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NewsBryan Cranston to star in C4 sci-fi drama
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is to star in a 10-part sci-fi drama based on a series of Philip K. Dick short stories for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC4 buys French crime drama
BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsZig Zag scores Jamie Vardy doc
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has agreed a deal with Zig Zag for a three-part documentary series.
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NewsOfcom: C4 must do more for children
Ofcom has told Channel 4 that it must do more to cater for older children amid pressure from the government to up its game on kids’ content.
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RatingsBBC2 raises curtain on Upstart Crow
MONDAY: BBC2 raised the curtain on Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow in front of a healthy audience, as the new look Random Acts returned to Channel 4 with over 200,000 viewers.
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NewsForbidden shares jump on "most significant deal"
Shares in Forbidden Technologies jumped by as much as 19% last week after the company announced that an un-named UK broadcaster has started a 12-month paid-for proof-of-concept study using its cloud-based video editing tool Forscene.
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NewsRightster rebrand puts focus on original video
Multi-platform video network Rightster is to place original content production at the heart of its business after rebranding as Brave Bison.
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NewsC4: we need clarity about our future
Channel 4 has urged the government to offer clarity about its future and admitted it is in the dark about any proposals for part-privatisation.
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NewsAmazon opens up to content creators
Conde Nast and StyleHaul are among the first publishers to take advantage of a push by Amazon to allow content creators to offer videos direct to the online giant’s customers.
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NewsBabcock confirmed as Formula E distribution partner
Babcock International Group has been announced as the multi-platform television distribution partner to the FIA Formula E Championship.
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NewsCanon's latest cameras on display at Media Production Show
Canon has teamed up with hire firm Shooting Partners to demonstrate how its equipment has been used on leading productions including The Voice and Hunted at next month’s Media Production Show.
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NewsC4: hands off BBC scheduling
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has argued that there is no need for the government to interfere in the BBC’s scheduling decisions.
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CriticsTV Critics: Hairy Bikers; Children of the Frontline; Penguin A&E; Sun, Sea and Supersavers
“Three hours of the most effortful, least edifying reality documentary I have seen for a fair while.”
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NewsJohn Whittingdale to re-write Reithian mission
Culture secretary John Whittingdale is to revise the BBC’s Reithian mission – including references to distinctiveness and impartiality alongside its value to ‘inform, educate and entertain’.
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RatingsIn The Club loses 700,000
TUESDAY: BBC1 relationship drama In The Club lost 700,000 viewers, while C5 struggled with its latest factual offerings.
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NewsThe Foundry releases free version of Mari software
The Foundry is to launch a free version of its texture painting software Mari.
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NewsShoot Blue moves to Acton
Kit hire firm Shoot Blue has moved to Acton, West London after the building that housed its Finchley HQ was sold to a residential property developer.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2016: shortlist part 2
The second shortlist of nominations for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2016 has been unveiled – including Channel of The Year, Best Entertainment Programme, Best Popular Factual Programme and Best Original Web Channel.
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NewsMedia Production Show camera and lens line-up revealed
The range of cameras, lenses and lighting gear that will be on display at the Media Production Show has been revealed, with attendees of the exhibition able to get hands-on with kit from the likes of Blackmagic Design, Panasonic, Red and Canon.