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    NAO prepares two BBC reviews

    2016-02-04T12:16:00Z

    The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.

  • Top Gear
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    Matt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host

    2016-02-04T11:28:00Z

    Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.

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    Arena builds £20m UHD fleet

    2016-02-04T08:15:00Z

    Arena Television is hoping to steal a march on its outside broadcast rivals by building three Ultra High Definition-capable (UHD) trucks with an IP core that can handle High Dynamic Range (HDR) and High Frame Rates (HFR).The triple-expanding OBX, OBY and OBZ units will cost a ...

  • StyleHaul
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    StyleHaul boss points to rise of Facebook video

    2016-02-04T07:11:00Z

    StyleHaul president and chief executive Stephanie Horbaczewski has highlighted the shift in her network of 6,000 creators towards social storytelling across platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat.

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    7 Wonder appoints senior duo

    2016-02-04T07:04:00Z

    Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France indie 7 Wonder has unveiled the second stage of its growth plans: opening a Birmingham office and making two senior appointments.

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    Sky eyes free-to-air growth

    2016-02-04T07:03:00Z

    Sky is increasingly moving into the free-to-air world, with chief executive Jeremy Darroch opening up about the broadcaster’s non-pay strategy.

  • Chris Moyles
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    Moyles gets Radio X off to a strong start

    2016-02-04T00:01:00Z

    Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.

  • Broadcast Indie Summit
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    Broadcast Indie Summit: reasons to attend

    2016-02-03T12:32:00Z

    Broadcast is hosting its inaugural Indie Summit on 17 March to help producers of all sizes learn from one another. Some of the industry’s biggest names will speak at the summit to share best practice and ideas for the future.Event producer Donna Taberer reveals more about what attendees can expect

  • Rillington Place
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    BBC1 orders Rillington Place drama

    2016-02-03T10:01:00Z

    Endomol Shine Group’s fledgling label Bandit Television is to co-produce a dramatisation of the notorious Rillington Place murders for BBC1.

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    Vox Pictures appoints head of development

    2016-02-03T13:22:00Z

    Drama indie Vox Pictures has appointed development consultant and former script editor Joe Williams as head of development.

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    E4's Tattoo Fixers inks spin-off series

    2016-02-03T13:17:00Z

    E4 has ordered two Tattoo Fixers spin-off series following the success of the Studio Lambert format.

  • Catfish
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    MTV attempts second Catfish adaptation

    2016-02-03T13:06:00Z

    The Valleys producer True North is working with MTV on a second attempt to bring Catfish: The TV Show to British audiences.

  • Hinterland
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    DCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget

    2016-02-03T13:03:00Z

    The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has reinstated £400,000 it planned to cut from S4C’s budget - freezing the broadcaster’s funding until after a comprehensive review.

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    3sixtymedia's McNab set to join Lime Pictures

    2016-02-03T11:08:00Z

    3sixtymedia’s post-production technical manager Taig McNab will join Lime Pictures later this month as its IT and production technology manager.

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    Lord Burns bemoans ‘erratic’ BBC charter renewal

    2016-02-03T10:32:00Z

    Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has criticised the government’s handling of BBC charter renewal, branding it an “erratic process”.

  • InCrowd
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    Sky backs sports app firm

    2016-02-03T10:31:00Z

    Sky has invested £300,000 in sports marketing company InCrowd to help maximise its sports output.

  • Avid Media Composer 7
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    Avid updates Media Composer for HDR work

    2016-02-03T10:12:00Z

    Avid has released an update for Media Composer that includes colour spaces for High Dynamic Range (HDR) work.

  • Britain’s Spending Secrets
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    The Garden tackles wealth and parenthood for BBC1

    2016-02-03T09:15:00Z

    Parenthood and wealth are among the topics to be investigated by Anne Robinson in a factual series being developed by The Garden Productions for BBC1.

  • Ofcom
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    Ofcom finds 'significant' rise in VoD concern

    2016-02-03T08:59:00Z

    A “significant increase” in the number of teenagers concerned by on-demand and online content has been recorded by Ofcom.

  • Olympics
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    BBC to hold on to Olympics until 2024

    2016-02-02T14:34:00Z

    The BBC will hold onto rights to the Olympics until 2024 after it struck a landmark licensing deal with Discovery Communications.