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Networked Media task force starts next phase
The industry-wide Joint Task Force on Networked Media (JT-NM) has started work on the next phase of its drive to improve interoperability between IT-based media technologies and products.
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NewsBBC Creative £7.75m post deal up for grabs
The BBC’s new in-house ‘agency’ BBC Creative is to outsource its post-production work to a third party in a deal that could be worth as much as £7.75m over three years.
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NewsUK indies face rethink as China deals formats blow
British producers looking to crack the Chinese market will have to change their approach after the country’s regulator imposed stringent rules on adapting international formats.
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NewsITV2 finds focus on Love Island
The success of an evolved Love Island is helping to transform ITV2 from a “schizophrenic” channel into a more clearly defined youth brand, according to ITV’s digital channels controller.
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NewsNHU’s Wendy Darke launches indie
Former BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has set up her own production company, with one eye on the growth of multiplatform natural history content.
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NewsKudos lines up Robert Harris trilogy adaptation
Kudos is to adapt Robert Harris’s Cicero trilogy of Ancient Rome political thrillers as a major international drama series.
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NewsDistributors turn east for volume deals
British producers and distributors are continuing to strike major programming deals across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), despite a number of economic and political challenges.
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NewsBrit brands blaze trail in CEE
British wildlife documentaries, formats and action dramas are starting to make waves across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) – a market that has been reasonably challenging for UK titles in the recent past.
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CriticsTV Critics: Celebrity MasterChef; Storyville; The £100K House
“This new series got off to an absurdly strong start.”
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News360 Production lands US orders
Northern Irish indie 360 Production has won two major commissions in the US.
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NewsVice accelerates global expansion
Vice has struck a tranche of global deals that will see it roll out its linear TV channel to 51 territories.
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RatingsC4 EU Debate beats BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s EU Referendum debate edged out BBC1 at 9pm as ITV’s coverage of the Euros dominated.
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NewsEllie Simmonds to swim with dolphins for ITV
IWC Media is to document Paralympian Ellie Simmonds’ lifelong dream to swim with dolphins in a one-off doc for ITV.
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NewsIn Brief: Das Boot; Benefits Handout; Weinstein
German broadcaster RTL is remaking C5’s The Big Benefits Handout, while Sky boards a Das Boot adaptation and The Weinstein Company backs BBC1 drama SS-GB
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 13 - 19 June 2016
Football dominated the week, with Belgium v Italy scoring a surprise win over England v Wales
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NewsKate Phillips pips Alan Tyler to top BBC entertainment job
BBC Worldwide creative director of formats Kate Phillips has been named the BBC’s new controller of entertainment commissioning.
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 13 - 19 June 2016
On Monday, the fifth episode of BBC2’s The Great British Sewing Bee achieved 2.4 million/10% at 9pm, the third best so far
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VideoVIDEO: The Somme: The First 24 Hours with Tony Robinson, Discovery Channel
Watch the trailer for the Like A Shot Entertainment produced one-off doc
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 13 - 19 June 2016
Top Of The Pops: The Story Of 1982 drew 480,000/3%, proving to be a hit for BBC4
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 13 - 19 June 2016
The second episode of Sky 1’s Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries achieved 251,000/1% at 8pm on Monday, just 5,000 behind last week’s launch.