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NewsAvid releases updates based on Orad technology
Avid has updated two graphics products based on technology it absorbed as part of its acquisition of Orad last year.
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NewsCTBF and Big Talk launch emerging writer scheme
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF) has teamed up with Big Talk Productions and the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival to launch a major emerging writers scheme.
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NewsBBC lines up Bake Off Christmas special
Previous contestants from The Great British Bake Off are to return to the tent for a BBC1 Christmas special.
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NewsIn brief: ITV2 & CBBC prepare pilots
CBBC has unveiled the pilot-scoring winner of its Anim8 competition, while Rylan Clark-Neal is to front an ITV2 pilot.
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NewsBBC leadership team: the final eleven
BBC deputy director general Anne Bulford and director of content Charlotte Moore are in line for pay increases after both were handed expanded remits as part of yesterday’s shake-up.
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NewsBBC2 vision in the spotlight
Senior figures have backed the plan to make BBC2 the home of authored programming, and urged new channel editor Patrick Holland to cast the net wide to find distinctive voices.
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NewsTop Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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NewsChannel 4 to replenish Growth Fund
Channel 4’s Growth Fund is primed to be extended beyond its initial £20m investment pot and is expected to deliver its first return within 12 months.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsPurnell explains BBC Children's move
BBC Children’s new home as part of the strategy and education department will enable the corporation to learn from the “frontline” of changing audience behaviours, according to James Purnell.
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NewsStudio Lambert options Scilly Sergeant
Studio Lambert has optioned Colin Taylor’s memoir The Life of a Scilly Sergeant with a view as it continues to push into drama.
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NewsPact chairs Brexit working group
Pact chief executive John McVay has been appointed chair of a newly-established creative industries working group that will examine the implications of the EU referendum.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsKids producers prepare for Brexit
A panel of children’s TV executives have pointed to the resilience of the sector in the face of the threat to growth from Brexit.
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NewsLouise Pedersen returns to All3Media
Louise Pedersen is returning to her former role as chief executive of All3Media International following the departure of Steve Macallister.
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NewsAll 4 orders Paralympic shorts
Channel 4 has teamed up with Allianz Insurance to commission a short-form series for All 4 which will tell the stories of seven hopeful Paralympians.
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NewsFresh One whisks up Disney online spin-off
Fresh One is to follow up its Disney Channel cooking competition First Class Chefs with an short-form online spin-off featuring families.
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NewsBBC to support interactive TV standard HbbTV
The BBC is to support the HbbTV standard for interactive TV, a move that will mean the legacy MHEG requirement is removed from the BBC Interactive HTML application specification.
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NewsDeltatre eyes growth following sale to Bruin
International private investment firm Bruin Sports Capital has bought sports media services company Deltatre.
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NewsBBC trainee wins RTS Young Technologist Award
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named BBC trainee broadcast engineer James Goodhand as the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist Award.