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NewsBlackmagic ships UltraStudio 4K
Blackmagic Design has begun shipping the new Thunderbolt 2-equipped version of its UltraStudio 4K.
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NewsTVF skates off with ice doc
Distributor TVF International has sold its ice skating documentary Ice, Sweat and Tears to a raft of global broadcasters.
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NewsPost firms raise file concerns
Post-production bosses have raised concerns about the looming deadline for the file-based delivery of programmes, with the managing director of one facility warning of “significantly longer and more expensive” processes than tapebased workflows.
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NewsDaybreak editor Karl Newton steps down
Daybreak has gone through its third editor in three years after Karl Newton stepped down from his role at ITV Studios.
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NewsHollywood studio Fox eyes UK orders
Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television is looking to boost its international production business by winning commissions from UK broadcasters including Sky and Channel 4.
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NewsC5 orders baby bling doc
Babies wearing mini Louboutin shoes are to be the subject of Channel 5’s latest documentary, Blinging Up Baby.
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NewsBT Sport reaches 2m homes
BT added almost twice as many TV subscribers as Sky over the last three months - as the number of homes with access to BT Sport grew to 2m.
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NewsE4 takes geeks clubbing with GME
E4 has ordered a documentary series following a gang of geeks as they explore the world of hardcore clubbing.
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NewsVicious picked up by PBS
ITV comedy Vicious is to join Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge on PBS after the US broadcaster struck a deal with Shine International.
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NewsCameras enter appeal courts
A custom-made control desk will usher in an “important milestone” for UK broadcasting this week as the BBC, Sky and ITN begin using cameras in courts.
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NewsWainwright calls for ‘kick-ass’ females
Last Tango In Halifax writer Sally Wainwright, who is set to receive the Technicolor Writing Award 2013 at next month’s Women in Film and TV Awards, has said much more must be done to improve female representation on screen.
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NewsC4 appoints indie contacts
The Channel 4 features department is assigning indies with a ‘point person’ commissioner for their ideas, aiming to reduce duplication and improve creative processes.
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NewsComedy Central promotes Offman
Comedy Central UK boss Jill Offman is to take charge of all of the Comedy Central channels outside of the US after being promoted by Viacom International Media Networks.
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NewsUKTV adds on-demand to Sky carriage deal
UKTV series including sitcom You, Me And Them and US import Believe are to be made available via Sky’s digital platforms for the first time after the broadcaster renewed its carriage deal with the pay-TV platform.
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NewsRelease The Hounds let loose on YouTube
ITV2 horror gameshow Release The Hounds is heading to YouTube after Sony Pictures Television struck a distribution deal with multi-channel network Collective Digital Studio.
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NewsOfcom awards second wave of local TV licences
Estuary TV has added Scarborough to its existing Grimsby local television licence as Ofcom has begun awarding a second wave of 12-year broadcasting rights.
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NewsSony and London Live make senior digital hires
The ex-head of digital for Lion Television and Channel 4’s head of convergent formats have landed new positions at Sony Pictures Television and local TV operator London Live.
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NewsBBCW seeks global formats
BBC Worldwide is looking for ‘dude food’ formats and action adventure series for its portfolio of international channels as part of a commissioning revamp.
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NewsTwofour’s Educating... goes Dutch
Twofour’s Educating… format has been remade in the Netherlands as Educating Amsterdam, marking the first international version of the Channel 4 school-based doc series.
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NewsHMRC revamps law on NICs
UK production companies could save millions of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed it will change the law to ensure they don’t have to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) of 13.8% for actors and talent.