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NewsTop indies join forces on training initiative to boost diversity
Leading indies including Shine Group, All3Media and Endemol have clubbed together for the first time on an initiative to promote diversity in the indie sector.
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NewsDrama sector set for high-profile moves
The drama world looks set for a shake-up, with ITV drama commissioners Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes understood to be considering a move into production and, separately, Company Pictures closing in on a high-profile boss.
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NewsLocal TV wins prominent slot as bid battle hots up
The government’s local TV service will play out on Freeview channel eight and Sky channel 117, and a raft of major TV figures are behind the five competing bids in London, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsSyco snares All3 exec
Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment has poached All3Media’s Matthew Angel to become its head of business affairs.
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NewsBBCW and ITVS strike Nordics deals
BBC Entertainment is to launch with a Norwegian leading pay TV operator, while ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with Netflix in Nordic territories.
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NewsDarrall Macqueen to make CBeebies’ first drama
Darrall Macqueen, the indie behind Baby Jake, is to produce CBeebies’ first live action drama based on a series of 1960s books about five-year-old twins.
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NewsSyfy first to beam Star Trek in HD
Entertainment channel Syfy is to become the first broadcaster to air the Star Trek: The Next Generation series in HD.
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NewsBoxNation CEO to run BT sport channel
BoxNation’s chief executive Simon Green is leaving the boxing channel to head up BT’s forthcoming sports channel.
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NewsRiedel provides kit for record sky dive
Riedel Communications provided the communications set-up for Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking balloon ascent and sky dive.
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NewsC4 orders Snowman spin-off game
Channel 4 has ordered a mobile game to support its Christmas classic sequel The Snowman and The Snowdog.
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NewsStormHD expands and upgrades London facility
StormHD has invested £300,000 in a facility-wide infrastructure upgrade.
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Stars return for Sky Arts interviews
Anna Friel, James Nesbitt and Ken Livingstone are among the celebrities to feature “in conversation” in a second series of Living The Life picked up by Sky Arts.
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NewsSurvey reveals unpaid work remains thorny issue
The TV industry could sustain itself without being dependent on unpaid workers, according to a new academic study.
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NewsPredictable indie hires development head
Richard Ackerman’s indie Room 414 has hired Twofour development producer Thomas O’Brien as its head of development.
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NewsTalksport in Premier League tie-up with Twitter
Talksport is partnering with Twitter to offer live streaming of its Barclays Premier League coverage via the social media site.
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NewsGoPro unveils new range of cameras
GoPro has released a 4K version of its popular wearable camera.
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NewsFormer Sky News head and judge lead Savile inquiries
The former head of Sky News Nick Pollard and former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith are to lead the BBC reviews into the broadcaster’s handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsMcGuinness Xmas special recommissioned
ITV1 has commissioned Twofour and Group M Entertainment to make celebrity quiz Paddy’s Show and Telly, hosted by Paddy McGuinness as part of its Christmas line-up.
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NewsC4 breaks even on Paralympics
Channel 4 had to spend more money than planned on the Paralympics to meet viewer expectations but managed to break even due to high ratings, David Abraham has told MPs.
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NewsBottom revival shelved
The BBC has confirmed that plans to revive Bottom have been shelved after Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall decided to focus on other projects.