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NewsHalo appoints Maroussas as commercial director
Halo Post has appointed former Metropolis Studios managing director Carla Maroussas to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsITV reveals scripted comedy plans
ITV head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey has offered a glimpse of the channel’s “new dawn” - pinning sitcoms and cost-effective mid-week entertainment shows to the top of his wish list.
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NewsDanny Cohen to exec Harry Potter spin-off
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen is to executive produce a forthcoming Harry Potter spin-off movie.
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NewsAll3Media arrows in on US drama
All3Media’s landmark drama deal with co-owner Liberty Global will allow it to make an aggressive push into the US scripted market.
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NewsSky Q bolsters on-demand viewing
Sky has revealed a surge in the amount of video-on-demand programming consumed via its next-generation set-top box – opening up the long-tail of shows in its catalogue.
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NewsWhisper: sport needs entertainment vibe
Whisper Films is looking to inject entertainment beats into coverage of high-profi le sporting events after claiming it has broken into the “closed shop” of sports producers.
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NewsSky Arts eyes off the wall ideas
Phil Edgar-Jones is hunting “off the wall ideas” after extending Sky Arts’ annual £1m Amplify project into 2017, and is eyeing up the channel’s first virtual reality project.
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NewsOfcom: Netflix dominates Amazon and Now TV
Netflix was watched by nearly a quarter of the British viewing public between February and April 2016 as it stormed ahead of Amazon Prime Videos, its nearest SVoD rival, according to the latest Ofcom data.
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NewsAll 4 ramps up originations
Channel 4 is shaking up its All 4 commissioning strategy with a major budget increase and three new hires as it turns the service into a broader OTT video platform.
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NewsSurvey suggests greater use of red button for Olympics viewing
Nearly half (49%) of those planning to watch the Olympic Games said they will “probably” or “definitely” use the BBC’s red button service to watch the action in Rio, according to research commissioned by Snell Advanced Media (Sam).
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NewsHill joins Ikegami as UK manager
Ikegami has appointed Kris Hill to the role of UK general manager.
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NewsUS networks show and tell
The number of niche cable networks aggressively moving into scripted programming was a highlight of this week’s Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour in Los Angeles.
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NewsWild Blue preps live pitches
Former Top Gear and Coast showrunner Gary Hunter is prioritising Space Dive-style live TV events and entertainment formats after Fremantle Media backed his fledgling indie Wild Blue Media.
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NewsVimond announces cloud-based version of IO
IBC 2016: Vimond is taking features from its standalone Vimond Highlights conversion device and adding them to the latest incarnation of Vimond IO, its cloud online video editing workflow tool.
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NewsSuitcase TV to showcase 1RU MediaStor Archive
IBC 2016: Suitcase TV will showcase a software-defined storage platform designed specifically for broadcast media operations at IBC.
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NewsBrexit boosts Radio 4 to record high
BBC Radio 4 and the Today programme have recorded their highest ever weekly reach over the last quarter, according to the latest set of Rajar figures.
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NewsSky & Amazon strike warrior drama deal
Sky has partnered with Amazon for the first time on ten-part epic period drama, Britannia.
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NewsChannel 4 orders real-life Hunted
True Vision will follow Thames Valley Police’s attempts to capture murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers in a real-life Hunted for Channel 4.
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NewsFags, Mags & Bags producer sets up radio indie
Gus Beattie, the producer behind long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags & Bags is setting up a production company.
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NewsCanon to display its 4K HDR range at IBC
IBC 2016: Canon will bring to IBC two acquisition products that were originally launched at the NAB trade show in Las Vegas in April.