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NewsSTV joins Channel 6 national TV network bid
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has joined the Channel 6 bid to run the new national TV network.
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NewsNUJ to protest over Hunt decision
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is organising a demonstration in response Jeremy Hunt’s decision to approve News Corp plans to spin off Sky News as part of the planned takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsSlavery series heads up Wall to Wall’s US push
Wall to Wall has won a commission from PBS for a series on slavery in South America, as it beefs up ties with the US.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to help Atomized reformat web series for TV
Multiplatform indie Atomized has struck an innovative deal with BBC Worldwide that will see the distributor help fund the reformatting of the indie’s web series as TV shows for international broadcasters.
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NewsGoldsack leaves Mentorn Media for Silver River
Silver River has hired the executive producer behind Sky 1’s An Idiot Abroad and Channel 4’s forthcoming Katie: My Beautiful Friends as its first head of factual.
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NewsWilson leaves Endemol UK for Spun Gold TV
Snog Marry Avoid executive producer Gill Wilson is to join Spun Gold TV in the newly created role of director of features and formats.
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NewsTalkback gets Squeamish and Shackleton doc
Talkback Thames has won a $3m (£1.84m) commission from the Discovery Channel, and will make a documentary on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton for National Geographic.
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NewsScripted sales soar at BBCW
BBC drama Life On Mars is set to be adapted for new international audiences as part of a surge in scripted programming sales for BBC Worldwide.
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NewsVirgin sees VoD revolution
Virgin Media has revealed detailed insights about the on-demand revolution taking place among its 3.8 million TV customers.
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NewsITV snares BBC expert for African adventure
ITV1 has poached BBC wildlife expert Steve Leonard to front two early evening series on Africa.
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NewsCBeebies takes a walk on the wild side with NHU
The BBC’s Natural History Unit has won its most significant commission from pre-school channel CBeebies as part of its drive to make a broader range of shows.
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NewsITV to bring back Whitechapel as six-part series
ITV is to rejig detective show Whitechapel as a full six-part series when it returns for the third time next year.
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NewsBrand takes the plunge with Dave stand-up series
Comedian Jo Brand is to investigate British people’s obsession with water in a series for Dave.
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NewsTime Team revamps production set-up in wake of Cardiff move
Time Team is overhauling its production team as it prepares to make its first series since moving to Cardiff.
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NewsAutodesk set for virtual push
VFX software firm Autodesk is developing tools aimed at the emerging area of virtual moviemaking, with one of its senior executives saying the technology could become a staple of major studios.
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NewsEricsson launches newsgathering update
Ericsson launched Voyager II, its latest digital satellite newsgathering (DSNG) system, this week.
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NewsITFC to offer Archangel real-time restoration
Post-production, subtitling and restoration firm ITFC has become one of the first facilities in the UK to install Snell’s Archangel Ph.C-HD restoration system.
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NewsSharp wins Sky 1 comedy
Manchester studio The Sharp Project has been chosen by BSkyB and Tiger Aspect for the filming of Sky 1 HD comedy drama Mount Pleasant.
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NewsDVB sets 3D TV standard
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) last week announced the approval of the DVB-3DTV specification.
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NewsVET's Smith joins TC Soho
DVD authoring and digital media firm TC Soho has appointed Terry Smith to the role of business development manager