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NewsHarris completes acquisition of Imagine
Harris Broadcast has completed the acquisition of OTT and mobile video technology firm Imagine Communications.
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NewsSMPTE to hold seminar on file-based workflows
TV and film standards body the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) will host a seminar on the use of IT networks for streaming and filebased workflows in London and Salford next month.
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NewsMolinare invests in latest versions of Baselight
Molinare has upgraded its three Baselight systems to version 5 hardware and installed software version 4.4.
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NewsVideo Europe puts £1.25m into outside broadcast units
Rental firm and outside broadcast equipment supplier Video Europe is building a £1.25m OB truck and tender unit.
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NewsCreative Industries Council kick off UK campaign
The Creative Industries Council is to promote TV, film and other creative industries via a website which showcases and coordinates activity across the sector.
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NewsEvolutions primed for move to ‘bigger and better’ HQ
Evolutions is preparing to move into new premises in Soho after the landlord of its Berners Street HQ decided to redevelop the building into a restaurant and flats.
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NewsJohn Humphrys attacks BBC size and scope
John Humphrys has become the latest BBC star to criticise the corporation - claiming it has lost sight of its values, is failing older women and should slash its headcount by a third.
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NewsC4 plans Benefits Street live debate
Channel 4 has responded to the heated reaction to ob-doc series Benefits Street by organising a one-off live debate.
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NewsTop-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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NewsSPT backs Warner to bolster UK prospects
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has backed Karl Warner’s Electric Ray to strengthen its UK powerbase, and is looking to emerging territories for future IP deals.
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NewsITN prepares for battle over Dispatches footage
ITN is prepared to go to court if Derbyshire police continue to demand documents and unseen footage from a Stephen Lawrence Dispatches film it made for Channel 4 last year.
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NewsC4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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NewsTony Hall urged to see through bullying reforms
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has renewed calls for Tony Hall to see through BBC bullying reforms – but rowed back from its threat to strike over the issue.
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NewsNat Geo seeks ‘flashy’ content
National Geographic Channels International is searching for flashy and returnable entertainment formats and doc series with deeper access, as well as femaleskewing projects for its new Nat Geo People channel.
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NewsWater firm doc in BBC2 pipeline
Mentorn Media is to go behind the scenes at FTSE 100 water company United Utilities for a primetime BBC2 series.
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NewsFox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.
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NewsTCB secures CJZ slate
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a distribution deal with Go Back To Where You Came From-producer Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ).
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NewsPenn & Teller appear at The CW
US network The CW has acquired magic series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, which was originally commissioned by ITV.
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NewsC5 doc uncovers snow survivors
Channel 5 has ordered a documentary from Leopard Films about people who have been trapped in snow.
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NewsSky woos youngsters to politics with digital initiative
Sky News is planning a multiplatform initiative to engage young people with politics ahead of next year’s general election.