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NewsBectu fights for freelancer rights on top ITV soaps
Bectu is pushing for collective recognition for freelancers working on ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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NewsManufacturers accelerate 4K content delivery plans
IBC 2012: The prospect of viewers watching content four times the resolution of HD in their homes is edging closer to reality, with manufacturers ramping up efforts to get 4K content onto domestic screens.
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NewsCameron points to scripted drama in call for 3D investment
Hollywood director James Cameron has urged broadcasters to invest in 3D content and has identified scripted TV drama as the next big opportunity for the emerging format.
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NewsC4 tests drama model with White Gold pilot
An ambitious development deal between Red Arrow Entertainment and 4Rights could pave the way for a new model of bigger-budget, blue-chip drama on Channel 4.
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NewsCoach Trip host to play Cupid for C4 on luxury liner
Coach Trip guide Brendan Sheerin is to trade up to a luxury cruise liner as part of a new dating show for Channel 4.
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NewsSky 1 to air Atlantic shows
BSkyB is planning to generate more awareness of Sky Atlantic programming by running selected content on flagship channel Sky 1.
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NewsBirdsong producer to lead team at Mammoth Screen
Birdsong producer Veronica Castillo is to join Mammoth Screen as its head of production.
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NewsTurner signs up Fraggle Rock’s Doozers to air on Cartoonito
Turner Broadcasting has bought Doozers, a new Jim Henson Company spin-off from classic kids’ show Fraggle Rock, to air across Cartoonito EMEA.
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NewsCoba seeks greater say for multichannel
The multichannel sector will use findings that it spends more on first-run UK content than Channel 4 and Channel 5 combined to strengthen its hand in upcoming battles over a proposed EPG reshuffle and retransmission fees.
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NewsStudio Lambert names BBC exec as UK chief
The executive producer behind the 2002 revamp of Top Gear has been named head of Studio Lambert UK.
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NewsCharities tell C4: keep up Paralympics momentum
Two leading disability charities have urged Channel 4 to continue its good work on changing perceptions of disability after the Paralympics.
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NewsC4 close to data deal with BSkyB
Channel 4 and Sky are close to agreeing a data deal that could result in the terrestrial broadcaster securing a mountain of audience insight.
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NewsArri and Sony in the spotlight
IBC 2012: Evolution rather than revolution was the theme among delegates at this year’s IBC.
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NewsBBC2 hires Hewlett to make 'balanced' Rupert Murdoch doc
BBC2 has commissioned media commentator Steve Hewlett’s indie to make a single documentary offering a “balanced” portrait of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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NewsSky: in-house team will fill gap in ideas
Sky has revealed it set up its new in-house production and development team in response to a lack of distinctive entertainment and fact ent ideas from suppliers.
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NewsCowell fires YouTube warning
Simon Cowell has warned the UK’s broadcasters that YouTube is close to becoming a genuine rival to host the biggest shows on TV.
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Adobe previews Anywhere video platform
IBC 2012: Adobe unveiled its collaborative video platform Adobe Anywhere at IBC.
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NewsOfcom awards first local TV licences
Ofcom has awarded its first tranche of local TV licences, with bidders in Brighton and Grimsby securing broadcast rights.
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NewsBT scores Premiership Rugby rights in £152m deal
BT has snatched the exclusive rights to Premiership Rugby from rivals Sky and ESPN in a deal worth £152m ahead of the launch of its new sports channel.
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NewsC4 hunts Richard III remains
The remains of infamous monarch Richard III may have been discovered by archaeologists making a Channel 4 history programme.