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NewsSky to increase pay-TV prices
Sky is increasing its prices across all of its premium TV packages, six weeks after agreeing to pay £4.2bn a year for Premier League rights.
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NewsViacom opens door to US for indies
British producers could be in line for a share of Viacom’s $3bn (£2bn) annual US content spend as the US media group seeks to increase opportunities for UK content creators.
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NewsOnline talent firm weighs up move into television
Social media talent management company Gleam Futures is eyeing a move into television for its roster of YouTube stars after hiring Maverick TV digital producer Claire McArdle.
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NewsC4 to turn fixed-rig on divorce
Channel 4 has secured a front-row seat to divorce mediation sessions as one of two Minnow Films commissions about relationships in 21st-century Britain.
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NewsAnalysis: C4 and the Tories
Channel 4’s future as a publicly owned company was not meant to be on the agenda at an event to celebrate the creative industries at the House of Commons last week.
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NewsHungry Bear ties with Michael McIntyre
Hungry Bear Media is launching an offshoot with Michael McIntyre as the first step of creating a wider production group.
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NewsTalpa targets next global hit
Ant and Dec could be dancing with puppets if John de Mol can convince Talpa Media’s new owner ITV to remake its latest variety talent format, Popster.
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NewsSugar Films to offer diverse talent a helping hand
Sugar Films, the indie established by former BBC productions boss Pat Younge and ex-Channel 4 executives Lucy Pilkington and Narinder Minhas, is aiming to open doors in TV for diverse talent after launching this week.
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NewsDiscovery boss unveils plans
Discovery Networks International’s new chief creative officer Phil Craig has lifted the lid on his first commissioning slate and revealed plans to move into natural history, sports and factual entertainment programming for the first time.
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NewsFifty Fathoms boss hints at Fortitude return
Tiger Aspect indie Fifty Fathoms has begun talks with Sky Atlantic about a second series of big-budget drama series Fortitude.
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NewsGeorge Osborne cuts drama tax break threshold
UK broadcasters will become more appealing international drama co-production partners after the government lowered the minimum UK spend required for high-end TV drama to qualify for a tax break.
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NewsBluestone 42
Provide audio and picture post-production for the third outing of the six-part series about an Army bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan.
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NewsFormer BBC vision mixer wins Bafta Special Award
A former BBC vision mixer will be given this year’s Bafta Special Award in recognition of her body of work, which spans sitcoms, light entertainment, live events, sport, children’s and news.
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NewsPPL director of licensing Tony Clarks set to retire
PPL director of licensing Tony Clark will retire in April after 14 years with the company.
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NewsSony launches 4K player with multiformat support
Sony has unveiled the PMW-PZ1, a 4K SxS memory player for multiformat playback capability for 4K up to 60p and HD video.
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NewsSNK Studios recruits in-house engineer
SNK Studios has recruited Chris Whiteside as an inhouse engineer. He joins the audio post and sound design studio from Windmill Lane Pictures in Dublin.
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NewsTVT appoints manager to drive non-UK business
TVT has appointed Andrea Winn as business development manager.
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NewsAviwest integrates satellite unit in video uplink system
Video contribution systems provider Aviwest has teamed up with BGAN terminals supplier Cobham Satcom.
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NewsNative strengthens team with business development recruit
Native, the music supervision and composition arm of Soho-based audio facility Jungle, has appointed Rachel Menzies as a business development and music supervisor.