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NewsTop indies join forces on training initiative to boost diversity
Leading indies including Shine Group, All3Media and Endemol have clubbed together for the first time on an initiative to promote diversity in the indie sector.
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NewsCrow TV bolsters Birmingham post-production operation
Post-production firm Crow TV is expanding its Birmingham operation with the addition of 11 offline suites, despite the BBC leaving the city.
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NewsITVS to reform pop bands for The Big Reunion
The original members of girl group Atomic Kitten will be reunited on ITV2 in a series celebrating former pop bands.
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NewsCanadian remake for C4’s The Audience
The Garden’s Channel 4 format The Audience is to be remade for Corus Entertainment’s W Network in Canada.
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NewsBBC2 goes back to basics with Blanc cookery series
Raymond Blanc is returning to BBC2 for a series that will give viewers a masterclass in basic cooking techniques.
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NewsSyco snares All3 exec
Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment has poached All3Media’s Matthew Angel to become its head of business affairs.
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NewsDarrall Macqueen to make CBeebies’ first drama
Darrall Macqueen, the indie behind Baby Jake, is to produce CBeebies’ first live action drama based on a series of 1960s books about five-year-old twins.
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NewsBoxNation CEO to run BT sport channel
BoxNation’s chief executive Simon Green is leaving the boxing channel to head up BT’s forthcoming sports channel.
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NewsPredictable indie hires development head
Richard Ackerman’s indie Room 414 has hired Twofour development producer Thomas O’Brien as its head of development.
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NewsTalksport in Premier League tie-up with Twitter
Talksport is partnering with Twitter to offer live streaming of its Barclays Premier League coverage via the social media site.
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NewsSurvey reveals unpaid work remains thorny issue
The TV industry could sustain itself without being dependent on unpaid workers, according to a new academic study.
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NewsGoPro unveils new range of cameras
GoPro has released a 4K version of its popular wearable camera.
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NewsBBCW and ITVS strike Nordics deals
BBC Entertainment is to launch with a Norwegian leading pay TV operator, while ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with Netflix in Nordic territories.
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NewsC4 orders Snowman spin-off game
Channel 4 has ordered a mobile game to support its Christmas classic sequel The Snowman and The Snowdog.
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NewsSyfy first to beam Star Trek in HD
Entertainment channel Syfy is to become the first broadcaster to air the Star Trek: The Next Generation series in HD.
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NewsRiedel provides kit for record sky dive
Riedel Communications provided the communications set-up for Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking balloon ascent and sky dive.
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NewsStormHD expands and upgrades London facility
StormHD has invested £300,000 in a facility-wide infrastructure upgrade.
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Stars return for Sky Arts interviews
Anna Friel, James Nesbitt and Ken Livingstone are among the celebrities to feature “in conversation” in a second series of Living The Life picked up by Sky Arts.
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NewsFormer Sky News head and judge lead Savile inquiries
The former head of Sky News Nick Pollard and former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith are to lead the BBC reviews into the broadcaster’s handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsC4 breaks even on Paralympics
Channel 4 had to spend more money than planned on the Paralympics to meet viewer expectations but managed to break even due to high ratings, David Abraham has told MPs.