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NewsReggie Yates writes and directs Random Acts film
The Voice UK host Reggie Yates is to make his writing and directing debut in a short film for Channel 4’s arts strand Random Acts.
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NewsMake Bradford British and Spy win Rose D'or
Channel 4’s Make Bradford British and Sky sitcom Spy both won Rose D’Or awards last night.
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NewsC5 orders three Myra Hindley murder docs
Channel 5 has ordered three documentaries about Moors murderer Myra Hindley from Nine Lives Media.
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NewsCreative Skillset boosts freelancer training fund
Creative Skillset’s fund for training TV freelancers has been increased by 25% this year and is set to be released in four waves.
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NewsPinewood appeals against planning decision
Pinewood Studios has launched its appeal against the refusal of planning permission for the expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsBBC faces fresh sex abuse claims
Sexual abuse allegations have been levelled against 40 of the BBC’s existing staff and contributors since the Jimmy Savile scandal erupted last year.
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NewsInput Media tests C-Cast for French Open highlights
Input Media is trialling EVS’s C-Cast system for the delivery of highlights programmes from the French Open.
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NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
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NewsYouView hits 400,000 homes
YouView has reached 400,000 homes eight months after its launch - and confirmed plans to allow live channels to stream on the platform.
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NewsEricsson appoints UK broadcast services head
Former Red Bee Media commercial director Ian Brotherston has joined Ericsson as head of its UK broadcast services division.
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NewsBBC set for ‘most digital Glastonbury ever’
The BBC is gearing up to broadcast more than 250 hours of content from Glastonbury as it looks to the apply the Olympics formula to the music festival.
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NewsBBC mulls DMI alternatives
The BBC could face a bill of many more millions of pounds if it attempts to salvage what remains of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) by purchasing off-the-shelf technology.
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NewsMTG closes in on DRG deal
British distributor DRG is finally set to be sold, with pan-European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) close to completing a deal.
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NewsBBCW hires Anna Gordon to new sales role
BBC Worldwide has appointed Anna Gordon to the new role of director of global sales strategy, business and planning.
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NewsBroadcast's hunt for Hot Shots begins
Broadcast has launched its hunt for the TV’s most talented under-30s as our annual Hot Shots opens for entries.
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NewsRise of the OTT providers
Netflix, Lovefilm and Microsoft’s Xbox will compete more directly with traditional broadcasters for the first-run rights to high-profile US acquisitions, evidence from the LA Screenings has suggested.
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NewsComedy Central renews Alternative Comedy Experience
Isy Suttie and Josie Long are among the comedians set to appear in the second series of Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience after the broadcaster recomissioned the stand-up series.
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NewsBBC2 dishes up pub grub series
BBC2 is preparing to serve up new cookery talent with a series exploring pub grub and another about spicing up British food with exotic ingredients.
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NewsExpert Women training day heads to Glasgow
The next BBC Academy training day aimed at boosting the number of expert women contributors appearing in TV news and current affairs is to be held in Glasgow in August.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.