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NewsBT looks to give viewers control over PL coverage
BT’s coverage of the English Premier League from 2013-14 could introduce technology that enables viewers to edit their own version of the live match feed.
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One Box and Red TX combine OB and audio trucks
Mobile recording facility Red TX and OB production company One Box Television have pooled resources for portable HD multicamera shoots.
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NewsITNP to provide rolling showbiz news for Heat TV
ITN Productions has won a wide-ranging contract to provide rolling news content for Heat magazine’s forthcoming TV channel.
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NewsOrsten takes Grand Scheme stake
Tony Orsten, the former managing director of the Paramount UK Partnership and chief executive of Abu Dhabi media initiative Twofour54, has invested in consultancy Grand Scheme and become its chairman.
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NewsITV on the hunt for ‘the next X Factor’
ITV1 is in the market for an entertainment show on the scale of The X Factor, and plans to spend the cash that will be freed up by the absence of a major sporting event next year.
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NewsYouView sets launch date; plans for linear streaming
Internet-connected TV service YouView, which will launch next week after two years of delays, will allow broadcasters to stream linear channels after an initial VoD-only offering.
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NewsNGC buys Parthenon comic doc
National Geographic Channel has acquired documentary special Comic Store Heroes from Parthenon Entertainment.
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NewsBBC unveils DTO project proposals
The BBC is circulating a business plan for Project Barcelona as it looks to launch its premium download-to-own portal this year.
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NewsSky Atlantic gathers stand-ups for improv
Robin Williams is among the line-up of stand-up comedians who will take part in a Sky Atlantic improvised series called Set List.
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NewsTwofour sets up US arm and hires OWN exec
Twofour has launched Twofour America in Los Angeles and hired a former Oprah Winfrey Network exec to spearhead production.
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NewsBBC nearing nations spend target ahead of deadline
The BBC has all but hit its target for production spend in the nations four years ahead of deadline – but spending in the English regions has stalled.
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NewsRaw takes Gold Rush to Africa
Raw TV is heading to Ghana for a spin-off of Discovery US ratings smash Gold Rush.
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NewsNutopia adds Raman and Brankin-Frisby
Nutopia has reshaped its management team with a raft of promotions and two appointments.
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NewsITV calls for cuts across Studios and Network
ITV shows including Coronation Street and Daybreak have been ordered to tighten their belts in a wide-ranging cost-cutting exercise.
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NewsDarlow lands Ice Airport for C5
Channel 5 has ordered a doc series from Darlow Smithson Productions that will focus on a remote airport near the North Pole.
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NewsClarke thinks small spaces for Plum C4 lifestyle series
Architect George Clarke will explore the inventive uses people make of small spaces in a Plum Pictures series for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 hands Waddell another year of 4thought.tv
Northern Irish indie Waddell Media has won a recommission of daily religion and ethics strand 4thought.tv, and a commission to follow Countdown host Nick Hewer as he drives 4,000 miles across Sierra Leone for Channel 4.
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NewsAll3Media commits money to ITF for first time
All3Media has agreed to invest in the Indie Training Fund for the first time.
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NewsCampbell plans mental health season for BBC3
BBC current affairs commissioning executive producer Fiona Campbell has had her remit expanded to include BBC3 documentaries and is planning a season of mental health programming among her first projects.
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NewsFixed rig to feature in ITV2 teens abroad series
ITV2 is to enter the fixed-rig arena with a series about young Brits abroad from the indie behind Channel 4’s Educating Essex.