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NewsCaitlin Moran slams lack of working class comedies
Caitlin Moran has branded the lack of female working class British comedies “shameful” after Channel 4 cancelled her Raised By Wolves sitcom.
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NewsComans joins Molinare as post production manager
Molinare has hired Emma Comans to the role of post production manager.
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NewsVubiquity extends Sky wholesale deal
Vubiquity has signed an extension to its wholesale content supply chain contract with Sky.
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NewsAvid releases connector for use with Premiere Pro
Avid has released a connector that allows Adobe Premiere Pro CC users to link into Avid’s production environment through the MediaCentral Platform.
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NewsAzimuth adds Baselight grading suite to facility
Azimuth Post has added a Baselight grading suite to its D’Arblay Street facility.
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NewsITV Sport hands NEP UK contract for OB facilities
NEP UK has won the contract to provide ITV Sport with OB facilities for its coverage of UK horse racing.
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NewsDomo to demo SOLO7 OBTX module
IBC 2016: Domo Broadcast will use IBC to show a beta version of a module that converts its SOLO7 OBTX camera back transmitter into an ENG transmitter.
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NewsDFT sells first Scanity HDR 35mm WetGate system
Film scanning company DFT has sold its first Scanity HDR 35mm WetGate system.
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NewsNHK kicks off 8K satellite service trial from Rio
Japan’s NHK has begun broadcasting an 8K Super Hi-Vision satellite service that includes coverage from the Rio Olympics.
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NewsHow Sky will deliver its UHD sport service
More than 18 months of planning and R&D will come to fruition this weekend when Sky officially launches an Ultra-High Definition (UHD) service, starting with coverage of Hull City versus Leicester City in the English Premier League.
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NewsC4 and Sky back David Frank start-up
David Frank’s online distribution platform TRX has become the first non-content company to be backed by Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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NewsFreesat launches real-time measurement
Broadcasters will have the ability to monitor how their programmes are rating in real-time after Freesat launched a Barb-like measurement system.
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NewsBBC expands New on Two strand
BBC2 has added three sitcoms to its New On Two strand as part of the channel’s forthcoming comedy season.
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NewsBBC2 to revisit Versailles
BBC2 has acquired the second series of French period drama Versailles to air on the channel next year.
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NewsVice gears up for UK launch
Vice is to produce around 60 hours of original content for its linear channel by the end of the year after unveiling its initial slate of UK shows.
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NewsUS on track to air 500 scripted shows in 2016
The boom in scripted television in the US is to continue, with more than 500 original dramas and comedies expected to air this year, according to the executive who coined the phrase ‘peak TV’.
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NewsBBC and C4 seek fresh directors
The BBC and Channel 4 have stepped up their efforts to find a broader range of voices among the next generation of TV directors through two new schemes.
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NewsBBC Worldwide expands indie empire
BBC Worldwide’s indie investment push has gathered pace with the acquisition of a stake in 72 Films, the indie established by Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and ex-Dragonfly managing director Mark Raphael.
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NewsITV gets filthy with gameshow special
ITV has commissioned a summer special gameshow in which contestants must stay clean to win cash.
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NewsIndie chiefs welcome ITV comedy plans
ITV’s plans to bolster scripted comedy across its schedules have been lauded by leading comedy producers, but the broadcaster must adapt to ensure it doesn’t fall into another “cycle of failure”, they warned.