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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.
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NewsMPs issue BBC rallying call
Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn has called for a strong public campaign of support for the BBC because the broadcaster’s record on self-defence suggests it has a “death wish”.
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NewsC5 orders Celebs on Benefits
Former stars including Bruce Jones, who played Coronation Street’s Les Battersby, are to be profiled in forthcoming Channel 5 documentary Celebs on Benefits: Fame to Claim.
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NewsChris Evans urges fans to apply for Top Gear job
Chris Evans has urged listeners of his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show to apply to work on the next series of Top Gear - but warned there was “no guarantee” that a member of the public would land a job.
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NewsNew culture committee chair elected
Jesse Norman, the Tory MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire, will replace John Whittingdale as the chair of the influential Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMSC).
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NewsFormer C4 disability exec Alison Walsh joins BBC
The BBC has handed Shell diversity boss Tunde Ogungbesan and former Channel 4 disability executive Alison Walsh lead roles in its diversity and inclusion team.
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NewsBBC tests brain-controlled iPlayer
The BBC has developed an internal iPlayer prototype which can be controlled by viewers’ brainwaves.
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NewsBBC Children’s to host 2017 World Summit
BBC Children’s is to host 2017’s 8th World Summit on Media for Children in Manchester.
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NewsSilverglade opens more edit suites to meet demand
Post firm Silverglade is to open seven additional offline rooms, taking the South Bank-based company’s capacity to a total of 23 suites.
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NewsJigsaw strengthens team in bid to boost audio share
Jigsaw24 has hired Andy Brooks as head of business development for pro audio and Ian Duncan as senior pro audio consultant as part of efforts to boost its share of the audio sector.
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NewsBroadStream appoints director of engineering
Playout automation systems provider BroadStream has appointed Paul Murzell as director of product engineering.
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NewsThe Flying Colour Company relocates to Carnaby Street
The Flying Colour Company is to move from its base in Warner Bros De Lane Lea’s building to offices on Carnaby Street this week.
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NewsSony launches full-frame mirrorless A7R II camera
Sony has released the A7R II (pictured), a full-frame mirrorless camera with interchangeable lenses that shoots 4K footage.
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NewsCG studio Realtime UK to take on first TV project
Manchester-based video game CG studio Realtime UK has taken on its first television project.
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NewsFour Walls hires colourist and installs Baselight
Four Walls has installed a new Baselight grading system.
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NewsEricsson eyes Olympic Park move for Red Bee operation
Ericsson looks set to relocate its Red Bee Media playout operation from White City to the Olympic Park in Stratford, east London.
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NewsKeshet plans UK drama push
The UK division of Israeli media group Keshet is looking to take its drama strategy to the next level with a series of senior hires as it seeks to establish production units in Europe.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsPulse and Israeli firm launch indie with Objective exec
Pineapple Dance Studios indie Pulse Films has teamed up with Israeli production group Abot Hameiri to launch a UK indie with Bad Robots creator Nathan Eastwood.