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NewsGoogle TV reveals major backers
Google has revealed that a range of major media companies will support its campaign to become a major player in the living room with this month’s launch of Google TV in the US.
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NewsPeep Show and The Street win Emmy nominations
Channel 4 comedy Peep Show and BBC drama The Street have been nominated for International Emmy’s, with British TV productions gaining a total of nine nods.
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NewsTwofour54 takes Driver Dan to Arabia
Indie production house twofour54 has inked a deal with Baraem TV, the pre-school arm of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), to air the Arabic language production of its CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.
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NewsHope remains for All Out Prods
Somethin’ Else’s Manchester division All Out Productions could re-open after its closure this week following the BBC’s move to Salford.
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NewsZodiak opens Brazil office
MIPCOM: Zodiak Media Group has opened an office in Brazil in an effort to exploit the country’s fast expanding television market.
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NewsDinamo opens new animation studio in Treforest
Welsh animation company Dinamo Productions has moved from its Mount Stuart Square base in Cardiff to a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Treforest, near Pontypridd.
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NewsJudge reveals Stig book ban ruling
A judge today announced his reasons for refusing to ban a book disclosing that Top Gear’s The Stig is Ben Collins.
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NewsSky Sports signs up for EVS tapeless workflow
EVS has completed a deal that will see its instant tapeless technology installed at BSkyB’s new Harlequin 1 production facilities in Osterley.
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NewsPact: British exports grow 9%
International sales of British programmes increased 9% last year, with finished programmes accounting for more than 40% of the increase, Pact research has shown.
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NewsThe Mews reduces DVD headcount
Soho’s The Mews has reduced the size of its DVD authoring department from nine staff to three following a round of redundancies.
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NewsSky gets Hot in Cleveland
MIPCOM: Sky has acquired the UK broadcast rights to Hot in Cleveland, the new US comedy starring Frasier’s Jane Leeves and Golden Girl Betty White.
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NewsWatch acquires US superhero drama
MIPCOM: UKTV channel Watch has picked up new US superhero series No Ordinary Family, starring The Shield’s Michael Chiklis.
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NewsMediasmiths plans Australasia expansion
Mediasmiths is opening an office in Sydney as it looks to take advantage of increasing interest in its consultancy services from the Australia and Asia Pacific region.
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AP Archive secures Burma footage deal
AP Archive has reached an agreement with Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) to license its video coverage to third parties around the world.
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NewsThompson: new pension proposal 'final position'
The latest proposal for pension reform put forward by the BBC is a “final position”, the director general Mark Thompson has told staff.
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NewsFremantleMedia takes majority stake in Radical Media
MIPCOM: X Factor producer FremantleMedia has acquired a 60% stake in branded entertainment producer Radical Media – as FM boss Tony Cohen predicts a “tough” year ahead for the market.
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NewsVinten rewarded with top GTC honour
The GTC has handed its annual Television Cameraman’s Award (TiCA) for 2010 to Bill Vinten, the youngest son of William Vinten the founder of the camera-support manufacturing company.
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NewsClassic secures $60m production deal
MIPCOM: Classic Media has signed a $60m production deal that could see new adaptations of Casper the Friendly Ghost and The Lone Ranger.
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NewsSir David Frost to interview Oliver Stone
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia is to host an interview between Sir David Frost and controversial film-maker Oliver Stone in Cannes this week – and is also bringing Sex & the City star Sarah Jessica Parker to the market.
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NewsKemsley to head up Root6 technical support
Root6 has appointed Neal Kemsley as customer services manager, a role that will see the former Avid man head up the reseller’s technical support arm.