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NewsCompany founders quit - to set up new All3 indie
George Faber and Charles Pattinson are to leave Company Pictures after 14 years to set up a new drama indie within the All3Media group.
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NewsC4 Education orders Fresh Meat spin-off
Channel 4 Education has ordered an online spin-off of comedy drama Fresh Meat to provide resources and guidance to teenagers leaving home for the first time.
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NewsLumley and Quentin to front ITV1 shows
Clive Tulloh’s new indie Burning Bright has secured two new celebrity-fronted commissions for ITV1.
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NewsITV confirms Cowell cookery show
ITV1 has confirmed it has ordered a new formatted food show from Simon Cowell’s Syco TV and cookery specialist Optomen Television.
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Information TV founder hits out at IP apathy
The broadcast industry has been slow to adopt IP as a means of delivering content, according to Information TV founder Fred Perkins, who said broadcasters could cut operational costs by embracing IP-based broadcast services
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CSC games site clocks up 250,000 users
A games website launched by kids’ broadcaster CSC Media has been visited by 250,000 unique users in its first six weeks.
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NewsFormer 19 exec to launch Cash in the Attic website
The former digital director of digital entertainment at 19 Entertainment has been hired by Argonon to lead the online spinoff of Cash In The Attic.
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NewsChildren take on Olympic event challenge from CBBC
CBBC is to follow a group of children from Middlesborough as they create an event for their town on the afternoon of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
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Forbidden plans move into sports
Cloud video platform developer Forbidden Technologies has signalled its intention to enter the sports sector.
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Promise unveils Pegasus J2
Promise Technology has unveiled the Pegasus J2, a mobile phonesized drive it describes as “the world’s fastest ultraportable Thunderbolt storage device”.
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Pyser-SGI snaps up Fujinon zoom lens
Pyser-SGI has taken delivery of Fujinon’s ZK4.7x19 PL mount zoom lens.
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NewsTwofour adds offline suites
Twofour is expanding its in-house post-production operation by installing six more offline suites and quadrupling storage at its Plymouth base.
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NewsAll3Media: era of ‘digital pennies’ is finally over
All3Media has hailed the end of the era of “digital pennies” as it forecasts that its digital activity will account for 11% of group profits this year.
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NewsITV2 eyes sitcom with an Inbetweeners feel
Angela Jain’s vision for ITV2 is falling into place as she closes in on a “channel-defining” sitcom that will seek to emulate the success of The Inbetweeners.
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NewsC4 and BBC4 triumph at Broadcast Digital Awards
Channel 4 made a clean sweep of the multiplatform categories at the Broadcast Digital Awards on Wednesday, with four wins.
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NewsZnak gets top job at Zodiak USA
Zodiak Media has promoted Natalka Znak to the role of chief executive of Zodiak USA, replacing Grant Mansfield.
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NewsRagdoll Productions downsizes as it ‘enters period of change’
Ragdoll Productions, the company behind children’s shows Teletubbies and In the Night Garden, is downsizing and restructuring.
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NewsBT seeks partner for FA Premier League coverage
BT is kicking off a hunt for potential producers of its FA Premier League coverage as ESPN considers its strategy after losing the TV rights.
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NewsBennett commissions ‘real Shameless’ for BBC3
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has made two high-profile factual commissions, including a series examining life on a Manchester estate that he has dubbed “the real Shameless”.
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NewsMark Thompson: BBC is better than I found it
Mark Thompson’s exit interview with the DCMS Select Committee saw him acknowledge some of the BBC’s failings under his tenure – but he maintained that the corporation is a better place now than when he started eight years ago.