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NewsBBC unions vote to strike over pensions
More than 90% of BBC union members have voted in favour of strike action in response to the corporation’s “drastic” pension reforms.
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NewsInterface designer joins ChilliBean
ChilliBean has appointed a new interface designer to aid the development of the company’s digital asset management and reels directory services.
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CTVC hires Bolch to steer digital development
Former Channel 4 science commissioning editor Louisa Bolch has joined indie CTVC to oversee its new web soap Being Victor.
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UKTV plans cross-platform push
UKTV controller Matthew Littleford is planning to boost the number of cross-platform commissions to increase the broadcaster’s reach across new platforms.
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NewsS&PP plans Studio Six upgrade
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is upgrading Studio Six at Television Centre in White City to what is thought to be the UK’s first 1080p50-capable studio.
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StormHD gears up for more high-end finishing
StormHD has added a second Avid DS HD suite and extra storage, and appointed a new editor as it looks to ramp up its Covent Garden-based facility for more high-end finishing work and tapeless projects.
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NewsDB Broadcast wins BBC News video deal
Cambridge-based systems integrator DB Broadcast has won the contract to install the video production areas within the BBC’s Broadcasting House redevelopment, a project that will create one of the largest live newsrooms in the world.
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NewsApple takes wraps off new TV box
Apple is upping its game in a bid to annexe the living room into its entertainment empire.
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NewsBBC had massive bias to left - Thompson
The BBC was guilty of a “massive bias to the left” in the past, director general Mark Thompson said today.
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NewsChannel 4 to air Miliband docu-drama
The rise to political power of David and Ed Miliband and their battle to head the Labour Party is to be dramatised by Channel 4, it was announced today.
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NewsCompliance: the debate hots up
Film-makers have rallied to support Brian Woods’ claims that “self-censorship” is creeping into BBC docs after the Bafta-winning director confronted Mark Thompson over compliance.
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NewsPact digs in on Terms of Trade
Pact is ready to battle the BBC after Mark Thompson’s surprise MacTaggart revelation that the corporation believes the Terms of Trade need to change.
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NewsEdinburgh attendees see signs of recovery
Mark Thompson’s broad-ranging MacTaggart lecture reflected an optimistic Edinburgh mood, with producers and broadcasters welcoming a spirit of partnership and the sense of an industry recovering from the financial lows of the past year. Broadcast spoke to a range of attendees.
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NewsSky Movies calls for epic work to woo subscribers
Sky Movies HD is hunting for “epic” feature-length pieces from indies to help attract subscribers following its first original commission, Neverland.
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NewsITV1 marks 9/11 with Woodhead two-parter
ITV1 will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11 next year with a two-part documentary from Leslie Woodhead.
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RatingsTony Blair interview draws nearly 2.3m
Andrew Marr’s interview with former prime minister Tony Blair was seen by nearly 2.3m viewers on BBC2 last night.
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NewsUnions get huge vote for BBC strike action
More than 90% of BBC members of Bectu, Unite and the NUJ have voted in favour of industrial action over its pension reform plans - but coverage the Last Night Of The Proms looks safe.
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NewsDeluxe plans post super-group with deal for Ascent UK
Deluxe is in talks to buy the UK division of facilities giant Ascent Media - a deal that would almost certainly create the biggest single player in the UK facilities market.
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NewsLevi takes reins from Bragg at ITVS
ITV Studios has promoted Jonathan Levi to head of arts and popular culture, effectively succeeding Melvyn Bragg, who left this week.
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NewsSky passes 3m mark for HD subscribers
Sky has passed 3 million high definition subscribers and will launch Living as its 50th HD channel before Christmas.