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NewsBBC S&PP's Layton joins The Farm as commercial director
The Farm has appointed BBC Studios and Post Production commercial manager Charlotte Layton (formerly Forde) to the newly created role of commercial director.
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NewsBVE North focuses on digital
“We don’t understand the value of metadata yet,” declared Mediasmiths chief technology officer Steve Sharman during BVE North’s opening session in Manchester last week.
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NewsObject Matrix to offer partial restore
Object Matrix has teamed up with MXF workflow applications firm Glookast to add a partial restore function to its Interconnect product.
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NewsBBC to invest £23m in Birmingham
The BBC is to boost investment in Birmingham by more than £23m over the next three years, creating over 80 jobs as part of its commitment to the city.
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NewsOlly Lambert among Rory Peck winners
Filmmaker Olly Lambert was among the winners at last night’s Rory Peck Awards for his Channel 4 doc Syria: Across the Lines.
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NewsUnions threaten BBC strike
BBC director general Tony Hall’s union relations will be properly tested for the first time in the coming months after they raised the threat of strike action over bullying and pay changes.
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NewsForum split over benefit of recruitment quotas
The topic of quotas for BAME staff was a volatile talking point at Diversify, generating mixed views from experts.
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NewsSkills can redress imbalance
Creative Skillset executive director Kate O’Connor has vowed the organisation will help to improve diversity across the creative industries following Broadcast and Screen International’s Diversify event last week.
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NewsKing pushes for action plan
Training issues, quotas, access and on-screen portrayal were among the hotly debated topics at Diversify, with race, class, gender, sexuality, geography and age all still having a disproportionate bearing on employment in the film and TV industries, both in front of and behind the camera.
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NewsFormer ITV Studios daytime boss in talks with ABC News
ITV Studios’ former daytime boss, Fiona Keenaghan, is being courted by ABC News in the US about a number of potential opportunities, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsAll3Media set to take Gogglebox to China
Gogglebox is to be remade in China after All3Media International closed a deal with local broadcaster Jiangsu Satellite TV.
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NewsRevealed: 2013’s best acquisitions
From superhero spin-offs to headless horsemen, Broadcast assesses the year’s biggest imports
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NewsInbetweeners indie to pilot ITV2 gameshow
The Inbetweeners indie Bwark Productions is diversifying into new genres by piloting a gameshow for ITV2, giving groups of colleagues the chance to win prizes.
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NewsDocs tax credit under review
The government is considering lowering the TV tax relief threshold for documentaries from £1m per hour to £650,000 per hour to boost the UK’s factual output.
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NewsITV and Twitter join forces for RWC final rerun
ITV Sport has forged a partnership with Twitter for a repeat of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup victory.
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NewsBBC Arabic tribunal defeat reveals more unrest
More details have emerged about the unrest at BBC Arabic after a broadcast journalist won an employment tribunal against the global news division.
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NewsShed reshapes drama arm
Shed Media’s scripted output is set for a shot in the arm after the super-indie established a dedicated division following the decision of the Shed Productions founders to step back from running the business.
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NewsXbox One offers viewers VoD and personalised EPG
Next-generation console Xbox One will allow users to watch live TV via a personalised EPG that will also offer access to video-ondemand (VoD) apps such as Netflix, Lovefilm and Machinima.
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NewsMore4 spin-off for Kirstie Allsopp makeover show
Channel 4 is extending its relationship with Kirstie Allsopp after renewing Fill your House for Free and giving a More4 spin-off series the greenlight.
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NewsWildseed Studios invests in six digital pilots
Digital start-up Wildseed Studios has invested in six pilots including a comedy featuring Green Wing star Michelle Gomez as a right wing agony aunt.