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NewsFormats get physical at MipTV
Survival formats and physical gameshows flexed their muscles at MipTV this week, with broadcasters increasingly prepared to look beyond the safety of talent formats and studio shows.
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NewsITV airs wrong Slow Train Through Africa episode
ITV is looking into the reasons it aired the wrong episode of Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones on Friday.
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NewsBlackmagic prepares for 12G-SDI with product release bonanza
NAB 2015: Blackmagic has been preparing its product line for higher 4K/UHD frame rates by announcing a raft of components capable of 12G-SDI.
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NewsBoundless establishes regional hub
Boundless has expanded the remit of its regional production hub in Amersham, handing it powers to pitch shows and take editorial decisions for the first time.
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NewsBetty hires director of programmes
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive indie Betty has appointed Wall to Wall executive producer Duncan Coates as director of programmes.
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NewsLib Dems: licence fee will not rise faster than inflation
The Liberal Democrat party has promised that the BBC licence fee will not rise faster than inflation as part of its general election manifesto.
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NewsIn brief: Mentorn; STV; Radio Times
BBC2 Scotland has ordered a factual series about the country from Mentorn and STV is preparing a celebrity food format. Click for more.
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NewsBBC orders study into emojis
The BBC’s top presenters could be depicted online via a series of bespoke emojis after the corporation commissioned a report into the graphics ahead of BBC3’s proposed move online.
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NewsRona Fairhead to ‘relinquish HSBC duties’
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead is set to relinquish her responsibilities as a non-executive director at HSBC, according to reports.
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NewsITV creative event sparks in-house daytime formats
ITV has beefed up its daytime slate with the commission of two formats borne out of an internal creative event last year.
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NewsC4 Growth Fund indie hires Jonathan Boseley
Fledgling indie Renowned Films has hired former London Live commissioner Jonathan Boseley following its Growth Fund investment from Channel 4.
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NewsFirecracker prepares C4 transgender season
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings indie Firecracker Films is to explore the issue of gender confusion over the course of three documentaries for Channel 4.
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NewsGreens to fund BBC through inflation-linked tax
The Green Party has reiterated its desire to scrap the licence fee and fund the BBC through a special tax that will be linked to inflation.
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NewsVolicon and Nexidia collaborate for closed-captioning compliance
NAB 2015: Nexidia and Volicon have unveiled an integrated system for closed-captioning quality compliance.
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NewsAutodesk updates Flame family
NAB 2015: Autodesk has announced new releases of high-end VFX and creative finishing tools Flame and Flame Premium
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NewsThe Foundry looks to the future with Nuke Studio and VR/AR tools
NAB 2015: The Foundry has showcased an enhanced version of Nuke Studio, previewed VR/AR content creation tools, and has released a free non-commercial version of Nuke.
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NewsIkegami announces handheld 8K UHDTV camera system
NAB 2015: Ikegami’s new SHK-810, developed in collaboration with NHK, is one- tenth the size of first-generation 8K UHDTV cameras.
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NewsBlackmagic offers overhauled Da Vinci Resolve
NAB 2015: Blackmagic Design unveiled what it described as the biggest update to its Resolve editing software since it acquired Da Vinci, the developer of the software, five years ago.
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NewsCooke to release zoom anamorphic lens
NAB 2015: Cooke has announced that it is working on an anamorphic zoom lens.
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NewsDPA announces two broadcast microphones
NAB 2015: DPA unveils d:facto Interview microphone and d:fine In-Ear broadcast headset mic.