All News articles – Page 1842
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NewsTeletubbies back after a decade
Iconic kids show Teletubbies is to return for the first time in over a decade after CBeebies ordered a new series.
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NewsImagine to uncover hidden WW2 German art
BBC1 is to delve into the mysteries surrounding artworks hidden in Munich throughout the Second World War for an Imagine documentary.
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NewsGold to broadcast Monty Python reunion live
UKTV has scored the television rights to the final performance of the Monty Python Live (Mostly) stage show.
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NewsBroadStream acquires Oasys
BroadStream Solutions has acquired automated playout software firm Oasys.
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NewsBBC S&PP extends Elstree deal
BBC Studios and Post Production has extended its deal with Elstree Studios for two years until 2017.
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NewsBectu joins plans for BBC strike vote
Bectu will join the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in balloting for BBC strike action if the corporation does not improve its pay offer.
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NewsViacom boss: C5 can keep ad sales operation
Channel 5 will continue to handle its own advertising sales following its purchase by Viacom, according to the US media giant’s boss Philippe Dauman.
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NewsUKTV restructure leads to job cuts
The UKTV management restructure that handed Dave boss Steve North new powers will also result in the redundancy of junior commissioners.
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NewsBBC1 axes The Crimson Field
BBC1 has axed World War I drama The Crimson Field in an effort to create space for new shows.
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NewsVFX execs reject union concerns over conditions
Senior figures from the VFX sector have dismissed union concerns over working conditions – with the co-founder of The Mill suggesting that disgruntled staff should leave the industry.
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NewsSpeakers call for visual effects to take centre stage
Visual effects should be treated as an integral part of the production process and not thrown in with post-production, according to speakers at the VFX Summit
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NewsJellyfish expands as tax credits boost VFX and animation
VFX firm Jellyfish Pictures has launched an animation unit that will open in Brixton next month.
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NewsCalls for clarity of 4K 'experience'
The importance of higher frame rates, greater bit depth and wider dynamic range were stressed during a day of debate about the implications of creating and delivering high-resolution content.
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NewsBroadcast unveils top execs for commissioning forum
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt, ITV director of television Peter Fincham BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore are among the industry figures speaking at Broadcast’s second annual Commissioning & Funding Forum.
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NewsRyley: 24 hours news secure
Sky News boss John Ryley has claimed that the future of 24-hour rolling news is secure so long as broadcasters continue to innovate to keep pace with viewer demand.
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NewsLenny Henry to introduce NFTS Gala
Lenny Henry is to introduce this year’s National Film and Television School’s (NFTS) Gala.
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NewsOfcom blasted over diversity
Ofcom’s lack of action and transparency on equality monitoring has contributed to the broadcasting industry’s “catastrophic” failure to achieve progress on diversity, according to the UK’s most powerful creative sector unions.
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NewsFreeview offers catch-up in challenge to YouView
Freeview’s planned internet-connected TV service is bidding to take advantage of the growing perception that YouView is a broadband-bundled service.
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NewsFormats are back in fashion
Commissioners and producers at Sheffield DocFest 2014 suggested that the ob-doc renaissance is here to stay, but there was also a sense that more factual formats are on the cards.
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NewsMTG in dispute over price paid for DRG
Modern Times Group (MTG) is embroiled in a dispute with investment firm Ingenious over the price it paid for UK distributor DRG.