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Eyevis rear-projection cube to make debut at IBC
The first 70-inch LED-lit rearprojection cube will debut at IBC in September.
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Directors Cut Films adds Object Matrix storage
Soho’s Directors Cut Films has a new nearline storage system based on a 60 terabyte MatrixStore from vendor Object Matrix.
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NewsShowtime eyes Dexter spin-off
US cable network Showtime is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of long-running serial killer thriller Dexter.
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NewsOscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.
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NewsThe Garden lands first C5 order
The Garden Productions has landed its debut commission from Channel 5, an ob-doc series following a family-run bus service in Yorkshire.
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NewsStewart Purvis joins C4 board
Former ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis has been appointed to the Channel 4 board as part of a shake-up following the departure of Tony Hall to the BBC.
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NewsUniversal eyes US serials
Pay-TV broadcaster Universal Channel is to acquire more first-run serialised programming from the US following its brand refresh.
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NewsRory Kinnear plays Lord Lucan for ITV
ITV has confirmed that Jeff Pope is to pen a major biopic on Lord Lucan, the playboy aristocrat who vanished in the 1970s after his children’s nanny was murdered.
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NewsVirgin takes trip to Sesame Street
Sesame Street is returning to the UK after Virgin Media struck an on-demand deal for the iconic kids series.
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NewsKatz makes first Newsnight hires
Incoming Newsnight editor Ian Katz has hired Channel 4’s head of home news as part of a senior management shakeup.
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NewsITV4 bags Duck Dynasty
ITV4 has picked up Duck Dynasty - the hit US show made by the broadcaster’s recently acquired US indie Gurney Productions.
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NewsBBC3 to debut all comedy on iPlayer
BBC3 is to premiere all of its scripted comedy on iPlayer from next month as the corporation ramps up its online first strategy.
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NewsC4 orders nightclub toilet doc
Channel 4 is to open the door to the toilets of a Crawley nightclub for a one-off fixed-rig documentary.
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NewsNutopia behind C4 & PBS Algerian terrorist doc
Nutopia and the Bafta-winning director behind Our War are making a doc about the terrorist attack on Algeria’s In Amenas gas facility for Channel 4 and PBS in the US.
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NewsDCMS to abolish retransmission fees
The government plans to abolish retransmission fees and has set out plans to preserve the prominence of PSB broadcasters in a wide-ranging policy paper.
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NewsBanijay indie strikes Charlize Theron deal
Banijay-owned US production company Bunim-Murray has struck a joint venture deal with Hollywood actress Charlize Theron to develop unscripted programming and has inked a number of international format deals.
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NewsLovefilm signs Food Network & Travel Channel
Lovefilm is moving into cooking and lifestyle programming after striking a deal with Scripps Network Interactive.
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NewsTreadwell-Collins returns as EastEnders boss
Dominic Treadwell-Collins is to return as executive producer of EastEnders after a three-year absence.
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NewsITVS revenues hit £395m to offset ad decline
ITV’s production arm grew by over 10% in the first half of the year to head off a fall in advertising revenue and help the company’s pre-tax profits leap to £270m.
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NewsLittleloud shuts down after 13 years
Littleloud, the digital agency behind C4 Education projects including mobile game Sweatshop, has shut down.