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NewsFilmlight woos users with Baselight Plus package
Filmlight has released a turnkey grading package that it hopes will make it easier for post houses to adopt the firm’s technology, and for existing users to increase capacity.
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NewsSIS Live installs iDirect hub at MediaCityUK
SIS Live has installed a new iDirect hub at its MediaCityUK base in Salford to provide IP services to UK and overseas customers.
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NewsVideo Europe flypacks arm to supply Globecast
Video Europe has secured its first project for its recently formed flypacks division with a deal to supply Globecast with a range of kit to cover the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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NewsAdobe offers 150 new features via Creative Cloud
Adobe has made more than 150 new features for its Premiere Pro, After Effects, SpeedGrade, Prelude, Media Encoder and Story Plus systems available via its Creative Cloud platform.
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NewsActivists accuse BBC of ‘ripping’ footage
A group of activists has accused the BBC of “ripping” its video footage without permission to help illustrate the Grangemouth refinery dispute last week.
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NewsNetflix orders five Marvel series
Netflix has commissioned five series, including an adaptation of Daredevil from Marvel Television.
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NewsBetty apologises to musician Whitey
Betty has apologised to musician Whitey after he criticised the Discovery-owned indie for asking to use one of his tracks for free in a forthcoming production.
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NewsBBC puts talent to test over tax
The BBC is prepared to lose some of its key talent as it begins putting them through employment tests as part of a campaign to tighten up its tax arrangements.
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NewsC4 eyes Jamie Oliver web content
Jamie Oliver is in talks for Channel 4 to use content from his online channel Food Tube on screen and potentially for new on-demand service 4Shorts.
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NewsTrust slams BBCW over Lonely Planet
The BBC Trust has slammed BBC Worldwide’s purchase of publisher Lonely Planet (LP) and ruled that new processes be put in place to prevent similar mistakes being made during future acquisitions.
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NewsHBO developing Nesbø’s Headhunters
Cable network HBO is developing a series based on Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters with Zodiak Media-owned producer Yellow Bird Entertainment.
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NewsAmerican Horror Story to return
Horror franchise American Horror Story, which airs on UK pay-TV net Fox, is to return for a fourth instalment.
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NewsC4 recommissions Man Down
Channel 4 sitcom Man Down is to return for a second series next year, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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NewsITV orders sleuth vicar drama
ITV has commissioned a six-part drama series about the exploits of an investigative vicar, based on a novel penned by the former Archbishop of Canterbury’s son, James Runcie.
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NewsRTL locks up Wentworth deal
Prisoner Cell Block H remake Wentworth Prison is heading to Germany after broadcaster RTL commissioned a local version of the Fremantle Media-distributed Australian drama.
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NewsLondon Live signs C4 & BBCW shows
London Live has signed major output deals with Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide for a raft of shows that are based in the capital, as it gears up for launch next spring.
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NewsIsraeli TV builds momentum
UK broadcasters and super-indies including Channel 4 and Shine are scouring Israel for the next Homeland or The X Factor as the country’s TV business gathers pace.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system by early 2014
The BBC is planning to relaunch its e-commissioning system next year in a bid to improve the way indies submit programming ideas.
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NewsC4 renews Good Wife deal
Channel 4 will air the fifth series of US drama The Good Wife after closing a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsGrimsby sets local TV pace
Grimsby will lead the rollout of local TV services later this month with the launch of a channel on Freeview – but question marks remain over whether some operators can fulfil their commitments.