All News articles – Page 2558

  • District 9
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    ITVS GE signs US indie deal

    2010-10-05T12:23:00Z

    MIPCOM: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has beamed up a new series about aliens – the first fruits of a new relationship with Emmy-winning US indie Base Productions.

  • Must Be The Music
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    Sky1 talent shows dance to Australia

    2010-10-05T12:11:00Z

    MIPCOM: Shine International has sold Sky1 talent shows Must be the Music and Got to Dance to Australian broadcaster Foxtel.

  • Come Dine With Me
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    C4 extends Come Dine With Me deal

    2010-10-05T10:27:00Z

    MIPCOM: Come Dine With Me is to stay on Channel 4 for at least two more years after ITV Studios signed a new multi-year deal with the broadcaster.

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    Google TV reveals major backers

    2010-10-05T09:23:00Z

    Google has revealed that a range of major media companies will support its campaign to become a major player in the living room with this month’s launch of Google TV in the US.

  • The X Factor
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    TV 'largest ad medium'

    2010-10-05T09:21:00Z

    New research has shown that television regained its place as the the largest medium for advertisers in the first six months of this year.

  • Peep Show
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    Peep Show and The Street win Emmy nominations

    2010-10-05T08:57:00Z

    Channel 4 comedy Peep Show and BBC drama The Street have been nominated for International Emmy’s, with British TV productions gaining a total of nine nods.

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    Mediasmiths plans Australasia expansion

    2010-10-04T17:53:00Z

    Mediasmiths is opening an office in Sydney as it looks to take advantage of increasing interest in its consultancy services from the Australia and Asia Pacific region.

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    Sky Sports signs up for EVS tapeless workflow

    2010-10-04T17:45:00Z

    EVS has completed a deal that will see its instant tapeless technology installed at BSkyB’s new Harlequin 1 production facilities in Osterley.

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    Dinamo opens new animation studio in Treforest

    2010-10-04T17:45:00Z

    Welsh animation company Dinamo Productions has moved from its Mount Stuart Square base in Cardiff to a new 30,000 sq ft facility in Treforest, near Pontypridd.

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    The Mews reduces DVD headcount

    2010-10-04T17:43:00Z

    Soho’s The Mews has reduced the size of its DVD authoring department from nine staff to three following a round of redundancies.

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    AP Archive secures Burma footage deal

    2010-10-04T17:42:00Z

    AP Archive has reached an agreement with Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) to license its video coverage to third parties around the world.

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    Kemsley to head up Root6 technical support

    2010-10-04T17:41:00Z

    Root6 has appointed Neal Kemsley as customer services manager, a role that will see the former Avid man head up the reseller’s technical support arm.

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    Soho trio up for best TV facility at the Conch

    2010-10-04T17:40:00Z

    Soho’s Boom, Molinare and Pepper will battle it out to be crowned best TV Mix Facility at next week’s Conch audio awards.

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    Vinten rewarded with top GTC honour

    2010-10-04T17:39:00Z

    The GTC has handed its annual Television Cameraman’s Award (TiCA) for 2010 to Bill Vinten, the youngest son of William Vinten the founder of the camera-support manufacturing company.

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    Freesat launch for Men and Movies

    2010-10-04T16:08:00Z

    Dolphin Television has rolled out its third male-orientated channel Men and Movies on the Freesat service.

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    Classic secures $60m production deal

    2010-10-04T16:07:00Z

    MIPCOM: Classic Media has signed a $60m production deal that could see new adaptations of Casper the Friendly Ghost and The Lone Ranger.

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    Sky gets Hot in Cleveland

    2010-10-04T13:32:00Z

    MIPCOM: Sky has acquired the UK broadcast rights to Hot in Cleveland, the new US comedy starring Frasier’s Jane Leeves and Golden Girl Betty White.

  • The Stig
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    Judge reveals Stig book ban ruling

    2010-10-04T13:19:00Z

    A judge today announced his reasons for refusing to ban a book disclosing that Top Gear’s The Stig is Ben Collins.

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    C4 bids to repeat Drop's online success

    2010-10-04T13:14:00Z

    Channel 4 has commissioned its second online play-along game following the success of Million Pound Drop in an ongoing bid to boost engagement with viewers.

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    Pact: British exports grow 9%

    2010-10-04T11:57:00Z

    International sales of British programmes increased 9% last year, with finished programmes accounting for more than 40% of the increase, Pact research has shown.