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NewsThompson defends BBC over salaries
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that the broadcaster responded slowly to outrage from licence-payers about the huge salaries given to its executives and broadcast presenters.
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NewsITV will charge for online exclusives
ITV plans to introduce premium content such as previews, additional scenes and alternative endings for its top shows, according to chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsAll3Media boss slams Google
Steve Morrison, chief executive of super-indie All3Media, has hit out at Google for failing to share search revenue with content owners.
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NewsSumners plumps for MatrixStore
Manchester’s Sumners has bought a MatrixStore pre-production archive and data management system as it looks to find new ways to cope with the storage demands created by tapeless acquisition technology.
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NewsBBC to include 3D in Super Hi-Vision tests
BBC R&D is to carry out stereo 3D tests as part of the live Super Hi-Vision (SHV) transmission trials it is conducting with NHK this week.
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NewsCan secures 3D deal with HBS
Can Communicate has signed a four-year strategic deal that will see it co-produce and manage both live and as-live stereo 3D content for Switzerland’s Host Broadcast Services (HBS).
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NewsDK adds EBU Loudness compliance
DK-Technologies has adapted its PTO700 audio and video meters and waveform monitors so that they comply with both the ITU’s and the EBU’s loudness specifications.
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NewsFormer Red Bee staff launch branding firm
Three former colleagues from Red Bee Media have joined forces to open a new branding agency called The Council.
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NewsAP uses VISLINK to speed breaking news
The Associated Press (AP) has completed a technology trial that saw VISLINK’s microwave and Advanced Gateway used to connect field reporters to its ENPS news system.
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NewsAvid recruits three to EMEA sales team
Avid has added three new people to its EMEA sales team as the company looks to embark on its ‘next stage of growth.’
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NewsBBC names regional comedy exec
Kristian Smith has been appointed executive editor of out-of-London comedy commissioning for the BBC.
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NewsVirgin Media beats Sky to 3D launch
Virgin Media has launched a 3D on-demand film service, days ahead of Sky’s own 3D plans.
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NewsFood Network orders first UK series
Food Network UK has commissioned its first long-form British series featuring London chef and market trader Andy Bates.
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NewsJohnnie Walker doc claims prize
A series about veteran DJ Johnnie Walker and his pirate radio origins has won gold at the New York Festival Awards.
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NewsYouView hobbling investment in IPTV
The terrestrial broadcaster-backed IPTV service YouView has stifled 99% of investment in the sector according to a report from financial firm Avista Partners.
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NewsDiscovery launches TLC content unit
Discovery Networks has launched a division dedicated to producing content for its female lifestyle channel TLC ahead of its global rollout.
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NewsiPlayer gender split levels off
New figures from the BBC have revealed that more women are using iPlayer than ever before and has identified the day on which the catch-up service is most used.
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NewsITV sells Screenvision stake
ITV has offloaded its 50% stake in cinema advertising business Screenvision in an $80m (£50m) deal with US private equity fund Shamrock Capital.
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NewsBBC pulls Ashcroft Panorama programme
The BBC pulled an edition of its Panorama programme about the financial affairs of controversial Tory backer Lord Ashcroft just hours before it was broadcast.
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NewsStations win awards for war coverage
Sky News and Channel 4 have been presented with International Emmy Awards for their coverage of the Taliban in Pakistan.