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NewsBBC to support interactive TV standard HbbTV
The BBC is to support the HbbTV standard for interactive TV, a move that will mean the legacy MHEG requirement is removed from the BBC Interactive HTML application specification.
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NewsDeltatre eyes growth following sale to Bruin
International private investment firm Bruin Sports Capital has bought sports media services company Deltatre.
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NewsBBC trainee wins RTS Young Technologist Award
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has named BBC trainee broadcast engineer James Goodhand as the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist Award.
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NewsEikon doubles space with move to Golden Square
Soho post house Eikon is moving to a new facility on Golden Square that is more than twice the size of its previous HQ on Poland Street.
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NewsArena looks to boost OB fleet on back of Sky deal
Arena Television will “start to look beyond its current OB truck build programme” after winning the contract to provide OB facilities for Sky Sports’ rugby union coverage.
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NewsSNK adds three suites in London facility expansion
SNK Studios is spending £500,000 expanding its Tottenham Court Road facility as its attempts to position itself firmly in the middle of London’s audio postproduction market.
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NewsITV Hub looks to build on Love Island success
ITV is planning to bridge the gap between its commissioning and multiplatform teams following the runaway success of Love Island online.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsKids producers prepare for Brexit
A panel of children’s TV executives have pointed to the resilience of the sector in the face of the threat to growth from Brexit.
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NewsBBC2 vision in the spotlight
Senior figures have backed the plan to make BBC2 the home of authored programming, and urged new channel editor Patrick Holland to cast the net wide to find distinctive voices.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsTop Gear: the inside track
Chris Evans paid the price for attempting to transfer his off-the-cuff approach to live programming to Top Gear, and for underestimating the enormity of the production.
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NewsPurnell explains BBC Children's move
BBC Children’s new home as part of the strategy and education department will enable the corporation to learn from the “frontline” of changing audience behaviours, according to James Purnell.
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NewsChannel 4 to replenish Growth Fund
Channel 4’s Growth Fund is primed to be extended beyond its initial £20m investment pot and is expected to deliver its first return within 12 months.
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NewsStudio Hamburg launches UK arm
Studio Hamburg Production Group has launched a UK production arm, which will be overseen by BFI executive Vivien Muller-Rommel.
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NewsSky plans Duck Quacks for kids
Sky 1 shows Duck Quacks Don’t Echo and Big Cats are to be remade for youngsters as the broadcaster continues to push into children’s content.
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NewsWaheed Alli: contestable funding is a BBC time bomb
Labour peer Waheed Alli has warned that the proposed £60m contestable funding pot for children’s TV is a “ticking time bomb” for the BBC licence fee.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsITV heads to Loch Ness for murder mystery
Fortitude writer Stephen Brady has penned a six-part murder mystery for ITV set on the banks of Loch Ness.
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NewsObjective umbrellas 'adventure' indie
Plimsoll Productions creative director Gavin Henderson has established a male-skewing adventure and entertainment indie – under the umbrella of Objective Media Group.