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NewsMonterosa tees up Ryder Cup for Sky
Sky Sports has partnered with second-screen expert Monterosa to launch a playalong game to support the Ryder Cup golf tournament.
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NewsC4 pays the price for Paralympics ad axe
Channel 4 may have lost up to £1.5m from deciding to drop ad breaks during the Paralympic opening ceremony after making an editorial decision and factoring in audience reaction on Twitter.
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NewsOlympics smashes iPlayer records
The Olympics ratings halo effect has continued to glow – by helping to smash viewing records on the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsRobin Pembrooke joins Rightster
Robin Pembrooke, former ITV managing director of online and on-demand, is joining digital content distributor Rightster.
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NewsITV plans regional news job cuts
ITV has confirmed a wave of redundancies affecting staff across its regional news rooms.
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NewsTimeline TV North expands to meet demand for offline
Timeline TV North is expanding, with five more edit suites being built at its Salford base just six months after the facility opened.
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NewsYouView ready for major content push in phase two
YouView has had a “transformational effect” on the viewing habits of its first customers and is already gearing up for a second phase that will include the launch of a mobile app and the delivery of linear TV channels online.
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NewsBarcelona becomes BBC Store
The BBC’s download-to-own service, codenamed Project Barcelona, is to be called BBC Store.
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NewsX Factor secures first ever PP deal
Samsung mobile phones and tablets will appear in the X Factor judges’ homes as part of the show’s first ever product placement deal.
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NewsFaulty glass delays Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Blackmagic Design’s chief executive has revealed why shipments of the firm’s Cinema Camera have been delayed.
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NewsEmmerdale first to use DPP’s digital standard
Emmerdale has become the first major production to adopt the Digital Production Partnership’s (DPP) new standards for the file-based delivery of programmes.
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NewsBBC plans to ‘liberate’ entertainment indies
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning team is set to overhaul its pitching processes in a bid to unearth the next big shiny floor show.
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NewsHarry Enfield joins with Skins writer to launch indie Balloon
Skins writer Bryan Elsley and comedian Harry Enfield have joined forces to launch production company Balloon, which will also focus on nurturing emerging talent and online opportunities.
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NewsTiger Aspect hands Gould drama role as reshuffle continues
Endemol’s Tiger Aspect has continued its executive reshuffle, promoting Will Gould to head of drama to replace Greg Brenman, who is leaving to launch his own indie.
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NewsChannel 5 wrests American Idol rights from ITV2
Channel 5 has swooped to acquire American Idol from Fremantle Media Enterprises, bringing its period on ITV2 to a close.
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NewsNGC sends Vinnie Jones to Russia in first order
The first shows to come out of National Geographic’s new international commissioning hub include a series in which Vinnie Jones will be sent to Russia and a doc on Dubai airport.
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NewsWilliam Hurt to star in Challenger disaster drama for BBC2
William Hurt is to star as pioneering American scientist Richard Feynman in an ambitious BBC2 co-pro drama about the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.
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NewsBBCW calls on indies to help fill 100 hours
BBC Worldwide is targeting UK indies with a view to commissioning 100 hours of original content for its global channel portfolio by the end of 2014.
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NewsWall to Wall taps into Greenacre for drama
Wall to Wall is turbocharging its drama department after agreeing a strategic partnership with specialist Greenacre Films.
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NewsThe Mill hires Walker as design studio art director
Antar Walker has joined The Mill as art director for the company’s design studio.