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NewsSky bolsters comedy with four new faces
Sky has beefed up its comedy commissioning team with four appointments, including former head of BBC Comedy North Jon Mountague, and the creation of a new head of development role.
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NewsUnreported World appoints editor to replace Waldrum
Channel 4 international current affairs strand Unreported World has appointed Monica Garnsey as series editor as it moves into its 24th series.
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NewsPatten: BBC in-house commissioning guarantee will stay
Lord Patten has made clear that the BBC has no plans to reduce its in-house commissioning guarantee, despite indies winning a record share of the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) last year.
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NewsJigsaw 24 opens Mac clinic at MediaCityUK
Reseller and systems integrator Jigsaw 24 has opened a new office at the Greenhouse on the MediaCityUK campus.
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NewsSoho Square Studios lures Willey from Prime Focus
Soho Square Studios has recruited former Prime Focus commercial executive Paul Willey to the role of business development and co-production manager.
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NewsBBC's Davis to head up Directors Cut sound team
Directors Cut has appointed Kate Davis to head up the facility’s sound department.
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NewsJVC releases DT-X series of portable monitors
JVC has launched the DT-X series of portable ProHD LCD monitors.
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NewsAJA launches file transfer software for Sony SR-R1
AJA has released SRExpress software, which is designed to control the transfer of files from Sony SR-R1 digital recorders to Raid storage connected to a Mac computer.
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NewsSinbad lands on iPhone
Impossible Pictures has launched a freemium iPhone game to tie in with the broadcast of its Sky 1 drama Sinbad.
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NewsMSN exits Atvod as it pares back portal
MSN has withdrawn its membership of regulator Atvod after scrapping its long-form video offering.
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NewsRedesigned BBC websites lose audience appeal
Overhauls of key BBC websites contributed to a decline in the broadcaster’s online audience appreciation (AI) score last year.
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NewsC4 creative diversity enlists 48 partners
Channel 4’s creative diversity department commissioned 48 new and emerging companies in the first quarter of 2012, and is preparing to launch a short-form strand for new directors.
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News24 Hours In A&E producer offers apprenticeships
The producer of 24 Hours In A&E is offering six editors the opportunity to learn their craft on the flagship Channel 4 series.
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NewsJoneses try to keep up with Kalahari tribe in Sky 1 follow-up
Sky 1 has ordered a follow-up to Steve Jones’ trip through the Amazon that will take him to the Kalahari Desert.
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NewsBBC strikes Olympics rights deal
The BBC has struck a deal to hang on to exclusive UK Olympic Games broadcast rights for the next eight years.
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NewsC5 orders £48m shipwreck doc
Channel 5 has revealed it has ordered a major documentary following the recovery of £24m of treasure from the British cargo ship SS Gairsoppa which sunk in 1941.
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NewsThe Garden pilots ITV1 marriage proposal format
24 Hours in A&E producer The Garden Productions is developing its first project for ITV1 - a format based on marriage proposals.
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NewsC4 commits to tackling mental health stigma
Channel 4 has become the first broadcaster in England to commit to tackling mental health discrimination by signing a pledge initiated by campaign, Time to Change.
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NewsBBC1 orders Richard Curtis drama
Richard Curtis has penned a single drama for BBC1 about two women brought together after losing their sons to malaria.
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NewsMade in Chelsea gets double order
Made in Chelsea, the hit E4 constructed reality series has been recommissioned for a further two series after its highest ever rating run.