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NewsQuake threatens tape supply
Producers and post houses are facing a tape crisis as Japan-based manufacturers struggle to resume operations in the earthquake and tsunami-hit country.
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NewsSky to join YouView advisory board
Sky is the surprise name among the 16 content providers, including Blinkbox and Guardian News & Media, which will form an advisory board to help shape connected TV service YouView.
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NewsIndies face DQF double blow
Indie suppliers to the BBC are facing a squeeze on two fronts as the corporation plans to pass on rising costs as well as cutting spend on content.
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NewsYounge suggests short-term contracts
Pat Younge has suggested putting senior BBC managers on fixed-term contracts of two to four years to ensure “no one feels any position is for life” as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC and C4 back opt-out system for rights holders
The BBC and Channel 4 have recommended introducing a new rights management model that has been rejected by ITV and Sky, as part of an independent review into the current IP framework.
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NewsMagnum and CPL vie for Sky 1 panel show
Sky 1 is piloting two news-based panel shows, hosted by Jack Dee and David Walliams, which will go head to head to win a commission.
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NewsDiane Coyle named BBC Trust vice chair
Jeremy Hunt has selected former Treasury adviser Diane Coyle as his preferred candidate for the role of vice chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsTalent agency offers to fund indie pilots
Talent agency James Grant Group plans to fund pilots for indies as part of an ambition to own a share of TV format rights.
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NewsBBC tells radio indies to cross over into TV
The BBC has urged radio indies to raise their ambitions and pitch cross-platform ideas with significant scale.
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News3DD brokers deal for Jonathan Ross Cannes show
Jonathan Ross is to front coverage of the Cannes Film Festival for pay-TV channel Cinémoi in a series that 3DD Entertainment has sold to more than 25 countries around the world.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsCross-platform ratings metric reveals biggest boost for BBC3
BBC3 programmes get the biggest ratings uplift in the seven days following transmission, according to new BBC cross-platform metric Live+7.
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NewsLevi leaves ITVS to head up Iambic entertainment
Former DCD boss Chris Hunt has hired ITV Studios’ Jonathan Levi to head up his new entertainment formats business.
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NewsShaw wins first C5 order for Japan disaster doc
Chris Shaw has won his first commission from Channel 5 as a producer, having left the broadcaster in January after 11 years.
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NewsBSkyB to merge products for Sky Anywhere service
BSkyB has created an emerging products team dedicated to identifying and developing new products ahead of the launch of its Sky Anywhere service.
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NewsC4 teams up with E.ON for series on future homes
Channel 4 has ordered its first specialist factual show to be co-funded by a brand, with a programme that will showcase the next generation of household appliances and gadgets.
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NewsC4 nets Dolphin Boy doc
Channel 4 has netted a new documentary about a traumatised young man who was brought back from the brink by working with dolphins.
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NewsWhite Van Man
Full post on a BBC3 sitcom about the challenges and frustrations of a reluctant handyman
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NewsGrass Valley K2 Summit
A media server designed for a broad range of production and broadcast applications
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NewsVan der Linde joins Tyrell
Tyrell CCT has appointed former Panasonic and Broadcast employee Jo van der Linde to the role of new business development manager.