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NewsVideo Europe to open rental facility at The Bottle Yard
Bristol kit hire stalwarts Dave Bennett and Bill Beaumont have agreed a deal to run a rental facility at The Bottle Yard Studios for Video Europe.
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NewsPeers could block BBC governance reforms
Lord Anthony Lester QC is planning to table a private members bill that will block culture secretary John Whittingdale’s proposed reforms to BBC governance.
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NewsLambert: C4 privatisation 'disastrous'
Gogglebox and Wife Swap creator Stephen Lambert has claimed that the privatisation of Channel 4 would be “disastrous” for the British independent television sector.
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NewsDrama indie revenues rocket
The revenues of the UK’s top five drama indies rocketed by a third last year, boosted by global appetite for English-language drama and the flow of inter national money into production.
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NewsLabour accuses government of 'bullying' BBC & C4
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle has criticised the government’s “ideological approach” to the broadcasting sector and accused her opposite number John Whittingdale of “bullying” the BBC and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 orders Jane Treays addiction doc
Mum, Heroin and Me director Jane Treays is to produce a Rare Day documentary about drug addiction for BBC3 – as Pulse Films secures a film about legal highs.
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NewsEndemol Shine looks to halt exodus
Endemol Shine UK is preparing to fight back against a creative exodus after nine of its most senior editorial staff left the company following its mega-merger 15 months ago.
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NewsIndies rally behind Channel 4
The UK production sector has rallied to Channel 4’s defence, warning that privatisation would lead to a homogenised market and destabilise the UK’s “delicate eco-system” of public service broadcasting.
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NewsVice expands across Eastern Europe
Vice is expanding across Eastern Europe with the launch of country-specific online services and production hubs in seven territories.
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NewsTheroux explores alcoholism and brain injury for BBC2
Louis Theroux will return to BBC2 this year with two hour-long films dealing with alcohol addiction and brain injury.
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NewsHire firm Take 2 in administration
Take 2 Film Holdings (Take 2 FH) has entered administration two weeks after selling the assets of its camera and grip division to Procam.
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NewsSky establishes virtual reality division
Sky has created a dedicated in-house virtual reality production unit which is to make its debut with two films from this weekend’s Formula 1 launch.
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NewsEvolutions acquires Bristol's Big Bang Post
Evolutions has increased its presence in Bristol by buying the trade and key assets of Big Bang Post Production, securing 14 jobs in the process.
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NewsITV America hires non-scripted chief
ITV America has appointed former Turner and Mark Burnett executive David Eilenberg to run ITV Entertainment.
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NewsFresh One exec sets up food and drink indie
Jonathan Almond, the channel manager of Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube brand, has left Fresh One to set up a food and drink-themed content company.
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NewsPlimsoll eyes global formats
Plimsoll Productions is to make a major international formats push after acquiring a stake in former DRG executive Andrea Jackson’s distribution firm Magnify Media.