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NewsArqiva launches first virtualised service
IBC 2016: Arqiva has launched its Pop-Up Playout service, a cloud-orchestrated offering for the distribution of linear TV channels.
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NewsAutodesk updates Flame with new 3D features
IBC 2016: Autodesk has released an update for Flame that includes new 3D scene navigation features as well as enhancements for working with other Autodesk software and third-party 3D animation tools.
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NewsSAM unveils 4K replay system
IBC 2016: Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has introduced the LiveTouch 4K highlights and replay system at IBC.
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NewsPanasonic adds two more 4K cameras
IBC 2016: Panasonic has expanded its range of 4K cameras with the launch of the AG-UX180 and the AG-UX90.
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NewsBlackmagic announces two acquisitions with deals for Fairlight and Ultimatte
IBC 2016: Blackmagic Design has made two acquisitions, buying audio specialist Fairlight and green screen compositing hardware firm Ultimatte.
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NewsKirkham confirmed as BBC factual boss
Back In Time For Dinner commissioner Alison Kirkham has been confirmed as the BBC’s head of factual commissioning, more than a year after being installed in the role on a temporary basis.
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NewsNetflix sparks kids’ resurgence
Netflix’s push into live-action kids’ programming has triggered a “complete resurgence” in the genre, according to Lime Pictures boss Kate Little.
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NewsRoy Ackerman exits Pulse Films
Pulse Films unscripted boss Roy Ackerman has left the indie after just over a year and will be replaced by creative director Emma Cooper.
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NewsBroadcast Commissioning Forum lines up first speakers
ITV entertainment chief Siobhan Greene will discuss the search for big-ticket entertainment hits as a keynote speaker at this year’s Broadcast Commissioning Forum.
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NewsMagic Light lands BBC1 Christmas animation
Magic Light Pictures is adapting Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s children’s book The Highway Rat for BBC1.
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NewsNHU set for transformation
The BBC’s Natural History Unit is to become more “entrepreneurial” under the leadership of Julian Hector as it prepares to make programmes for third-party broadcasters for the first time.
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NewsIcelandic noir Case heads to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign language streaming service Walter Presents has acquired Red Arrow International’s Icelandic crime drama Case.
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NewsMTV seeks extreme ideas and big personalities
Geordie Shore and Ex On The Beach broadcaster MTV is looking for “bigger cast members and more and more extreme situations”, but producers warned of the health and safety risks associated with reality TV.
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NewsChannel 4 refreshes Crystal Maze
RDF-backed entertainment indie Fizz is to make its reboot of cult Channel 4 gameshow The Crystal Maze “relevant and refreshed” for a younger generation.
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NewsBT beefs up digital video offering
IBC 2016: BT is to turbocharge its digital video offering after forging partnerships with Google and Accenture.
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NewsRoss acquires Abekas for server and replay technology
IBC 2016: Ross Video has acquired Abekas, the California-headquartered manufacturer of production servers, delay machines, effects systems and editing kit.
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NewsBT Sport signs up for Piero Augmented Reality
IBC 2016: BT Sport has been announced as the first customer of Ericsson’s Piero Augmented Reality (AR) software.
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NewsEricsson launches virtualised playout for UKTV
IBC 2016: Ericsson and UKTV have unveiled a virtualised playout system that the broadcaster will use to launch live events across its portfolio of channels.
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NewsSky shifts gear for VR drive
Sky has kicked off an ambitious push into commissioning virtual reality (VR) content as the BBC maintains a watching brief on consumer appetite for the format.
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NewsBBC Worldwide fund backs 20 shows
BBC Worldwide is developing 20 non-scripted projects as part of its Paper to Pitch fund and has backed its first commission.