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NewsSister Pictures opens comedy label
Jane Featherstone’s fledgling indie Sister Pictures has launched a “naughty” authored comedy label run by Flowers producer Naomi de Pear.
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NewsSacked BBC journalist awarded £50k
Chandana Keerthi Bandara, a BBC journalist working on its Sri Lankan Sinhala service, has been awarded £50,000 compensation by an employment tribunal after his failure to prioritise news of Prince George’s birth contributed to his dismissal in 2015.
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NewsRoughcut opens branded arm
People Just Do Nothing producer Roughcut TV has established a branded content arm in the wake of a PlayStation video game campaign.
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NewsLivity to expand social video
Branded content business Livity is to turbocharge its multiplatform network of video channels after securing a £1.5m investment.
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NewsGeater named Bafta commercial chair
All3Media chief operating officer Sara Geater has been appointed chair of the Bafta commercial committee, replacing media lawyer Medwyn Jones.
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NewsBBC Wales plans £9m savings
BBC Wales is seeking to save £9m per year by 2022 as part of a major shake-up of senior management and commissioning staff.
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NewsITV plans This Morning live event
ITV daytime stalwart This Morning is to be turned into a live visitor experience.
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NewsGame of Thrones breaks Emmy record
Game of Thrones broke a record set by Frasier 12 years ago to scoop the highest number of Emmys won by a fictional series.
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NewsDrama start-up appoints writer in residence
Dancing Ledge Productions has awarded first-time writer and director Caroline Bartleet its inaugural writer’s residency.
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NewsBBC Studios consultation kicks off
The Trust has launched a public consultation into the BBC’s plans to transform its in-house production arm into a commercial subsidiary.
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NewsAbraham: Bake Off will fund risky shows
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has written to key suppliers and stakeholders claiming that the audacious swoop for The Great British Bake Off will allow the broadcaster to invest in more risk-taking programmes.
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NewsCarnival creates cyber-warfare drama
Carnival Films is developing a dystopian cyber-warfare drama based on Alex Gibney’s documentary Zero Days.
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NewsAlison Sharman lands indie job
Former ITV exec Alison Sharman has joined Thoroughly Modern Media, the fledgling indie that produced Heston’s Dinner In Space.
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NewsITV renews The X Factor and BGT
The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will remain on ITV until 2019 after the broadcaster struck a three-year deal.
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News5 News editor moves to Sky
5 News editor Cristina Nicolotti Squires has been appointed director of content at Sky News.
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NewsC4 orders Jon Richardson doc
Comedian Jon Richardson is to front a one-off programme on Channel 4 exploring the reasons to be terrified of life.
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NewsCanon shows 4K displays for TV and cinema
IBC 2016: Canon showed off two new professional displays for 4K broadcast and cinema workfl ows.
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NewsAcquisitions and investments announced in Amsterdam
IBC 2016: A raft of deals were announced at IBC, as some of the industry’s larger vendors and serial acquirers moved to plug gaps in their product ranges and bolster their IP expertise by snapping up a host of niche vendors.
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NewsManufacturers reveal IP progress
IBC 2016: Manufacturers were keen to show attendees that they have made great strides over the past few months in their efforts to provide broadcasters with the tools they needed to move from SDI infrastructure to IP-based workflows.