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NewsViewers to help Current commission
Current TV is to ask viewers to help commission its next series of documentaries from four TX pilots as part of a new initiative dubbed ‘Open Season’.
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NewsC4 books a Place in the Sun
Channel 4 Daytime has ordered Freeform Productions to make a mammoth 80 hours of A Place in the Sun and spin-off A Place in the Sun: Home and Away.
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NewsUS drama revenues drop despite rising imports
The amount of US drama on UK TV has rocketed in the past four years but its value has tumbled by nearly £80m, according to a new report.
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NewsApprentice editor to oversee The Voice
Former series editor of The Apprentice Mark Saben has joined Shed Media-owned Wall To Wall as executive producer to oversee the early stages of BBC1 talent show The Voice.
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NewsHarkaway to follow Olympic hopefuls for H&C TV
Horse & Country (H&C) TV has commissioned Oxford-based indie Harkaway Media to make an 8 x 30-minute series focusing on the prospects for the British equestrian team in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.
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NewsHire firms hit by shortage of PL mount lenses
Manufacturers are struggling to keep up with the demand for PL mount lenses, with some hire firms forced to wait up to a year for delivery of the high-end optics.
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Junger and Merging Tech's loudness bundle
Jünger Audio’s loudness control system Level Magic has been incorporated into Merging Technologies new MXFix batchprocessing tool.
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NewsRoll To Record in Essex
Robotic camera specialist Roll To Record has embarked on one of its biggest projects to date, providing the production infrastructure for Channel 4’s Educating Essex.
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NewsDolby invests in display tech
Dolby has pledged to continue investing in display technology with the aim of adding to its PRM-4200 monitor.
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NewsTake Me Out in Maidstone
ITV1’s Take Me Out is returning to The Maidstone Studios for the filming of its third series.
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NewsAnimation tools go online
Manchester-based animator and CITV creative producer Westley Wood has launched what he has described as “the world’s first online animation superstore”.
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NewsNetwork at MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK is holding a networking event for post-production, camera, sound and lighting freelancers.
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NewsPassion picks up 60 hours from UKTV for Mipcom
Passion Distribution has struck its first deal with UKTV to represent more than 60 hours of content, including the hit new series with street magician Dynamo.
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NewsZodiak renews Firecracker deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look development deal with Firecracker Films, producer of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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NewsPatten pledges to protect World Service
BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten has promised to safeguard the future of the World Service following concerns raised in a report last week.
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NewsSky 1 to air Terra Nova a week after US
Terra Nova, the epic new dinosaur series from Steven Spielberg, is to air on Sky 1 exactly one week after its US broadcast.
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NewsITV unwraps Text Santa project
ITV has teamed up with Asda and Global Radio to launch a major charity campaign that will culminate in two Christmas entertainment shows.
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NewsDownton sponsor sparks complaints
Insurance firm Aviva’s sponsorship of ITV1 period drama Downton Abbey sparked complaints from viewers to Ofcom.
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NewsAl Jazeera boss replaced by Qatar royal
Al Jazeera’s director general Wadah Khanfar is stepping down after eight years to be replaced by Shaikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, a member of the Qatar royal family.