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NewsFremantle strikes £1m deal for X Factor app
Fremantle Media has struck a deal with Nokia, understood to worth £1m, that will see it develop an exclusive The X Factor mobile app for the handset manufacturer.
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NewsCalon TV folds after funding falls through
Calon TV, the Cardiff-based producer of Five and S4C kids shows Igam Ogam and Hana’s Helpline, is to go into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsTechnicolor to set up vfx unit
Technicolor will launch a dedicated graphics and visual effects department at its Soho facility next month as it looks to extend its reach in the broadcast market.
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NewsWRN sets sights on media hub to rival Soho
WRN Broadcast is hoping to cultivate a media village that will rival Soho after making office space adjacent to its Vauxhall playout centre available for rent.
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NewsCBeebies returns to TVC with new workflow
The presentation operation for CBeebies is returning to BBC Television Centre for the fi rst time in three years as production of the channel gets a new tapeless workflow.
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STV tests sketch comedy online
STV’s digital and on-air teams have joined forces to use the web as the testing ground for the broadcaster’s first sketch comedy commission in almost 20 years.
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Radio 1 makes plans to tune into teen issues
BBC Radio 1 is planning its first multiplatform Teen Awards and a series of live conferences as part of a push to engage more with the social issues affecting its listeners.
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NewsITV retains Rugby World Cup rights
ITV has retained the exclusive rights to broadcast the next two Rugby World Cup tournaments, kicking competition from rivals into touch.
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NewsITV calls for changes to Channel 3 network
ITV has called on Ofcom to overhaul the current Channel 3 network arrangements after the regulator said it pays a disproportionate amount of the cost for running the system.
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NewsITV eyes tasty spin–off deal for food range
ITV’s ambitions to extract maximum value from its intellectual property could take a strange twist - in the shape of chutney.
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NewsObjective’s O’Connor moves to LA to spearhead US charge
Objective Productions managing director Andrew O’Connor has moved to the US, where he will head up the company’s push to break into the market.
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NewsAd changes will have little effect, says ITV
Ofcom is significantly relaxing its rules on TV advertising sales, but the changes have received a lukewarm reception from ITV.
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NewsMTV UK hires Brookman to oversee channels
MTV Networks UK has appointed former Five director of acquisitions Vanessa Brookman as its vice-president of programming.
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NewsCrozier holds talks with indies over adding value
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has been on a charm offensive with UK indies in an effort to build relationships and generate ideas about how to maximise value from their content.
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NewsSTV agrees format swap deal with Kinetic in bid to crack US
STV Productions aims to establish a stronger foothold in the US after striking a format swap deal with Kinetic Content, the indie run by former RDF USA boss Chris Coelen.
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NewsLiberty Bell’s Prebble founds new venture
Liberty Bell co-founder and creative director Stuart Prebble, and head of production David Buckley, have left the indie to start a new company.
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NewsITV4 show to give FHM stand-ups a chance to shine
ITV4 is to turn its piloted FHM Stand-Up Hero format into a full 6 x 60-minute series from indie Baby Cow and branded entertainment specialist Signal TV.
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NewsThe One Show lines up Lady Prescott to host formatted films
The One Show is recruiting Pauline Prescott, the wife of former deputy prime minister John Prescott, to make films for the programme.
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NewsIndustry in disbelief as Film Council axed
The industry has reacted with shock at the government’s decision this week to axe the UK Film Council, which has invested in broadcaster-backed films from Man On Wire to This Is England.
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CITV commissions gadget show for 7-12 year-olds
CITV has ordered an Archie Productions 13 x 20-minute magazine series for seven to 12 year-olds that focuses on cool gadgets and possessions.