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NewsSnowball wins first commission at Lion TV’s Glasgow arm
Lion TV’s Glasgow division has received its first original order since Andrew Snowball was appointed this summer to oversee operations.
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NewsBBC2 orders Wartime Farm series from Lion TV
BBC2 has commissioned a third version of Lion TV’s successful …Farm format, this time looking at rural life during World War II.
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NewsC4 exec joins Ukrainian broadcaster
A Channel 4 factual entertainment executive producer has left to join a prominent Ukrainian broadcaster.
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NewsBBC seeks S&PP investor
The BBC has hinted at the possibility of a third party investing in its studios and post-production operation.
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NewsBBC to simplify broadcast operations
The BBC has pledged to make £53m of technology-related savings by the end of 2017 as part of the wider cost-cutting measures announced today.
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NewsITV links eight sites in tapeless workflow bid
ITV has connected eight of its sites in London, Manchester and Leeds via a dedicated fibre-optic network as part of its drive towards a fully tapeless workflow.
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NewsSuppliers hit out at DPP report
Suppliers to the UK production and post-production sector have criticised the Digital Production Partnership’s (DPP) report on file-based workflows for failing to acknowledge the role of disk-based archiving and cloud-based storage.
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NewsRed Bee signs PBS UK playout deal
Red Bee Media has signed a deal to supply playout services for PBS in the UK.
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NewsBBC S&PP hires post chief
BBC Studios and Post Production has appointed The London Studios post production head of sales Julie Sangan to the new role of post-production resource manager.
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NewsFlying TV signs Getty deal
Aerial filming company Flying TV has signed a distribution deal with Getty as demand for HD aerial footage increases.
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News24-7 joins The Bottle Yard
Bristol production facility The Bottle Yard has signed its first permanent tenant
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NewsFoley guru Carr returns to Goldcrest
Foley mixer Paul Carr has come out of retirement to set up a Foley studio at London post facility Goldcrest.
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NewsApproval for DTG spec
The seventh edition of the Digital TV Group’s (DTG) interoperability specification for UK Digital Terrestrial Television and Hbb TV-based connected TVs has been formally approved by the DTG Council.
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NewsC4 rekindles 2005 ‘gay or straight’ dating format
Dating reality format Playing It Straight is being remade for Channel 4 following its first outing in 2005.
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NewsMaverick hires exec producers for upcoming shows
Maverick has appointed two exec producers as it hopes to close a raft of new commissions with terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters.
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NewsE4 recruiting 100 viewers to push shows online
E4 has launched a marketing initiative under which 100 viewers will be given access to its shows ahead of broadcast in exchange for promoting them online.
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NewsDisney-ABC boss heralds “personal” TV
MIPCOM: Television will become increasingly more personal as the lines between content and technology blur, according to Disney-ABC exec Anne Sweeney.
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NewsITVS acquires Ultimate Dance Battle
MIPCOM: ITV Studios has picked up the rights to a new reality dance format from RTL in the Netherlands.
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NewsBBC staff encouraged to contact DG over cuts
Mark Thompson has told staff they can email him “any time” following tomorrow’s Delivering Quality First announcements, which will see budget cuts of around 20% totalling £1.3bn.