders second David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams book Gangsta Granny for Christmas 2013, following the success of Mr Stink last year.
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NewsBBC1 to return to The Village
BBC1’s historic drama The Village has been commissioned for a second series before the first has ended.
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NewsLondon Games take victory at Bafta TV Craft Awards
The London 2012 Games were the star of the of the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2013, with three gongs going to coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics.
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NewsC4 launches mission to re-enact D-Day Live
Channel 4 will commemorate D-Day by re-enacting its events in real time for a large-scale multiplatform event.