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NewsBBC stereo 3D rugby project up for RTS award
BBC Sport and Can Communicate, along with Inition and Axis, are in the running for an RTS Innovation Award for their stereo 3D satellite broadcast of Rugby Live:Calcutta Cup.
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NewsHome signs up BB1’s Craig for web guides
Big Brother housemate-turned property developer Craig Phillips is to front the first standalone web commissions for UKTV-owned channel Home.
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NewsCWPro set for major post push
Computer Warehouse’s CWPro plans to focus more of its efforts on the post-production market after taking on the chattels of fellow dealer 1080 Pro.
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NewsSequence lines up Soho base and seeks investor
Post-production house Sequence Post is close to securing a central Soho location for its new headquarters and is planning to offer an equity stake in the company to investors.
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NewsCresswell: STV is dragging down the network
ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell has launched another stinging attack on STV, saying the Scottish subsidiary is “dragging down the whole performance of the ITV network”.
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NewsLord Burns confirmed as C4 chairman
Lord Burns will take over as Channel 4 chairman from Luke Johnson on 27 January after Ofcom confirmed his appointment.
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Feelgood makes web debut with Curb producer
Comedy specialist Feelgood Fiction has teamed up with an executive producer on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm for its first foray into web production.
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NewsIndie classification rules may change
More television production companies will be classified as independent producers under new proposals from the Culture Secretary.
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NewsAnalysis: C4's dark horse chairman
Terry Burns was the name on everyone’s lips at the RTS event earlier this week, but he was not on the radar as a potential candidate in the run up to his appointment.
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NewsBDA graphics give ITV News ‘human element’
Bruce Dunlop & Associates (BDA) has created new graphics and studio sets for ITV News that allows producers to place headline images in real-time into a moving 3D environment.
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NewsAnt & Dec family show to take over from Takeaway
Ant & Dec and ITV1 are lining up a family challenge gameshow as the long-term replacement for Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsMarshall to grow Scott Free in UK
Outgoing Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall plans to work with “key UK talent” as part of her new employer Scott Free’s strategy to produce major dramas for British broadcasters.
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NewsC4 promises slew of orders to test shows
Channel 4 head Julian Bellamy has promised a “wave of commissioning” in the coming weeks to create a surge of new shows for autumn 2010 that could return to replace Big Brother in 2011.
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NewsTranter turns to Pharoah and Graham
Jane Tranter has turned to Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham to try to kickstart BBC Worldwide Productions’ US drama ambitions.
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RTS honour Bennett-Jones and Holloway
Tiger Aspect chairman Peter Bennett-Jones and TalkbackThames head of entertainment Richard Holloway both received fellowships at a Royal Television Society event last night.
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NewsITV predicts ad stability
ITV is set to record its first advertising revenue increase for nearly two years this December, signalling the worst could be over for the commercial broadcaster.
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Technology and facilities news in brief 6 November 2009
Technology and facilities news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 6 November featuring BBC Studios and Post, Aimimage, Th1ng, Sky and Bright Space.
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NewsTop-heavy BBC needed staff cuts, insiders say
The BBC’s move to axe more than 100 senior managers has sparked outrage among staff - largely over the fact there were so many in the first place.
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NewsMalone changes tune for BBC schools show
The Choir presenter Gareth Malone is to turn from music to education in a TwentyTwenty Television series for BBC2.
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NewsBBC drive to get iPlayer on TVs boosted by deal with Freesat
The BBC is set to bring iPlayer to Freesat, with closed beta testing to begin on the platform before the end of the month.