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NewsOtterburn-Hall joins Shed to drive digital
Shed Media has hired former ITV digital creative director Juliette Otterburn-Hall as its first group head of digital.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer adds Grand National and London Marathon
The Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to the Grand National and London Marathon as it builds its offering of sporting events.
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NewsBBC launch Connected Studio innovation fund
The BBC is hunting for innovative ideas around its homepage and search/navigation products as the initial area of focus for its £2m Connected Studio fund.
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NewsBBC Sport revs up F1 app
The BBC has launched a sport app focusing on Formula 1 that will bring viewers live streams, on-demand video and additional content of the races on connected TVs.
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NewsBacon to front sports countdowns
BBC3 is to air sporting list shows for Euro 2012 and the London 2012 Olympics that will be fronted by Richard Bacon.
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NewsFast Train tickets staggered
The BBC Academy is staggering the release of tickets for this year’s Fast Train event after last year’s tickets were snapped up within an hour.
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NewsIMG creates Premier League app
The Premier League is to celebrate its 20th season by launching an app featuring the 100 greatest moments from the football competition.
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NewsFarrell to receive special Bafta
The Farm’s colourist Aidan Farrell is to be given the Special Award at this year’s Bafta Television Craft Awards, in recognition of his years of dedication to the industry.
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NewsBBC gearing up for UK’s first scripted 3D project
The BBC is developing British TV’s first 3D comedy drama as part of a two-year trial across multiple genres.
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NewsSky acquires licence to kill in 007 switch
ITV is set to be shaken and stirred by the loss of the James Bond film franchise for the first time in more than 35 years.
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NewsArgonon and Spun Gold fail to seal deal
An £8m acquisition of Alan Titchmarsh Show producer Spun Gold TV by Argonon has collapsed at the eleventh hour.
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NewsTimeweave to take DCD stake
Timeweave, the investment vehicle that bought over £3m-worth of loan notes in DCD Media, is converting part of the debt into a 29.99% stake in the production company.
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NewsHartswood makes single mother sitcom for BBC1
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films is to make a BBC1 family sitcom about the complex life of a single mother.
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NewsFOI request reveals BBC gender pay gap
The BBC employs nearly twice as many men as women in its most senior roles, and pays them an average salary 10% higher than their female counterparts, new figures have revealed.
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NewsMcOwen Wilson to select partners for YouTube channel push
Former ITV director of online Ben McOwen Wilson has been charged with heading up YouTube’s original channels push in the UK.
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NewsUKTV to launch VoD players for Freeview push
UKTV has begun beta testing online video players for free-to-air channels Dave, Really and Yesterday.
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NewsITV1 plots playalong gameshow Revolution
Details of ITV1 gameshow pilot Revolution have emerged that suggest it could be the broadcaster’s most ambitious attempt at an interactive gameshow to date.
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NewsBBC’s Bucknole joins Disney
BBC Children’s head of scheduling Louise Bucknole is returning to Disney UK to replace Jonathan Boseley as director of programming.
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NewsCampaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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NewsTOWIE dispute to hinge on breach of confidence claim
The TOWIE legal dispute between the trio of Brian Belo, Sassy Films and Massive TV, and Lime Pictures and ITV, looks set to focus on a claim of breach of confidence.