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NewsITVS to overhaul ent development process
Plans to reinvigorate ITV Studios will see it overhaul its entertainment development processes and make a factual primetime ITV1 show in conjunction with charity Save the Children.
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NewsSky signs Britain's Next Top Model product placement deal
Sky has signed its first product placement deal and will integrate hair care brand Tresemme into the forthcoming series of Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model.
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NewsClear Cut recruits Austin to improve efficiency
Clear Cut Pictures has hired BBC Studios and Post Production’s Paul Austin as managing director.
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NewsGlasgow editor for Question Time
BBC bosses have appointed a Glasgow-based executive to be the new editor of BBC1’s Question Time, ahead of the programme’s move to the city.
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NewsBroadcasters set joint HD technical standards
The Digital Production Partnership - the BBC, ITV and Channel 4-led cross-broadcaster initiative - has unveiled its first guidelines.
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NewsSharp Project wins Fresh Meat
Lime Pictures and Objective Productions have signed a deal to use Manchester- based facility The Sharp Project.
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NewsHotCam buys XF305
Equipment hire firm HotCam has added Canon’s XF305 camcorder to its London rental fleet as part of an investment at its UK and US offices.
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NewsNew reseller for Gekko
LED lighting firm Gekko Technology has appointed AC Entertainment Technologies as a UK reseller.
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NewsRushes gets Evolution film scanner
Cintel has equipped post house Rushes with one its diTTo Evolution film scanners.
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NewsReport slams ‘climate of fear’
Compliance and editorial policy are stifling British TV’s ability to make hard-hitting documentaries, according to a leaked report seen by Broadcast.
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NewsRIG raises concerns over BBC radio indie budgets
Radio indies have raised concerns that the BBC’s decision to commission more shows from external suppliers will not be the financial shot in the arm they hoped for.
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NewsBristol City Council unveils plans for Salford-style media hub
Bristol City Council is hoping to attract factual film-makers and animation companies as part of its ambitious plans to create a Salford-style media hub.
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NewsWright joins flight from Red Bee
Red Bee Media’s chief commercial officer has become the latest top-level departure from the playout and media management facility.
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NewsYouView aligns tech spec with DTG
YouView is to publish a set of technical specifications in union with the Digital TV Group (DTG), as it moves to dispel industry concern that it is not engaging with technology providers.
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NewsHat Trick takes James May global
Top Gear’s James May is to increase his global footprint as sales of his Toy Stories and Man Lab series have stretched to more than 120 countries.
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NewsFouracre sets up new indie
Former At It Productions managing director Chris Fouracre and development specialist Ian Lamarra have joined forces to launch new indie Alaska.
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NewsNBCU’s Smith plans digital operation
NBC Universal (NBCU) International president Peter Smith is understood to be planning to launch a digital production company following his impending exit from the studio.
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NewsGreen wins chance to make more Foyle’s War
Foyle’s War could return to UK screens after Greenlit founder Jill Green acquired the development rights for the back catalogue of the now defunct indie.
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NewsBroadcasters to get tough on PP terms
Broadcasters are beginning to establish terms on product placement, with Channel 5 emerging as the most aggressive, seeking 85% of new revenues generated.
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NewsITV mulls bid to buy out ITN shareholders
ITV is weighing up an ambitious takeover of ITN as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing review into its news output.