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NewsAtlantic Productions exec joins Bedlam
Atlantic Productions’ director of production Olwyn Silvester has joined The King’s Speech indie Bedlam Productions in the same role.
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NewsBBC2 to celebrate 30 years of Jools on TV Holland
Geoff Wonfor is to direct a BBC2 documentary celebrating Jools Holland’s 30-year television career.
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NewsX Factor viewers get the vote from kick-off
The X Factor viewers will be able to vote for their favourite contestants from the start of the show for the first time from this weekend.
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NewsBrydon to write and star in HBO comedy pilot
Rob Brydon has secured a pilot for a fish-out-of-water comedy series from US cable network HBO.
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NewsC4 seeks to join dots in creative process
Channel 4’s internal creative process is continuing to evolve, with the broadcaster pushing for increased collaboration between departments, which are trying to find links between their separate ideas.
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NewsIzzard traces his prehistory for BBC1 science doc
Comedian Eddie Izzard will use cutting edge technology to trace his family DNA back 200,000 years for BBC1.
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NewsCohen orders ‘grownup’ doctors doc for BBC1
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has ordered a medical series that sources have indicated is the spiritual successor to BBC3 format Junior Doctors: Your Life InTheir Hands.
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NewsZeebox to stream comedy companion show during X Factor
Second-screen service Zeebox is producing an unofficial The X Factor comedy companion show, which it will stream live during Saturday night episodes of the ITV1 talent show.
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NewsS4C strikes co-production for English/Welsh detective drama
S4C has kicked off a bid to establish Welsh-language drama internationally with a detective series that will be shot in both English and Welsh.
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NewsDCD Rights wins funds for major catalogue boost
DCD Rights has secured investment to significantly expand its content catalogue following a partnership deal with DCD Media’s investor, Timeweave.
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NewsRamsay’s indie in US drama push
Gordon Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato is making a bold step into drama and has two projects in development with different US networks.
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NewsBBC and C4 to battle it out for Paralympic rights
Channel 4 and the BBC are set to go head to head for an extended package of rights for the Paralympic Games.
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NewsMunro and Mullin to launch indie network
Former Shine TV boss Jamie Munro and Argonon finance chief Stuart Mullin have joined forces to create a production network.
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NewsPinewood building second 30,000 sq ft stage
Pinewood Shepperton will begin construction on another 30,000 sq ft studio at its Buckinghamshire base before the end of the year.
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NewsWimbledon upgrades Stage Two lighting rig
A new lighting rig capable of holding up to 28 tonnes of lights has been installed in Wimbledon Studios’s 8,000 sq ft Stage Two.
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NewsDTG releases connected TV spec version two
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has released the second version of D-Book 7 Part B, the technical specification for UK connected TV products and services.
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NewsThe Crewing Company adds freelancers
The Crewing Company has added three more craft people to its freelance roster.
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Light Illusion develops film-based archiving
Light Illusion has developed a new application for its MatchLight Image Matching System (IMS).
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NewsGrass Valley unveils T2 digital disk recorders
Grass Valley has launched a range of T2 digital disk recorders for live event production, post production and on-demand applications.
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NewsNottingham local TV licence awarded
A consortium backed by former ITV News editor Nigel Dacre has won a local TV licence in Nottingham.