More News – Page 1231
-
NewsLevel 3 sold for £28bn
CenturyLink is to buy Level 3 in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $34bn (£28bn).
-
NewsColorfront launches new version of Transkoder
Colorfront has launched a Mac version of its on-set daillies and transcoding application Transkoder.
-
NewsGrayson Perry returns to C4
Grayson Perry is to front a series of shorts for Channel 4 after Swan Films tied with the broadcaster’s in-house creative agency 4Creative.
-
NewsBBC Studios unveils Auntie Prods
BBC Studios has dubbed Samantha Anstiss and Sam Bickley’s non-scripted division as Auntie Productions and unveiled two BBC2 commissions.
-
NewsRead to lead development of Manchester's St John's
Wimbledon Studios founder Piers Read has been appointed as director for enterprise at St John’s, the residential and business quarter being developed on the old Granada Television studios site in Manchester.
-
NewsRe-recording mixer Rhodes to join The Farm
The Farm has hired former Goldcrest Post sound re-recording mixer Adrian Rhodes.
-
NewsDock10 acquires another Manchester post facility
Dock 10 has bought 422’s Manchester post-production and visual effects business from Creative and Technical Media Services (CMTS) in a 100% shareholding deal.
-
NewsReal Marigold Hotel upgraded to BBC1
The Real Marigold Hotel is to be upgraded to BBC1 after Twofour secured a second series of the factual format.
-
NewsInfographic: the Changing Face of the BBC
To mark the 80th anniverary of the world’s first regular hi-definition television service, GoCompare.com has created an interactive guide showing evolving viewing trends at the BBC.
-
NewsAvalon plots Childline TV special
Childline could be set to become an annual Stand Up for Cancer-style televised variety special after Avalon hosted an A-list comedy gala.
-
NewsMTV inks tattoo series
MTV International is exploring the world of tattoos after ordering a docu-reality format from Gobstopper TV.
-
NewsDeputy editor to leave ITV News
ITV News’ deputy editor and director of newsgathering Tim Singleton is to leave the broadcaster after 24 years.
-
NewsLa Plante exits Prime Suspect sequel
Lynda La Plante is understood to have walked away from ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel after disputes over casting and how the story should be told.
-
NewsUniversal Channel acquires Private Eyes
Pay-TV broadcaster Universal Channel has acquired crime procedural Private Eyes from distributor Entertainment One.
-
NewsLatest version of FCP X to be showcased at London event
Soho Editors will host the first showing of the latest iteration of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X at two half-day events in London and Berlin later this month.
-
NewsCarnival hires head of development
Kudos’ head of development Joanna Strevens is to join Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films in the same role.
-
NewsOfcom unveils diversity monitoring scheme
Ofcom has pledged to “hold broadcasters to account” on diversity as it launches a monitoring programme and a dedicated online resource.
-
NewsBBC3 breaks into prison with Antidote series
Filmmaker Livvy Haydock is to front a three-part doc series investigating UK prison conditions for BBC3.
-
NewsBBC4 focuses in on photography season
BBC4 is to take a snapshot of British photography over the years with a season of programming celebrating the art.
-
NewsSundance Institute funds UK docs
The Sundance Institute has awarded more than US$1 million to a number of international documentary projects including two docs from UK indie Pulse Films.