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NewsMatchlight officially exits DCD Media
Matchlight has completed its management buyout from DCD Media and secured a BBC1 commission starring Strictly Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell.
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NewsSky Vision secures Name That Tune
Sky Vision has snagged the international rights to classic musical gameshow Name That Tune after striking a deal with rights holder Prestige Entertainment.
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NewsGenevieve Dexter launches kids indie
Former Cake boss Genevieve Dexter has set up a kids’ indie in association with animation studio Squint/Opera.
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NewsZig Zag beefs up US team
Zig Zag Productions is beefing up its US division with the hire of Big Brother and Banzai producer Ben Paul.
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NewsLuther creator pens BBC Kiwi crime drama
Luther creator Neil Cross has teamed up with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to develop a BBC detective drama set in New Zealand.
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Editors Keys in Kickstarter push for backlit keyboard
Manchester’s Editors Keys is running a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in an effort to get a backlit shortcut editingkeyboard off the ground.
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NewsBBC slammed for casting white actor in London Spy
Actor and diversity champion Danny Lee Wynter has criticised the BBC for casting a white actor in a role originally advertised for a “non-Caucasian” on an upcoming BBC2 drama.
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NewsMip showcase for Easel TV
Multi-screen video software company Easel TV will showcase its Curzon Home Cinema service in the UK Indies Pavilion at Mipcom next week.
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NewsCalifornia's Red heads to Bristol Wildscreen
Red will exhibit at Bristol’s Wildscreen Festival for the first time later this month.
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EBU joins group lobbying EC on net neutrality
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is among the organisations that have signed an open letter calling on the European Commission’s council of ministers to support net neutrality rules.
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NewsMTA opts for MatrixStore to maintain tape archive
London-based global satellite TV network MTA International will use objectbased nearline storage technology MatrixStore to preserve its 40-year-old tape archive before making it available to the general public.
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Compact and Octopus form service partnership
Compact and Octopus form service partnership Intellectual property rights management company Compact Media Group and content management and delivery firm Octopus TV have agreed to promote each other’s services.
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NewsLeftfield begins developing UK projects
Leftfield Entertainment is starting to develop more UK projects after ITV’s $360m (£222m) acquisition of the US production company earlier this year.
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NewsRona Fairhead begins work at BBC Trust
Rona Fairhead has formally begun work as the chairman of the BBC Trust, pledging to ensure that the corporation meets the “changing needs of its audiences”.
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NewsCDN Awards: vote now
Broadcast subscribers have the opportunity to vote for the winner of the ground-breaking programme in this year’s CDN Awards.
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NewsTV Critics: True Stories: Extreme Brat Camp; Our Zoo
“A disturbing trip to a brat camp where kids get the Full Metal Jacket treatment.”
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NewsKids’ tax break moves closer
A tax break for live-action kids’ programming has received broad cross-party support and could form part of the chancellor’s autumn statement.
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NewsGogglebox eyes Release The Hounds hub
Gogglebox Entertainment has constructed a production hub in Lithuania and is eying a base in South America after securing a slew of international sales for horror gameshow Release The Hounds.
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NewsDial Square 86 buys talent agency in first deal
RDF founder David Frank’s Dial Square 86 has closed its first deal, acquiring a digital talent agency, and is assembling a potential £25m war chest for future takeovers.
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NewsBBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online
BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.