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NewsZodiak Rights sets up clips business in genre rethink
Distributor Zodiak Rights is launching a clips division as a standalone department in the business, which was recently restructured around genres.
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NewsBBC reveals dramas for 2013
Hustle creator Tony Jordan and Scott & Bailey writer Sally Wainwright have both penned returnable police procedurals as part of a raft of BBC1 drama commissions that also includes a retelling of the Great Train Robbery by the team behind United.
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NewsKlein: BBC4 will keep character in DQF cuts
Richard Klein has vowed to maintain BBC4’s broad-ranging character in the face of programming budget cuts of almost 30%, aiming to plug gaps in its history and scripted output through acquisitions and arts.
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NewsNews chiefs staying in touch during Pollard
Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell will be keeping in touch with their teams, despite “stepping aside”, acting head of news Fran Unsworth has told BBC news staff in an email.
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NewsBBC plans cross-platform programming for WWI centenary
The BBC is planning a major cross-platform programming push to mark 2014’s centenary of World War I.
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NewsTrust steps up hunt for DG
The BBC Trust is meeting today (Thursday) for the 12th time in less than six weeks with the appointment of a new director general top of its agenda.
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NewsFrow return to C5 eases concerns over content
Indies have welcomed Ben Frow’s return to Channel 5 as its head of programmes as a sign that the broadcaster continues to take its original-content business seriously.
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NewsSumners to shed staff in relocation to MediaCityUK
Sumners is making a round of redundancies and moving out of central Manchester as it looks to scale down its business ahead of a move to MediaCityUK.
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NewsAll change as News restructure takes shape at C4
Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear has appointed two new heads to handle indie commissions.
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NewsBBC3 commits to suicide comedy
US comedy writer Bob Kushell has created a black comedy for BBC3 about a group of men forced into launching an assisted suicide business.
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NewsPollard caught in legal mire
The BBC’s report into why Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile investigation was dropped looks set to be delayed until next month amid legal wrangles at the Pollard Review.
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NewsBBC S&PP to open central London facility in new year
BBC Studios and Post Production (BBC S&PP) is launching a standalone post-production outfit in central London.
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NewsPrime Focus hires dubbing mixer
Prime Focus has recruited dubbing mixer Enzo Cannatella from Bubble TV and Silk Sound.
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NewsCosgrove scales back C4 duties to write book
Channel 4 executive Stuart Cosgrove is handing his education and sports commissioning duties to other departments as he reduces his workload to focus on writing a book on black music.
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NewsClear Cut boosts sales team
Kate McBride has joined Clear Cut Pictures sales team as business development manager.
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NewsLipSync invests to increase audio capacity
LipSync is expanding its audio offering with the installation of another 5.1-equipped audio room and a new Foley suite.
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Rovi software supports DivX Plus streaming
Rovi has released DivX Plus, the first software package to support DivX Plus Streaming.
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Blackmagic updates HyperDeck recorder
Blackmagic Design has released an update for its HyperDeck solid-state disk (SSD) recorder.
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Digital TV Labs becomes first test centre for HbbTV
The HbbTV (Hybrid BroadcastBroadband TV) Consortium has appointed Digital TV Labs as its first registered test centre.
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IPV's Godden joins Re:fine
Media asset management firm Re:fine has recruited Piers Godden to the role of sales director.
