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NewsSmall indies in dash for deals
The consolidation that swept through the top end of the production sector last year is filtering down to small indies as they bid to keep up with the industry’s major players.
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NewsC4 restructures sport commissioning team
Channel 4 has handed Ed Havard its head of sport role and promoted Ian MacKenzie to nations and regions manager following the departure of Stuart Cosgrove.
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NewsStudio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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NewsIn brief: Bad Robots; Yesterday; Snapchat; Bear Grylls; Freeview; Power
Bad Robots return to haunt E4 and Sky News & Sport launch on messaging service Snapchat. Click for more in today’s news round-up.
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NewsBig Talk comedy for E4 set in disused hospital
Big Talk Productions is to make a sitcom for E4 following six property guardians who live together in a disused hospital.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: What £5.1bn would buy
Click to discover what the money BT and Sky spent on Premier League rights could have bought.
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NewsBBC2 leads BPG Awards nominations
BBC2 has racked up nine nominations for the 2015 Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, as the likes of Marvellous, Line of Duty and W1A all vie for gongs.
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NewsSMPTE chair: UHD television in need of the ‘wow factor’
Early providers of 4K content like Netflix may have moved too soon, according to SMPTE UK section chair and Sky chief engineer Chris Johns.
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NewsBait and Cloth Cat set up home in Cardiff's GloWorks
Cardiff-based VFX and motion graphics facilities Bait Studio and Cloth Cat Animation have taken over 3,500 square foot of space at GloWorks, the creative industries centre in Cardiff Bay.
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NewsC4’s Orpheus Warr to become chief technology officer
Channel 4 has appointed Orpheus Warr to the role of chief technology officer.
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NewsTIMA and Reuters team up to offer location services
Reuters has partnered with facilities firm TIMA to offer location services including studio facilities and logistical support to broadcasters and online media outlets.
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NewsAll3Media secures global buyers for C4’s Indian Summers
All3Media International has closed seven deals for forthcoming Channel 4 drama Indian Summers.
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NewsSky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Somethin’ Else has scooped its biggest-ever commission after landing a nine-part series from Sky Arts in which it will launch a hunt for the nation’s best guitarist.
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NewsFootball rights deal laid bare
There was an audible gasp among the roomful of journalists when Premier League boss Richard Scudamore revealed that Sky and BT had paid more than £5.1bn to keep live rights to the competition until 2019.
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NewsTruTV eyes UK indie content
Turner’s free-to-air channel TruTV is to commission content from UK indies for the first time and is hunting for character-driven reality series.
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NewsBBC Trust under pressure over in-house plans
The BBC Trust is coming under increasing pressure to perform a thorough review of the corporation’s plans to commercialise BBC Productions.
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NewsITV greenlights Spitting Image -style puppet show
ITV will take an irreverent look at the news with a satirical puppet show in the mould of Spitting Image.
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NewsPro Motion Hire to share training schedule
BVE 2015: Pro Motion Hire will present its latest training schedule at BVE.
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NewsSennheiser to demo Digital 9000
BVE 2015: Sennheiser’s flagship Digital 9000 Series wireless system will be shown at BVE.
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NewsPolecam to showcase latest rigs, cameras and lenses
BVE 2015: Toshiba’s IK-4KH minicam with the new Fujinon TF4XA-1 prime HD lens will be among the kit on display at Polecam’s stand at the Excel arena.