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NewsBBC pledges Scotland support
BBC director general Tony Hall has pledged to work with the Scottish creative industries over the coming decade to build a sustainable production sector, following criticism from local indies.
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NewsBBC hit by rising FOI requests
The BBC has made nearly 3,000 freedom of information (FOI) disclosures over the past five years and requests to the corporation are rising, as the government presses ahead with controversial plans to reform the Act.
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NewsSports producers query C4’s F1 tender process
Senior sports producers have raised concerns with Channel 4 after it decided to conduct a tender with only two companies for the £30m Formula One production contract.
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NewsThe Flying Colour Company bolsters VFX team
Technicolor flame artist Andy Maddison will join visual effects firm The Flying Colour Company (TFCC) later this month.
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NewsMediaset, TV4 & Argos reveal wish-lists
Before Christmas the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) London Creative Team hosted a day of one-to-one matched meetings between London-based production companies and buyers and co-producers from key international broadcasters. Broadcast caught up with three to find out what they were looking for…
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NewsRobot Wars rebooted by BBC2
Classic entertainment format Robot Wars is to be rebooted in a “bullet-proof arena” by Mentorn Scotland for BBC2.
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NewsAvid refines connectivity for Media Composer
Avid has improved the way its Media Composer editing software communicates with the Artist DNxIO in/out system.
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NewsPhilips and Technicolor join forces over HDR delivery
Philips and Technicolor have agreed to merge their delivery road maps for HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology.
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NewsWar and Peace
Visual effects BlueBoltClients BBC Cymru Wales Drama; The Weinstein CompanyBrief To help create the large-scale battle scenes for the BBC’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s War And Peace, often called the ‘greatest novel ever written’.Approached by director Tom Harper, the BlueBolt team were tasked with producing the ...
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NewsBBC Studios appoints chief operating officer
Anna Mallett, the director and project lead for the BBC Studios proposals, has been appointed as the division’s chief operating officer.
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NewsUnion talks help to soften 3sixtymedia job losses
The impact of job losses at 3sixtymedia has been lessened following discussions between ITV Studios and media industry trade union Bectu.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: top 10 foreign-language dramas 2010-2016
Deutschland 83 has become the highest-rated foreign-language scripted show since 2006
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NewsCBB draws complaints over Bowie death
More than 200 people have complained about a mix-up in Celebrity Big Brother over the death of musical legend David Bowie.
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NewsBBC lines up latest Agatha Christie adaptation
The BBC has lined up Agatha Christie mystery The Witness for the Prosecution to follow And Then There Were None.
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NewsDigital platform TRX makes senior hires
TRX, the online international distribution service set up by David and Matthew Frank, has made a number of hires ahead of international TV market Natpe.
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NewsIn brief: Arrow; RTS Scotland; Millenials
Arrow has hired a Discovery executive for a push into the US, while the RTS Scotland Awards have opened for entries.
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NewsLord Burns: Channel 4 could offer fixed return to owner
Outgoing Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns has strongly rejected privatisation plans – but has floated the idea of the broadcaster making a fixed financial return to government.
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NewsNutopia hires BBC history producer
Nutopia has poached BBC Productions’ head of history and business programming Dominic Crossley-Holland.
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NewsBBC1 adapts Apple Tree Yard
Kudos is to adapt Louise Doughty’s best-selling psychological thriller Apple Tree Yard for BBC1.
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NewsLee and Horton set to lead Timeline North
Dubbing mixer Richard Lee and post co-ordinator Georgia Horton will take over the day-to-day running of Timeline North following post-production director Eben Clancy’s decision to launch Phantom Sun Post Production.