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NewsScotland opens £1.75m production fund
Indies basing their productions in Scotland can apply for a chunk of a £1.75m Growth Fund launched by the Scottish government to boost its creative industries.
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NewsNat Geo owner to launch UK free-to-air channel
Fox International Channels (FIC) is on the brink of launching a free-to-air channel with a raft of National Geographic factual content, as the battle for the free-to-air market heats up.
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NewsSky 1 orders music panel show
Former Sky commissioner Duncan Gray is to produce an A League of Their Own-style music quiz for Sky 1.
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NewsTV chiefs in scheduling row
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 traded blows at the Edinburgh International Television Festival over the scheduling of some of their biggest shows.
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NewsSundog snaps up The Island With Bear Grylls editor
Sundog Pictures has beefed up its production team with the appointment of The Island With Bear Grylls series editor Dov Freedman.
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NewsEdinburgh shopping lists
What the channel controllers’ revealed about their commissioning priorities
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NewsBBC steps up political fight
The BBC remains on high alert despite culture secretary John Whittingdale’s conciliatory tone at Edinburgh, and is planning a series of set pieces to make the case for its future.
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NewsIn brief: TLC; Arrow Media; Cineflix Rights
TLC orders Ashley Madison doc and Arrow Media wins Smithsonian order.
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NewsGreenbird duo strike C4 deal
Channel 4 has struck an agreement with a new GroupM Entertainment-style content financing agency to offer top-up funding for original commissions.
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NewsTV urged to scrap interns to improve diversity
Lord Holmes has urged TV to seize the diversity initiative by scrapping unpaid internships, while hurdles to top creative jobs also emerged as a theme at the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week.
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NewsCooke displays 65mm Macro anamorphic lens
IBC 2015: A new 65mm Macro Anamorphic/i 2x prime lens from Cooke Optics will be on show in Amsterdam.
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NewsVizrt demos 4K UHD Coder
IBC 2015: Vizrt will demo Coder, a new 4K/ UHD VoD transcoder, at IBC. It can produce content for VoD, web and mobile distribution with UHD resolutions, including graphics.
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NewsBluebell Opticom unveils robotic camera interface
IBC 2015: Berkshire-based Bluebell Opticom has released the BN385, which it described as the industry’s first standalone remote robotic camera interface with dual GigE ports.
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NewsGrass Valley creates two packages for GV Stratus
IBC 2015: Grass Valley has put together two new packages for its modular video production and content management toolset GV Stratus.
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NewsCanon showcases 4K lens with 4.3mm focal length
IBC 2015: Canon has unveiled a 2/3-inch portable 4K zoom lens with what it claims is the world’s widest focal length.
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NewsEvolutions hires two post-producers
Rachael Kett and Karine Wach- Donovan have joined Evolutions as post-producers.
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NewsGearhouse hires former TSL managing director
Gearhouse Broadcast has appointed former TSL managing director David Phillips as business development director for its Systems Integration division.
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NewsIBC: what the buyers want
IBC 2015: In the second part of our IBC preview, delegates tell Neal Romanek what they are hoping to see at this year’s show.
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NewsGoogle UK boss reaches out to content creators
Head of Google EMEA Matt Brittin has pledged to work with professional content creators to help grow the level of investment in YouTube.
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NewsUS networks reveal priorities
The major US networks were out in force at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, talking up plans to partner with British talent and achieve a common goal of boosting onscreen diversity.