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LA Screenings: Orange is the New Black primed for TV launch
Netflix prison drama Orange Is The New Black is primed to launch on TV channels around the world as the show’s linear holdback expires in December.
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ITV lines up Talpa entertainment format
ITV is continuing its push to mine Talpa’s rich vein of entertainment shows after ordering a talent contest based on its international format Challenge Me.
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BBC extends Alice Webb and Joe Godwin’s roles
BBC children’s boss Alice Webb and Academy director Joe Godwin have had their roles extended under changes announced by director general Tony Hall.
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C4 turns spotlight on teenage mums
The stories of five teenage mothers will be told in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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Tony Jordan pens Barbara Windsor biopic
Former EastEnders writer Tony Jordon is to create a 90-minute biopic about actress Dame Barbara Windsor’s life to air on BBC1 later this year.
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EuNetworks expands to MediaCityUK
Fibre infrastructure provider EuNetworks has expanded its Media Connect connectivity and cloud access offering into Salford’s MediaCityUK.
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Outpost VFX strengthens team with new recruit
Outpost VFX has recruited Geraint Hixson to the role of VFX producer.
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Megahertz opens office in Singapore for local project
UK-headquartered systems integrator Megahertz has opened an office in Singapore.
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Cooke Optics wide-angle zoom to make UK debut
Cooke Optics’ new 35-140mm Anamorphic/i wide angle zoom (pictured) will make its UK debut at next month’s Media Production Show in London.
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Spun Gold builds in-house facility
Spun Gold is setting up an in-house post-production facility in a bid to boost profit margins in the face of stagnant production budgets.
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NewTek and Marquis join up for automated workflow
NewTek has partnered with Marquis Broadcast to enable automated ingest of content to Avid.
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China's BISLT buys into OB truck maker ASGB
Outside broadcast truck builder A. Smith Gt. Bentley (ASGB) has agreed to sell a 60% stake in the business to BISLT, the holding company of Chinese coachbuilding firm New Long March.
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Vislink unveils camera-mounted 4K UHD encoder
Vislink has launched Ultralite, a lightweight 4K UHD video encoder system that mounts onto a camera to provide broadcasters with an end-to-end wireless 4K UHD live video solution.
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Cantemo releases update for MAM system Portal 2.4
Cantemo has released the latest version of its media asset management system Cantemo Portal 2.4.
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Media Production Show offers Interview taster
Delegates at the Media Production Show will be offered a sneak peek at forthcoming Channel 4 format The Interview by Label1 creative director Simon Dickson.
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BBC4 to build on slow TV and push boundaries
BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison wants to build on slow TV and explore other storytelling techniques, including self-filming and crowdsourcing.
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Media Summit announces final panel sessions
The final sessions have been confirmed for the Media Summit next month, which will include James Purnell’s first major response to the BBC white paper, Creative Skillset’s Seetha Kumar addressing the industry’s skills shortfall, and a virtual reality demonstration from Samsung.
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BBC3 move a boon for rivals
E4 and ITV2 have both had strong starts to the year, benefiting from BBC3’s move online in the battle for young viewers.
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Reboots dominate the LA Screenings
The LA Screenings transported British buyers back in time this week, with a raft of dramas and programmes based on movies and TV series dating as far back as the 1980s.
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BBC factual set to experiment
BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats Tom McDonald has called for more experimental events as he attempts to build greater emotional engagement with his slate.