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  • Danny Cohen
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    Cohen: drop in talent pay 'creates conundrum'

    2011-04-27T16:05:00Z

    The BBC’s commitment to reducing both on and off screen pay “creates a conundrum” when attempting to produce top-notch programming, the BBC1 controller has admitted.

  • Richard Deverell
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    Deverell to oversee BBC's W12 exit

    2011-04-27T15:48:00Z

    Richard Deverell is stepping down from his role as chief operating officer of BBC North to take the reins of the corporation’s W12 project.

  • Countryfile
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    BBC Trust rejects three complaints

    2011-04-27T14:50:00Z

    The BBC Trust has rejected two sets of viewer complaints about daytime programmes and one about a radio jingle.

  • George Entwistle
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    Entwistle named BBC Vision boss

    2011-04-27T10:52:00Z

    George Entwistle has been formally appointed director of BBC Vision, after three months of acting in the role.

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    NI firms set for Thrones return

    2011-04-27T10:47:00Z

    Post facilities in Northern Ireland are gearing up for the return of HBO’s Game Of Thrones.

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    Garbutt returns to Prime Focus

    2011-04-27T10:43:00Z

    Senior sales executive Will Garbutt has returned to Prime Focus after spending four months as head of post-production at Halo.

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    Royal wedding boosts rentals

    2011-04-27T10:41:00Z

    Pro Motion Hire has reported a 50% increase in camera hire as international broadcasters gear up for the royal wedding.

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    HDCam problems hasten shift to tapeless delivery

    2011-04-27T10:29:00Z

    Content services firm JCA has seen a 20% increase in requests for file-based delivery following the halt in production of HDCam SR tape.

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    Wohler hires EMEA execs

    2011-04-27T10:22:00Z

    Wohler Technologies has made two new appointments within its EMEA sales organisation,

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    College opens for Cannes

    2011-04-27T10:22:00Z

    Ravensbourne will hold one-hour 3D sessions for London-based freelancers and small-to-medium-sized creative companies at the Cannes Film Festival next month.

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    SIS launches antenna

    2011-04-27T10:16:00Z

    SIS LIVE has launched Tr-uPod, a multi-band, robust tripod antenna system predominantly aimed at the SNG segment of the broadcast sector.

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    BBC R&D wins award for Piero

    2011-04-27T10:15:00Z

    The BBC’s Research & Development department has received a Queen’s Award for TV graphics system Piero.

  • News

    Dartfish shares videos

    2011-04-27T10:14:00Z

    Dartfish has released the latest version of its Dartfish.TV videosharing platform

  • News

    Autoscript aids prompts

    2011-04-27T10:01:00Z

    Autoscript has launched CountPlus and CuePlus, two prompting accessories designed to make teleprompting easier for onscreen talent.

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    Peel set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton

    2011-04-27T09:51:00Z

    MediaCityUK developer Peel looks set to acquire Pinewood Shepperton after its improved offer was accepted by the directors of the facilities group.

  • Taggart
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    ITV and STV end legal battle

    2011-04-27T09:12:00Z

    STV is to pay ITV £18m after both parties agreed to end nearly two years of legal dispute.

  • The Last Cast
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    Regional indies miss out on BBC funding

    2011-04-27T09:00:00Z

    A fund created by the BBC to boost regional film-making was accessed by indies just five times in its first year of existence, compared with 43 in-house productions.

  • Richard Kingsbury
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    UKTV’s Kingsbury to spearhead launch of PBS in the UK

    2011-04-27T08:00:00Z

    US public broadcaster PBS has drafted in UKTV’s Good Food and Yesterday channel head Richard Kingsbury as it formulates plans to launch a channel in the UK.

  • NHS Local
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    NHS Local revamp puts jobs at risk at Maverick

    2011-04-27T08:00:00Z

    Maverick TV is in consultation with members of its NHS Local team over redundancy as part of a restructuring of its contract to provide the online health service.

  • Freelancer survey
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    Revealed: TV’s freelancer training gap

    2011-04-27T08:00:00Z

    Financial pressures, employer cutbacks and the time-consuming task of job-hunting have led to almost a quarter of TV freelancers having had no training at all in the past four years.