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NewsOff the Fence to co-produce Wildest Africa
MIPTV: Off the Fence Productions is to co-produce HD series Wildest Africa, a sweeping look at the continent’s diverse ecology partly commissioned by UKTV-owned channel Eden.
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NewsTurner to open Middle East unit with Twofour54
Turner Broadcasting is to launch a Middle Eastern animation school and studio in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based producer Twofour54.
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NewsAardman reducing reliance on TV
MIPTV: Aardman Animations is to evolve its business model so it becomes closer to a character company like Chorion than a traditional producer.
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NewsLightworks to become open-source editor
EditShare has unveiled plans to turn its newly acquired Lightworks non-linear editor into an open-source development initiative.
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NewsRidley Scott on Pompeii mini-series
Sony Pictures Television and Scott Free Television are developing a four-hour mini-series based on Robert Harris’ bestselling novel, Pompeii.
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S3D brings stereo 3D options to NAB
S3D Technologies is showing a number of stereoscopic 3D innovations at NAB including a Beam Splitter Rig and a stereoscopic parameters calculator.
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NewsQuantel debuts EVS Gateway
Alongside major new developments for stereoscopic 3D, Quantel is showing a new workflow product for television production using EVS servers.
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NewsPenk upheld for suicide jokes
Ofcom has rapped breakfast show DJ Steve Penk for joking on-air about a potential suicide victim, but has cleared Radio 5 Live’s broadcast of swearing from the rock group Rage Against the Machine.
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RatingsSky 3D football attracts 200,000
Sky has revealed that 200,000 viewers watched its 3D broadcast of Sunday’s FA Premier League match between Manchester Utd and Blackburn Rovers.
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NewsBectu protests Casualty job cuts
Broadcasting union Bectu met with BBC executives last night over what it brands “unacceptable and immoral” plans to dismiss seven Casualty staff days before production begins on the next series.
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NewsArnesen signs with Hasbro
MIPTV: Finn Arnesen, the Turner Broadcasting exec who left the kids broadcaster last year, has resurfaced at Hasbro Studios.
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NewsSky Italia joins The Medici
MIPTV: A new BBC drama epic, made by Spooks indie Kudos, has secured a new co-production partner in Italy.
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NewsPrimeval wins major digital prize
ITV dinosaur drama Primeval and the BBC’s history of the internet, Digital Revolution, were among the winners at this year’s International Digital Emmy Awards last night.
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NewsDRG teams with Canada’s CBC
MIPTV: Distributor DRG has signed a two-year deal with Canada’s public broadcaster to sell its formats globally and establish a “significant” development fund.
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NewsMark Damazer quits BBC
Mark Damazer, the controller of BBC Radio 4 and Radio 7, is leaving to become head of St Peter’s College at Oxford University.
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NewsFour Weddings to be remade in Italy
MIPTV: Living’s primetime hit Four Weddings is set for an Italian makeover after national broadcaster Rete 4 commissioned the reality show for domestic production.
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RatingsLumley takes 4.8m down the Nile
Joanna Lumley enticed 4.8m viewers (19.8%) to take a journey down the Nile on ITV1 last night, fending off competition from New Tricks, FlashForward and new shows on BBC2 and Channel 4.
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NewsSony sets 100m target for 3D TVs
Sony expects to sell 100m 3D TVs globally in the next three years as consumers quickly embrace the new format.
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NewsJobs go in Red Vision restructure
Red Vision, the Manchester-based vfx company behind ITV’s Headcases, is closing its Red Vision Studios operation, a move that will result in approximately 35 people losing their jobs.
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NewsBlackmagic reveals Resolve for Mac
Blackmagic Design is introducing a software-only version of the DaVinci Resolve colour corrector that runs on an Apple Mac.