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NewsMark Sammon to leave Fresh One
Fresh One managing director Mark Sammon is to leave the company as it refocuses on producing Jamie Oliver-fronted programming.
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NewsClementi among candidates for BBC chair
Sir David Clementi has emerged as one of at least six candidates in the running to chair the BBC’s new unitary board from next April.
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NewsElectric Ray scores BBC1 pilot
Electric Ray has scored a BBC1 Saturday evening pilot for animated sketch show Doodlebugs.
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NewsIndies invited to Holby City set
The BBC has invited indies tendering for the three-year Holby City contract to visit the set at the BBC’s Elstree studios on Saturday 17 December.
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NewsFremantle racks up 20bn YouTube views
Fremantle Media is on track to generated 20 billion YouTube views - more than any other producer, TV network or movie studio worldwide, according to chief executive Cecile Frot-Coutaz.
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NewsAvid users to vote on company strategy
Users of Avid editing and workflow systems are to be given the chance to directly influence how the company provides its technology, products and services in the future.
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NewsHall: charter endorses BBC
Director general Tony Hall has welcomed the BBC’s new 11-year charter and said it provides stability for the broadcaster to “shine even more brightly as a beacon for Britain around the globe.”
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NewsFox makes formal bid for Sky
21st Century Fox has made a formal offer to acquire full control of Sky after broadcaster agreed to an initial offer.
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NewsBBC charter sparks Ofcom reviews
Ofcom has launched five consultations, including extending its code to cover iPlayer, following today’s publication of the BBC charter.
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NewsCrown cast earns Screen Actors Guild award nods
Left Bank’s Netflix drama The Crown has picked up three Screen Actors Guild (SAG) award nominations.
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NewsSister Pictures options The Power
Jane Featherstone’s indie Sister Pictures has picked up the rights to Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi novel The Power.
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NewsDragonfly exec joins BBC docs team
Dragonfly executive producer Emma Loach is to join the BBC documentaries team as a replacement for Clare Sillery who has been made head of the division.
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NewsBetty heads up Everest
Betty is to journey to the top of Everest with the helicopter pilots who risk their lives to save stranded climbers facing certain death in a major international Discovery commission.
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NewsDave reloads gaming format
Dave is to supersize Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit by ordering two ten-part series of the video gaming panel show.
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NewsNMR-led ReCap consortium wins €1m EU funding
London-based systems integrator NMR is leading a consortium of European developers that has been awarded €1m (£840,000) of EU funding to build and commercialise content recognition software.
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NewsTMD adapts Mediaflex to work with Quantum storage
TMD has adapted its Mediaflex-UMS media service applications so that they work with Quantum’s Xcellis workflow storage, to allow for content archiving.
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NewsCamera Corps splashes out £2m on raft of specialist kit
Vitec Group-owned Camera Corps has revealed that it will have spent more than £2m on new kit by the end of the year.
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NewsDPP to create spec for IP-based contribution
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is to put together a UK-only specification for live IP-based contribution as part of its roadmap for 2017.
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NewsVideo aggregator secures funds for US expansion
User-generated video news catalogue Newsflare is planning to turbocharge its sales team and expand into the US after securing £2.4m investment.
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NewsNorway ramps up global ambitions
Seven years after Norway kicked off the slow-TV phenomenon, a raft of the country’s producers are creating interactive formats with an eye on the international market.