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Pinewood boss warns of looming skills shortage
Pinewood Shepperton chief executive Ivan Dunleavy has warned of an impending skills shortage that he said could hit businesses in all sectors of the UK economy.
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The Bridge hunts indies for Asian market
British indies are being encouraged to develop factual and factual entertainment projects for Asia after Argonon-backed business The Bridge struck a wide-ranging deal in South Korea.
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Greens, SNP & Plaid Cymru challenge TV election debate plans
The Green Party, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru have joined forces to petition the BBC Trust to be included in the BBC leaders’ debate.
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Kirstie & Phil to front Canadian format for C4
Channel 4 is to expand its property slate with a reversioned Canadian format fronted by Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer .
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CueSongs exhibits at new Digital Catapult Centre
CueSongs will demonstrate its CuePro music licensing platform at the recently opened Digital Catapult Centre.
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Radio 1 Newsbeat slammed for Isis report
The BBC Trust and Ofcom have slammed Radio 1’s Newsbeat for broadcasting a report featuring comments from Isis suicide bomber Abu Sumayyah.
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Blackmagic releases free Fusion VFX software
Blackmagic Design has released a free version of compositing, visual effects and motion graphics toolset Fusion.
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Search begins for BBC3 digital controller
The BBC is hunting for both an overarching digital content chief and an editorial head of BBC3 as it paves the way to move the channel online.
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Runaway Fridge to remake Kaboul Kitchen
Runaway Fridge, the TV and film producer behind Michael Fassbender’s Frank, is producing an English-language remake of French comedy series Kaboul Kitchen.
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Youview eyes app push
YouTube and Spotify could be among the next wave of services to follow Netflix onto Youview, as it prepares to launch a dedicated apps section.
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Labour MP lobbies Crozier over US working conditions
A member of the shadow cabinet has urged ITV to settle its dispute with the Writers Guild of America (WGAE) over working conditions for non-scripted employees.
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Sony pulls plug on 1/2-inch VTRs and camcorders
Sony is to stop selling its range of ½-inch tape machines and camcorders in just over a year’s time.
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Sally Head hires Hotel Babylon producer
Tipping The Velvet indie Sally Head Productions has hired Hotel Babylon producer Polly Williams to boost development.
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C4 to visit The Paedophile Next Door
Channel 4 is planning to challenge perceptions of paedophilia in a potentially controversial documentary co-directed by Werner Herzog’s son.
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Broadcast TECH Young Talent Awards: photo gallery
Pictures of the winners and party at last night’s Broadcast TECH Young Talent Awards ceremony
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Adrian Van Klaveren returns to BBC News
Adrian Van Klaveren, the former Radio 5 Live controller who lost his job in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, is to return to BBC News as head of strategic change.
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Radio Production Awards nominees unveiled
The nominations for the fifth Radio Production Awards have been unveiled.
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Maxine Watson named BBC acting docs head
BBC documentaries commissioning editor Maxine Watson has been appointed as acting head of documentaries to replace Emma Willis.
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Christine Bleakley heads to Ireland for ITV
Christine Bleakley is to front a six-part travel series for ITV from Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions.
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BBC4 unearths more Detectorists
Quirky comedy Detectorists is returning for a second series on BBC4.