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NewsHD Protek opts for Summa
Turkish OB company HD Protek has installed a Calrec Summa audio console as part of an upgrade to its HDP 04 outside broadcast (OB) unit.
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NewsMentorn secures cold case access
Mentorn Scotland has gained access to Scotland’s Cold Case Unit (CCU) for a Channel 4 ob-doc series.
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NewsPrincess to Stand Up to Cancer
Princess Productions is to produce Channel 4’s fundraiser Stand Up to Cancer after taking responsibility for the event on YouTube last year.
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NewsIn brief: Taskmaster; Edinburgh; TVPlayer; Drive
Taskmaster is returning to Dave with an extended run, while the next Edinburgh International Television Festival advisory chair has been unveiled.
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NewsITVS bolsters entertainment team
ITV Studios entertainment boss Angela Jain has bolstered her senior team, appointing a creative director of development and director of entertainment in the north.
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NewsITV and Met Office extend 25-year partnership
ITV has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with the Met Office, continuing a 25-year partnership between the channel and the national weather service.
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NewsSky launches VR app
Sky has launched a virtual reality app featuring 20 videos involving David Beckham, Paul McCartney and heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua.
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NewsThe F Word heads to the US
Fox has ordered a live version of Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word to air in the US next year.
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NewsBetty exec joins 7 Wonder
Betty’s director of programmes Duncan Coates is to join 7 Wonder as its first creative director.
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NewsTwo Brothers scores debut ITV drama
The Missing writers Harry and Jack Williams have scored the first ITV commission for their indie Two Brothers Pictures – a six-part thriller about the consequences of deceit.
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NewsWildscreen opens with Netflix ivory doc
This year’s Wildscreen Festival is to launch with the European premiere of Netflix original documentary The Ivory Game.
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NewsOfcom: offensive language worse on radio
Offensive language on radio is considered to be more problematic than television for the first time, according to an Ofcom study.
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NewsITVS entertainment head departs
ITV Studios’ Sumi Connock creative director of entertainment is leaving the company after almost eight years.
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NewsJames Purnell handed BBC radio brief
James Purnell is to take responsibility for the BBC’s audio division after Helen Boaden revealed she will retire in March.
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NewsRansome leads Presteigne management buyout
Rental firm Presteigne Broadcast Hire has completed a £5m management buyout (MBO) from media services company Avesco Group.
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NewsPioneer examines human face for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned a specialist factual series examining the human face.
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NewsTLC explores toddler pageants
The world of British child beauty pageants is to be exposed in a one-off documentary for TLC.
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NewsVice turns to Primestream for content management
Vice Media has installed a content management and automation system from Primestream to handle its workflows from programme preparation to distribution.
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NewsVER sets up UK lighting sales and support unit
VER has set up a lighting sales and production support department in the UK and hired former AED Distribution sales director David March to run it.
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NewsPanasonic unveils firmware update for VariCam LT
Panasonic has released new firmware for the VariCam LT camera that adds the ability to output RAW signals via two 3GSDI terminals to an external recorder at 4K or UHD 60p.