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NewsSpotlight on craft and facilities at Media Production Show
The Media Production Show will draw together a host of craft-focussed companies, with exhibitors from the worlds of special effects, post production, studios and aerial photography set to reveal new products and services at the show.
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NewsClarkson & Co name Amazon series
Amazon’s new motoring format, featuring Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is to be called The Grand Tour.
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NewsC4 supersizes Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds
Channel 4 is bringing back The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6 Year Olds with a new focus on sibling relationships.
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NewsNewzoids returns to ITV
ITV has recommissioned Citrus Television and Factory Media’s bold, satirical puppet show Newzoids.
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NewsMedia Production Show camera and lens line-up revealed
The range of cameras, lenses and lighting gear that will be on display at the Media Production Show has been revealed, with attendees of the exhibition able to get hands-on with kit from the likes of Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Red and Canon.
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NewsShoot Blue moves to Acton
Kit hire firm Shoot Blue has moved to Acton, West London after the building that housed its Finchley HQ was sold to a residential property developer.
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NewsThe Foundry releases free version of Mari software
The Foundry is to launch a free version of its texture painting software Mari.
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NewsBoomerang, Indus & Twofour Wales merge
Twofour Group has merged Boomerang, Indus and Twofour Wales to create a single business led by managing director Matt Pritchard.
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NewsJohn Whittingdale to re-write Reithian mission
Culture secretary John Whittingdale is to revise the BBC’s Reithian mission – including references to distinctiveness and impartiality alongside its value to ‘inform, educate and entertain’.
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NewsIn brief: Game of Thrones; EastEnders; BBC Radio; All 4
The sixth series launch of Game of Thrones has smashed Sky records, as EastEnders has secured Albert+ accreditation.
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NewsMedia Summit 2016: programme unveiled
The programme for the Media Summit has been revealed – including sessions dedicated to the future of the BBC, the battle for high-end drama and keynotes from FremantleMedia and Endemol Shine Group chief execs.
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NewsC4 posts record revenues amid ‘climate of uncertainty’
Channel 4 has overcome “a climate of uncertainty” around privatisation to post the highest revenues and content spend in its 34-year history.
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NewsC5 owner opposes C4 privatisation
Channel 5 owner Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has opposed plans to privatise Channel 4 – the first time that the company has made its position public.
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NewsNAO: five major BBC projects behind schedule
Five out of eight critical BBC projects are behind schedule, including a two-year delay to the £15m EastEnders set rebuild, after a report identified continued “weaknesses” in management processes.
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NewsRIG call on BBC to retain 'pure radio'
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called for reassurances from BBC director general Tony Hall that “pure radio production” would be retained under his forthcoming commissioning restructure.
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NewsCanon's latest cameras on display at Media Production Show
Canon has teamed up with hire firm Shooting Partners to demonstrate how its equipment has been used on leading productions including The Voice and Hunted at next month’s Media Production Show.
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NewsBabcock confirmed as Formula E distribution partner
Babcock International Group has been announced as the multi-platform television distribution partner to the FIA Formula E Championship.
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NewsForbidden shares jump on "most significant deal"
Shares in Forbidden Technologies jumped by as much as 19% last week after the company announced that an un-named UK broadcaster has started a 12-month paid-for proof-of-concept study using its cloud-based video editing tool Forscene.
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NewsAmazon opens up to content creators
Conde Nast and StyleHaul are among the first publishers to take advantage of a push by Amazon to allow content creators to offer videos direct to the online giant’s customers.
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NewsC4: we need clarity about our future
Channel 4 has urged the government to offer clarity about its future and admitted it is in the dark about any proposals for part-privatisation.