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NewsTVF’s Monks joins Zig Zag
Indie Zig Zag has appointed Leila Monks to the newly created role of vice-president of commercial and current production as it looks to generate 50% of its business from the US within two years.
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NewsDoc-makers slam ITV YouTube slip
Documentary-makers have highlighted the dangers of sourcing archive clips from YouTube as they rail against an ITV1 film that presented footage from a video game as real.
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NewsSky buys cult satire show
Sky Arts has bought the first series of satirical news show The Onion News Network from international distributor Starz.
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NewsSomethin’ Else to create virtual soap for C4 online
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a virtual “soap opera improvised by robots” from digital indie Somethin’ Else.
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NewsLittleford steps up as iPlayer launches in Australia
Matthew Littleford has been promoted to general manager of BBC Worldwide’s global iPlayer, expanding his responsibilities as the service launches in another territory.
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NewsIndependent and Mercury to offer docs via website
Mercury Media is joining forces with the Independent newspaper to launch a documentary film club based on the distributor’s online VoD service, Joining the Docs.
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NewsBBC3 puts jobs on Hire site
BBC3’s Up For Hire season is being given a bumper multiplatform project, which features job adverts, online-only films, extensive advice and a careers questionnaire.
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NewsJain sets sights on young viewers at old-skewing ITV2
Angela Jain has made driving down the average age of the ITV2 audience one of her key strategic aims.
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NewsImpossible partners Kindle on CGI series for CBeebies
CBeebies has ordered a CGI animated dinosaur series from the children’s division of Impossible Pictures, the indie responsible for dino-drama Primeval, and Kindle Entertainment.
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NewsFirecracker gives MTV platform to bullying victims
MTV International has ordered a one-off documentary from Firecracker Films tackling bullying, which will air across its non-US network, along with global documentary series Hoods, which takes celebrities back to their roots.
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NewsEndemol to open Glasgow hub
Endemol is responding to broadcaster demand by establishing a production and development base in Glasgow, to be run by Paula Campion.
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NewsMentorn sets up comedy arm and sells Idiot Abroad
Mentorn International is to launch a new comedy division and has secured the first pre-sales for Sky 1 travelogue An Idiot Abroad 2.
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NewsBack2back and Target team for style series
The Hunks and Extraordinary Dogs producer Back2back has cemented its relationship with Target Entertainment with a second co-funded project, The Changing Face Of….
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NewsRed Bee Media signs NHK deal
Red Bee Media has signed a deal with Japanese broadcaster NHK CosmoMedia Europe.
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NewsHotCam supplies TOWIE
HotCam is providing shooting kits for the new series of The Only Way Is Essex.
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Watertron sets up shop
Post-production company Watertron Digital Media has opened for business.
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NewsCanon set to unveil new device
Speculation is mounting that Canon will launch a device on 3 November with similar functionality to its popular 5D cameras.
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Dowling joins Ross Video
Ross Video has appointed David Dowling to the role of European director of sales.
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NewsRed to launch Scarlet
Red has confirmed that its anticipated Scarlet camera will launch on 3 November.
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NewsMolinare expands team
Molinare has recruited two executive producers - Meg Guidon and Nicola Instone - to its VFX department.