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NewsSamsung TVs affected by C4 data service
Channel 4 has suspended a data service that triggered a technical glitch in Samsung TVs – causing the sets to turn off each time viewers switched to E4 or Channel 4+1.
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NewsC4 history exec to step down
Channel 4 history commissioner Julia Harrington will leave the broadcaster later this year to spend more time with her family.
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NewsComux backs boss in local TV row
The Comux board has thrown its support behind chief executive Ed Hall after being accused of mishandling the £25m of licence fee money it was given to launch local TV.
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NewsDave brand gets 'shave and a haircut'
UKTV free-to-air channel Dave has refreshed its channel identity for the first time since its launch seven years ago, with 40 new idents and a range of quirky visuals.
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NewsPeaky Blinders director to head Amazon pilot
Peaky Blinders director Otto Bathurst has been lined up to direct Amazon’s latest multi-million dollar pilot Hysteria.
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NewsObjective plans Chinese originals
Objective Productions is planning to develop and produce a slew of original Chinese series to bolster its growth in the country.
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NewsMeredith Chambers joins Karl Warner’s indie
Twenty Twenty Television’s creative director Meredith Chambers has joined forces with Karl Warner at the former BBC entertainment commissioner’s indie Electric Ray.
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NewsPeaky Blinders triumphs at Bafta Craft Awards
Peaky Blinders picked up two prizes at last night’s Bafta Craft Awards, with director Otto Bathurst and director of photography George Steel honoured for their work on the BBC1 drama.
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NewsITV eyes Doctor Who-style dramas
ITV is bidding to replicate the global success of family dramas Doctor Who and Merlin by producing two ambitious fantasy adventure series.
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NewsLondon Live boss departs
London Live’s editorial director Stefano Hatfield has left the Evening Standard-operated local TV station less than a month after its launch.
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NewsJamie Oliver opens Drinks Tube channel
Fresh One Productions has launched an drinks-themed spin-off of Jamie Oliver’s YouTube channel Food Tube.
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NewsBBC and ITV aim to resolve pay row
The BBC and ITV will attempt to resolve a long-running pay dispute with specialist drama production crew after Bectu threatened to disrupt work on some of the UK’s biggest shows.
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NewsC4, Twitter & YouTube to reveal digital strategies at Media Summit
Industry leaders from businesses including ITV, Channel 4, Twitter and YouTube are to outline their digital strategies at Broadcast’s Media Summit.
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NewsBBC Proms push includes iPlayer feature
The BBC has promised to make a record amount of Proms content available online this year, including the launch of a special iPlayer feature.
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NewsVision Mixers Guild holds annual roadshow
The Vision Mixers Guild will hold its fourth annual roadshow at Sky Studios next week.
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NewsDeluxe invests in compliance kit to meet DPP deadline
Deluxe Media Europe (DME) has spent almost £100,000 on compliance equipment in readiness for the Digital Production Partnership- led October deadline for the file-based delivery of programmes.
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NewsElstree nears completion of mound clearance
The development of additional studio space at Elstree Studios is edging closer as levelling works of a four-acre site at the facility near completion.
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Arqiva upscales Community Channel for HD service
The Community Channel has launched a 24-hour HD service on Freeview channel 109, using Arqiva’s new DTT upscaling technology to turn its standard-definition feed into 1080i.
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NewsBroadcast firms win Queen's Award for Enterprise
VFX firm Axis and Adder Technology were among the companies to receive a Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
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NewsIonoco provides stage tech for ITV quiz
An Ionoco stage-control system is being used for ITV’s new daytime quiz show Ejector Seat.