All News articles – Page 1720
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NewsBBC puts post service contracts out to tender
The BBC is searching for facilities to service two of its most prestigious post-production contracts.
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NewsBad press: BBC fights back
The BBC’s PR machine is becoming increasingly combative in tackling hostile press reports as the corporation heads into charter renewal negotiations later this year.
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NewsBBC3 bidders claim support
Avalon Television and Hat Trick Productions are preparing to unveil a range of “high-profile” backers for their audacious £100m bid to rescue BBC3.
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NewsElaine Bedell lifts lid on ITV challenges
Elaine Bedell is determined to reenergise ITV’s entertainment slate after admitting that risks like resurrecting Stars In Their Eyes and the absence of Dancing On Ice have contributed to a difficult start to 2015.
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NewsC4 Ukip drama most complained-about show since 2011
Channel 4’s docu-drama Ukip: The First Hundred Days has become the most complained-about show in four years according to Ofcom.
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NewsObjective and Crook make off with BBC daytime order
Objective Productions is to make a daytime show for BBC1 revealing the risks of buying cheap goods online.
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NewsInfographic: EastEnders live
Last night’s EastEnders was the soap’s most-watched episode in four years. Click for more of the key figures from the 30th anniversary live special.
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NewsPlimsoll locates £1m council houses for C5
Channel 5 is investigating the sale of council houses to tenants as part of a brace of commissions for fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsArri adds UHD recording to Amira
Arri has announced a raft of upgrades for its Alexa and Amira cameras that include the ability to capture UHD footage.
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NewsSyco and Fremantle sign up for YouTube talent hunt
Video analytics firm Vidiro has inked deals with Fremantle Media and Syco Entertainment to help the producers unearth emerging talent on YouTube.
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NewsAvalon and Hat Trick submit ‘alternative’ BBC3 vision
Avalon Television and Hat Trick Productions have submitted their “alternative” vision for BBC3 to the BBC Trust as they bid to rescue the TV channel from closure.
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NewsQuantel launches LiveTouch highlighting system
Quantel has launched its LiveTouch studio sports highlighting system.
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NewsAndrew O’Connell lands full-time ITV role
ITV has appointed temporary factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell on a permanent basis to replace the outgoing Katy Thorogood.
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NewsSky to squeeze out remaining German shareholders
Sky’s plans to fully own its pan-European satellite pay-TV platform moved a step closer after it began to squeeze out the remaining shareholders of Sky Deutschland.
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NewsNew Form Digital backs Jack and Dean pilot
New Form Digital, the digital studio backed by Discovery, has invested in an online short from BBC Radio 1 presenters Jack and Dean as part of a scripted pilots initiative.
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NewsThunderbirds prepare to launch app
CITV’s revamped version of Thunderbirds is to be supported by an interactive app designed to “gamify” reading for younger users.
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NewsBBC Trust handed 271,000 ‘save BBC3’ signatures
A petition to save BBC3 signed by 271,000 people has been hand-delivered to the BBC Trust on the final day of the governing body’s public consultation on the channel’s future.
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NewsUkip docu-drama draws 1,000 complaints
Channel 4’s docu-drama about the first few months of an imagined Ukip government has generated 1,000 complaints since it aired yesterday evening.
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NewsNetflix spend estimated to break £3bn
Netflix could spend as much as £3.3bn on content in 2016, according to analysts.
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NewsEndemol entertainment chief joins Electric Ray
Electric Ray has hired Endemol exec Shaun Parry as its creative director of entertainment.