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NewsThe Foundry updates paint tool Mari
The Foundry has unveiled the latest version of its paint and texture tool Mari.
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NewsWorld Service to cut 650 posts
BBC World Service is to shed more than a quarter of its roles and is closing five country services, as it attempts to find £67m of savings.
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NewsSky Sports sacks Andy Gray
Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray has been sacked by the broadcaster with immediate effect, after evidence emerged of a separate off-air incident last month.
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NewsC4 orders This is England '88
Channel 4 drama This is England is to return for a Christmas special ahead of a new series.
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NewsGruffalo gets Oscar nod
An animated adaptation of children’s book The Gruffalo, shown on BBC1, has been nominated for the best animated short at the Academy Awards.
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NewsRev and This is England triumph at South Bank Awards
Rev and This is England ’86 scooped top prizes at the South Bank Awards.
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NewsEx-Sky1 boss to run Red Arrow UK
German production group Red Arrow Entertainment is to launch a new division in the UK and has named former Sky1 controller James Baker co-managing director.
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NewsOrange in talks to acquire Dailymotion
Mobile operator Orange has kicked off talks with video aggregation site Dailymotion to take a 49% share for €58.8m.
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NewsHunt plans competition probe over Sky bid
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is prepared to refer News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, but will first consider concessions the company is willing to make in its bid.
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NewsHBO to remake Rise doc
A British documentary about the underground world of bare-knuckle fighting is to be remade as a gritty drama series for US broadcaster HBO.
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NewsUK indie to produce US medical drama
US network ABC has greenlit a major new medical drama based in Afghanistan that will be co-produced by UK indie Artists Studio.
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NewsSky 3 to relaunch as Pick TV
BSkyB is to rebrand its free-to-air channel Sky 3 as part of the wider changes taking place at the broadcaster.
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NewsChannel 4 recruits live sports editor
Channel 4 has appointed Jamie Aitchison as live sports editor from indie Sunset+Vine.
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NewsC4 stand-up show to return
Stand Up For The Week is to return to Channel 4 in an earlier slot with a new host.
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NewsNazi jibe presenter to appeal High Court ruling
Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has won permission to appeal a High Court ruling that branded one of his interviews as offensive and abusive and breached the Broadcasting Code.
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NewsSky presenter apologises to official
Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys has telephoned assistant referee Sian Massey to apologise for his off-air comments about her at the weekend.
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NewsRavensbourne to host digital format conference
A conference to look at the creative opportunities and technical challenges of shooting on different types of digital formats will take place at the end of next month.
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NewsForbidden signs deal with Ericsson
Forbidden Technologies has signed an agreement with Ericsson that will allow the Sweden-based tech firm to build cloud services running Forbidden’s FORscene platform.
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NewsFinish hires Flame artist Wilmot
Soho post house Finish has recruited Flame artist Paul Wilmot to its VFX team.
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NewsBBC Knowledge to launch in Italy
BBC Worldwide is to launch factual channel BBC Knowledge in Italy - its first full-dubbed bespoke channel in Western Europe.