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NewsSGO profits from an upsurge in 3D
SGO is reaping the benefits of the surge in interest in 3D in the UK, securing eight deals for its stereoscopic-capable finishing system Mistika.
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NewsShaw prepares to front live treasure hunt stunt
Extreme Male Beauty star Tim Shaw is set to be the centre of a bizarre multiplatform stunt in which people across the UK will hunt for a small steel box containing him, two cameras and £30,000.
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NewsITV gearing up for fresh push on Studios content
ITV Studios is poised for a fresh content push under the commercial broadcaster’s new management, with programming executives across the business preparing for a closer alliance between commissioning and production.
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NewsC4 to stage live comedy special
Channel 4 has secured comedians such as Bill Bailey, Michael McIntyre and Jack Dee for a live special to be filmed at London’s 02 Arena.
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NewsBectu slams ITV salary freeze
Bectu has denounced ITV’s “fat cat culture at board level”, criticising moves to give a multimillion pound salary package to incoming chief executive Adam Crozier while freezing staff pay levels.
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NewsAbsolute swoops on Premier League rights
Absolute Radio has pulled off a shock move by securing the rights to air commentary on 32 Premier League football matches from next season.
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NewsSky 1 pilots format from new Noel JV
Sky 1 is to test a Price Is Right-style format jointly developed with Noel Edmonds.
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NewsBBC S&PP packages Ingex for indies
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) plans to offer the BBC R&D-developed Ingex acquisition technology to producers as a standalone service.
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Eyeframe to integrate PPC’s DVD department
Soho’s Eyeframe has taken on the Picture Production Company’s DVD department and plans to merge the staff and kit with its own new media facility services.
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NewsProduct placement for Corrie, but not X Factor
ITV has drawn up a top 10 list of programmes that are ripe for product placement that includes Coronation Street and Emmerdale - but not The X Factor.
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NewsTwofour talent sways Mackenzie
Twofour’s “mindblowing” multiplatform team was the deciding factor in Channel 4 head of factual entertainment Andrew Mackenzie’s decision to become group creative director at the indie.
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NewsBravo broadens its appeal with con artist drama from Fox
A USA Network comedy drama about a quick-thinking con artist has been collared by Bravo.
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NewsFriends to swap C4 for Comedy Central
Comedy Central UK will become the new home of Friends next year after succeeding with a 12-month “all-singing, all-dancing” campaign to land the show from Warner Bros.
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NewsC4 earmarks prime AFP slots for new ent ideas
Channel 4 is opening up its 10pm and 11pm slots to AFP for the first time.
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NewsBragg heads back to the South Bank for last hurrah on ITV1
The South Bank Show, the long-running arts strand that was controversially ditched by ITV, is set for a last hurrah with a 10-part series mixing new interviews with archive footage.
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NewsDon’t cave in on star salaries, BBC urged
Execs, in-house producers and indies have urged the BBC to stand firm on its refusal to reveal talent deals in the face of mounting media and political pressure.
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Rise Films scores coup with rights to Semenya story
Factual indie Rise Films has beaten ITN and Oprah Winfrey to secure world exclusive documentary access to Caster Semenya, the South African world champion athlete at the centre of a gender controversy.
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NewsNickelodeon drops splat for ‘older’ identity
Nickelodeon UK is ditching its famous orange splat as part of a major global rebrand.
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NewsBBC Trust orders review of sports rights spending
The BBC Trust is to launch a major review into the BBC’s spending on sports rights.
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NewsC4 eyes Deeley pilot
So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley has signed up to front a new treasure hunt entertainment format, where people race around UK cities to win a big cash prize.