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NewsSharon Horgan pilot to spearhead BBC comedy strand
The BBC is lining up a contemporary comedy from Catastrophe co-creator Sharon Horgan and The IT Crowd writer Graham Linehan as a counter to its season of sitcom revivals.
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NewsDavid Abraham grows tired of C4 privatisation limbo
Channel 4 ramped up its rhetoric over privatisation this week after becoming frustrated at being left in “a state of suspended anticipation”.
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NewsAlias Hire launches live video streaming service
Kit rental firm Alias Hire has launched a live video streaming service. Alias Presents makes use of broadcast cameras equipped with LiveU LU400 3G/4G bonded uplink transmission devices.
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NewsBBCW sales to use Wazee Digital content platform
Wazee Digital has launched a business-to-business content management platform that BBC Worldwide’s global sales team will use to market their programmes to broadcasters.
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NewsFire-hit NEP Visions finds temporary headquarters
OB firm NEP Visions has found a temporary home for its staff and fleet of outside broadcast vehicles.
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NewsBBC Click airs 360-degree Hadron Collider episode
BBC technology magazine show Click will produce its first ever 360-degree programme with a show about Cern’s Large Hadron Collider (pictured) on Saturday 12 March.
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NewsDirectors Cut hires Norris
Former Maidstone Studios facilities manager Emma Norris has joined post house Directors Cut Films as facility manager.
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NewsEvolutions and Films at 59 win RTS Awards
Evolutions Bristol and Films at 59 were among the winners at this week’s RTS West of England Awards.
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NewsPlans to overhaul and expand Scottish home of Outlander
Scottish facility Wardpark Studios could be completely overhauled and two more stages built at the site if an anticipated planning application is successful.
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NewsIn brief: Sky; Penguin A&E; Virgin Media
Channel 5’s penguin documentary, Sky’s latest start-up investment and a partnership between Virgin Media and Endemol Shine are covered in today’s update.
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NewsSimplestream forms partnership with rights firm MP & Silva
Simplestream has inked a deal with MP & Silva to provide the international media rights company’s clients with access to a suite of multiplatform video distribution tools and services.
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NewsCompression firm V-Nova launches SDK
V-Nova has released a software development kit that will allow operators, service providers, system integrators and online video platform providers to integrate and deploy the company’s compression technology on existing ecosystems.
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NewsLoose Women scraps summer break
ITV’s Loose Women will not take its traditional summer break this year after its ratings grew by 5% year-on-year.
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NewsJo Brand returns to BBC4 for Getting On spin-off
Jo Brand is to reprise her role in BBC4 hospital sitcom Getting On in a spin-off series from Vera Productions.
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NewsBase Media offers access to DIY cloud storage service
Base Media Cloud is opening up its cloud-based do-it-yourself storage and distribution service to other content owners, rights holders and distributors.
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NewsConnected-TV users fuel growth in Netflix viewing
More than a third of UK adults pay for subscription video-on-demand services such as Amazon Prime and Netflix, according to a study by Mediatel.
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NewsDiscovery hunts UK pitches
US network Discovery Channel is searching for motoring formats and Hunting Hitler-style investigations as it urgently looks to fill its schedule over the next 12 months.
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NewsF1 coverage to be 'more diverse' on C4
Channel 4’s Formula 1 coverage will be more “detailed, diverse and fun” than the BBC’s, according to its presenting team.
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NewsWorking Title hires former Kudos exec as MD
Working Title Television has hired former Kudos executive Andrew Woodhead as managing director.
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NewsSky Arts re-tunes Guitar Star
David Bowie producer Tony Visconti is to appear as a mentor in Guitar Star after Sky Arts ordered a second series of the Somethin’ Else show.