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NewsYahoo! orders live Jamie Laing show and film series
Yahoo! has ordered a one-off live interactive show for Valentine’s Day and a weekly ten-part film review series as it continues its push into online video.
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NewsC4 orders London Irish sitcom
A group of Northern Irish ex-pats, living, working and drinking in London will be the basis of a C4 sitcom.
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NewsDoctor Who to be filmed in 3D for 50th birthday
Doctor Who is to be filmed in 3D for the second time to celebrate the Time Lord’s 50th anniversary later this year.
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NewsThe CW renews Arrow, The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
US network The CW has renewed a raft of dramas including Sky 1’s Arrow and ITV2’s The Vampire Diaries.
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NewsUnions demand BBC pay rise
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and Unite have demanded that BBC staff receive a pay rise 3% above inflation.
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Sky Arts and Sky 3D order doc based on da Vinci's journals
Sky Arts and Sky 3D have ordered a one-off documentary from IWC Media that will see The Thick of It star Peter Capaldi narrate Leonardo da Vinci’s private journals.
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NewsMicrosoft hires Kate Barnes for TV push
Xbox owner Microsoft is ramping up its moves into original TV programming with the hire of former Channel 5 executive Kate Barnes.
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NewsPanasonic releases LiveU software upgrade
Panasonic has released new software for the AG-HPX600 that will integrate the camera with LiveU’s LU40 live video uplink technology.
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NewsRastamouse producer launches EIS fund
Three Stones Media, the indie behind preschool series Rastamouse, is launching an Enterprise Investment Scheme fund (EIS) to help secure investment for animated content for children.
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NewsLiam Keelan snubs Sky for BBCW
Former BBC daytime boss Liam Keelan has joined BBC Worldwide as global editorial director, less than a month after agreeing to join Sky as director of Sky 1.
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NewsMerlin creators to make Atlantis drama for BBC1
The creators of Merlin are to make an epic BBC1 fantasy drama about the lost city of Atlantis as part of a raft of ambitious commissions.
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NewsAETN loses High Court battle with Discovery
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has lost a High Court battle to stop rival broadcaster Discovery using the channel brand Discovery History in the UK.
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NewsBBC greenlights Jamaica Inn
Origin Pictures has had a three-part adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic romance, Jamaica Inn, greenlit by BBC1 - along with PD James’ Death Comes to Pemberley.
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NewsNUJ names BBC strike date
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to stage a one day strike at the BBC on 18 February and has agreed a start date for work to rule action.
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NewsFormat changes unveiled for The Voice UK
The Voice UK is to be significantly re-tuned in a bid to prevent the ratings slump that affected the first series.
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NewsRobert Downey Jr picks up Black Mirror movie rights
The film rights to Jesse Armstrong’s Black Mirror episode, The Entire History of You, have been picked up by Robert Downey Jr.
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NewsAvid chief executive resigns
Gary Greenfield has stepped down from his role as president and chief executive of Avid.
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NewsSyfy orders Ridley Scott miniseries
US cable network Syfy is developing an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, produced by Ridley Scott and written by The X-Files Frank Spotnitz - but the BBC is no longer involved in the project.
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NewsYouTube to launch Freesat app
YouTube’s connected TV app is to extend its reach into free-to-air TV homes after the video-sharing service signed a distribution deal with Freesat.
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NewsDRG back on the block
Ingenious Media has renewed its push to sell distributor Digital Rights Group (DRG), with DCD emerging as a potential front-runner.