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NewsCarrington hunts kids comedy
MIPTV: Less than a week into his new job at Turner Broadcasting, former CBeebies boss Michael Carrington has promised “quick decisions” and put a call out for a major new international series.
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NewsITV to monitor election debate opinion
ITV is to monitor live viewer reaction to the debut election debate tomorrow (April 15) through social media for the first time.
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NewsExploit social media to grow audience, say US execs
NAB: The explosion of social media offers a valuable opportunity to grow audiences and increase engagement in shows, according to US TV execs at NAB in Las Vegas.
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NewsFeast and famine in a multi-platform world
Covering themes from his NAB session, Brian Levy, the chief technology officer for Red Bee Media, discusses content consumption and dealing with worldwide demographics.
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NewsSequence Post finds new home at Exposure
Sequence Post has ended an 8-month search for a new Soho home by talking space at Exposure Post on Newman Street.
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News3D kit takes centre stage at NAB
NAB 2010 in Las Vegas was awash with tools for producing and broadcasting 3DTV this week as previously niche technology went mainstream.
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NewsOprah exec: "Engagement is the new entertainment"
NAB: Rob Tercek, president of digital media for The Oprah Winfrey Network has called for the broadcast industry to embrace social media opportunities or risk being sidelined by other forms of content.
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Marvin shows digital film workflow system
Dutch start-up Marvin Technologies used this week’s NAB show to unveil an on-set workflow management system for digital cinematographers.
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NewsCTVC wins EU grants for True Tube trials
Indie CTVC has won EU grants worth Euro 500,000 (£440,000) to support research into ways of improving web speeds and security.
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BBC interactive pioneer Gorel to join Maverick TV
A BBC cross-platform commissioner who pioneered interactive entertainment with Test The Nation has taken up a new senior digital role at Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick Television.
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NewsC4 takes aim at PM debates
Channel 4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has accused the forthcoming prime ministerial TV debates of “short serving” voters because of their rigid rules and format.
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NewsBBC pension rules prompt exodus
The number of BBC staff taking early retirement has tripled since the start of the year as employees opt to leave early rather than see their pensions become subject to new rules.
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NewsITV poised for a ‘dramatic night in TV history’
Election 2010: ITV will deliver instant viewer reaction to the first TV prime ministerial debate, which news chief Michael Jermey has claimed will be a “dramatic night in the history of TV”.
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NewsInfluential factual producer dies
Sam Organ, the Bafta-nominated executive producer of Tribe and a driving force behind Crimewatch UK, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 52.
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NewsCo-pros the talk of MipTV as execs tackle recession
The crowds were noticeably thin at MipTV this week but meetings were productive as broadcasters shrugged off the recessionary gloom and set about finding ways to get the most ambitious shows on air.
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NewsC4 hires School Of Saatchi’s Knight to boost entertainment
Channel 4 has hired the producer of BBC2’s School Of Saatchi to beef up its entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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News‘Mould-breaking’ TV format seeks funding
Ant and Dec’s agent, James Grant Group, has developed plans for a mould-breaking TV format - pitched as the first example of “investor-funded” programming.
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NewsBBC staff slam FM&T revamp
The radical restructure of the BBC’s Future Media & Technology division has sparked a furious internal row - with insiders accusing director Erik Huggers of “an aggressive land grab”.
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NewsRDF chief ‘confident’ over Zodiak takeover
RDF Media Group is on track to finalise its sale to Zodiak Entertainment by the end of the month, with RDF backer Cyrte Investments rolling its stake over into the enlarged group.