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VideoVIDEO: Benefits Street Series 2, C4
Watch the trailer for the second run of Love Production’s controversial documentary series
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NewsEuropean Commission unveils digital content shake-up
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled plans to create a Digital Single Market in a move that could have a significant impact on the way that TV series are sold across Europe and how online giants like Netflix and Amazon operate on the continent.
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NewsBBC factual in state of flux
BBC factual is in a state of flux as controller Emma Swain begins a year-long secondment to help shape the corporation’s approach to commissioning over the next five years.
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NewsITV staff to strike during AGM
More than 200 members of ITV staff have voted to strike on 14 May – the day of the broadcaster’s annual general meeting.
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NewsViewers set to increase spend on digital content
The average UK household spends £30-35 a year on digital television and movies, with 30% expecting to “significantly increase” their spending over the next two years, according to a study by OC&C Strategy Consultants.
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NewsDNI takes a step into drama
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is moving into drama for the first time and is hoping it can rival the BBC and Netflix with its latest natural history push.
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NewsCrow weighs central London push following MPH-led deal
Crow TV could offer post-production services in central London after the facility was acquired by a consortium led by the boss of a Fitzrovia-based boutique commercials production company.
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The Football League boosts fibre-optic network
The Football League is expanding the fibre-optic network that links its 72 clubs ahead of the start of next season’s new highlights contract with Channel 5.
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BBCW widens EBS deal to harvest non-linear data
BBC Worldwide has expanded its contract with EPG data provider EBS to include non-linear EPG data services.
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NewsC4 and Love back on Benefits
Channel 4 and Love Productions have hit back at claims that the second series of Benefits Street is being made for “entertainment” and that parts of the show are “contrived”.
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NewsNEP continues acquisitions spree with two OB firms
The NEP Group has bought OB companies Outside Broadcast and RecordLab TV & Media as the USheadquartered firm continues with its recent run of acquisitions.
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NewsDirectors Cut boosts capacity with eight Avid suites
Directors Cut Films is increasing its edit capacity to 23 Avid suites with the opening of eight new rooms.
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Project Dreamspace to reveal findings at FMX
A three-year European Commission- funded project to research and develop new VFX tools will present its first findings at this week’s FMX animation and effects conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Fabric teams up with The Foundry for tool integration
Fabric Software is working with The Foundry to integrate the Fabric Engine tools and applications creation platform with The Foundry’s 3D content creation software Modo.
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OTT provider Xstream to open office in London
OTT system provider Xstream is opening a London office.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2015 line-up revealed
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore, BBC2 boss Kim Shillinglaw and Channel 4 deputy chief creative officer Ralph Lee are among the executives signed up to talk at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsBBC Brit car series to air in UK
BBC Brit’s first original commission, car format Mud, Sweat And Gears, is to air in the UK after BBC Worldwide closed a deal with pay-TV broadcaster History.
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NewsBBC3 still ‘open for business’
BBC3 controller Damian Kavanagh reassured producers at a BBC3 factual briefing last week that the channel is still open for business and is “desperately” seeking thought-provoking series.
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NewsBBC1 plans live Monterey Bay wildlife series
BBC1 will explore the gathering of marine life at Monterey Bay in California as part of a live natural history series in August.
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CriticsTV Critics: Murder in Successville; Bugsplat!
“I’m almost ashamed of how much this made me laugh.”