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NewsBBCW seeks investment to boost profits
BBC Worldwide is hoping to get the greenlight from the BBC Trust to access more capital in order to drive growth, following this week’s record profits.
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NewsShooting star wins pilot in C4 showcase
Shooting Stars’ Angelos Epithemiou has been handed a studio show pilot as part of the third run of Channel 4’s Comedy Showcases initiative.
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NewsNews Corp's influence over Tory attitude to BBC questioned
A trio of Labour MPs have lambasted the government’s attitude towards the BBC, suggesting the shared view on media matters between News International and the Conservatives was “a strange coincidence”.
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NewsPilkington to head up factual at October Films
Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Lucy Pilkington has joined October Films as head of factual formats.
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NewsITV2 to give modelling school the Pineapple ob doc treatment
ITV2 is to take a tongue-in-cheek look at The London School of Modelling for a Pineapple Dance Studios-style ob doc series.
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NewsComedy tops wishlists for kids commissioners
Comedy, drama and factual are top of kids commissioners’ shopping lists, and “stealth learning” is a major attraction for public service broadcasters keen to replicate the success of Horrible Histories.
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NewsBBC exposes Britain’s hidden hoarding disorder
BBC1 has commissioned a single documentary fronted by presenter Jasmine Harman, looking at the impact hoarding has on the lives of the people involved.
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NewsSky adopts carbon calculator
Sky has signed up to the Bafta-led cross-industry carbon calculator scheme, Albert, and will later this year begin asking indies to use of it for shows made for Sky 1 and Sky Arts.
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NewsC4 orders comedy ad show
Channel 4 has ordered a comedy entertainment pilot designed to reveal how the advertising world persuades consumers to part with their hard earned cash.
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NewsBBC investigates future of audio
Furry wallpaper and reflective floormats are some of the living room accessories being investigated by a BBC-led R&D project into the future of audio technologies.
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NewsTimeline/IMG tee up workflow
Timeline TV and IMG Media are following their logging and archive partnership for the host coverage of Wimbledon with a similar workflow for the BBC’s coverage of the Open Golf Championship later this month.
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NewsIBC to highlight technology in development
Visitors to IBC later this year will be able to browse a range of concepts and prototypes from broadcast labs and university R&D departments that have not yet become commercial products.
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NewsHackenbacker wins Downton deal
Hackenbacker has been recommissioned to handle the audio post for series two of ITV1’s Downton Abbey (pictured).
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NewsEVS to supply BBC Sport
EVS is to supply BBC Sport with an integrated broadcast solution at the heart of its new file-based Sports Production System (SPS).
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NewsIABM: recession not over yet
The IABM’s survey of delegates at this year’s NAB trade show found that the recession continues to have an effect, particularly in the US.
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NewsUnit restructures to offer distinct services
Unit is restructuring its facilities and hiring more staff to fill separate creative offerings for offline editing, audio and finishing.
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NewsFountain upgrades for 3D
Fountain Studios has completed the HD upgrade of its studio and gallery
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NewsEuro hub to stream sports
Las Vegas-based live streaming specialists iStreamPlanet has based its European operations in a London data centre run by Interxion.
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NewsITFC makes opera easy
Content management and post production services firm ITFC has for the first time provided dual language subtitles for ITV’s Popstar To Operastar.
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NewsMari 1.3 starts shipping
The Foundry’s latest version of its creative paint and texture tool Mari 1.3 v2 is now shipping.