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NewsKeshet turns to dual screen for next Homeland
Israeli media group Keshet is planning to develop dual screenfocused dramas and comedies to replicate the success of interactive talent format Rising Star.
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NewsArqiva upgrades to Vibe EM4000 HD/SD encoder
Arqiva has deployed Thomson Video Networks Vibe EM4000 HD/SD encoder to provide DVB-T/T2 video compression for the latest upgrade of Arqiva’s digital terrestrial TV platform.
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NewsBlind Date set for Irish tryst
Sony-owned indie Stellify Media is to remake Blind Date for Irish broadcaster TV3.
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NewsEdinburgh TV Festival’s key commissions
Broadcast picks the most interesting and significant shows unveiled at Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsMacTaggart leaves indies sceptical of C4 terms of trade vision
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham faces a battle to convince the industry that his vision for terms of trade will help revitalise the UK’s true indie sector.
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NewsC4 eyes BFI-style diversity push
Channel 4 is eyeing its own interpretation of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) three-tick initiative to give its diversity credentials a shot in the arm.
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NewsViacom poised to seal C5 deal
Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.
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NewsDanny Cohen: it’s time to shape up
BBC director of television promises to crack down on commissioners ‘letting the BBC down’
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NewsTern brings fresh faces to BBC4
Tern TV has secured £1m worth of commissions from BBC4 as it bids to help channel editor Cassian Harrison bring fresh faces to the channel.
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NewsDanny Cohen rallies support for BBC
Danny Cohen has made an impassioned appeal to the industry to get behind the corporation as it approaches its “biggest moment for a generation”.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing set for clash with The X Factor
The launch of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing is to go head-to-head with ITV’s The X Factor after both shows were scheduled in a Sunday evening slot.
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NewsHenry joins Fineline as sales director
Fineline Media Finance has appointed Alan Henry to the position of sales director.
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NewsDrinks Tube event stirs interest
A live cocktail week event, produced by Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions to support its Drinks Tube online channel, helped push the volume of weekly subscribers up by almost 50%.
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NewsBBC Academy plans freelance drama training
BBC Academy is to host two training days for drama freelancers in Birmingham and Salford later this year.
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NewsTrue North co-founder departs
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has left the indie after 13 years following investment secured from Channel 4.
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NewsHBO Europe hires London-based drama exec
HBO Europe has hired its first London-based executive, The Borgias producer Steve Matthews.
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NewsFormer Discovery exec Andrew Jackson joins Plimsoll
Former Discovery executive Andrew Jackson has joined Grant Mansfield’s fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsBrown Bob wins first BBC show
Fledgling indie Brown Bob Productions has hired Flame Television’s head of development and picked up its first commission - a BBC daytime format.
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NewsChris Evans hints at TFI Friday revival
Cult chat show TFI Friday may make a return to Channel 4 for a one-off special episode according to former host Chris Evans.
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NewsArri to release UHD upgrade for Amira
Arri has entered the Ultra High-Definition (UHD) camera market with a software upgrade for its Amira that will allow the camera to shoot ProRes UHD footage.