All News articles – Page 2725
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NewsConchords grounded after two series
HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords will not return for a third series, its creators have confirmed.
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NewsMurray to debunk German stereotypes for BBC4
BBC4 plans to combat negative stereotypes about German culture in a two-part factual series fronted by comedian Al Murray.
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NewsITV to send celebs on Norway trek
ITV has ordered a cold-weather alternative to I’m A Celebrity… - sending two groups of stars on a 2,000-mile trek through the wilderness of Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle.
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NewsProducers poised to take control of public sector project IP
Pact is hailing a breakthrough in copyright ownership after the launch of a pilot scheme that aims to help producers control the rights to content made for digital public sector projects.
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NewsI’m A Celeb… creator joins RDF
RDF Media Group has poached ITV Studios controller of factual entertainment and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! creator Natalka Znak to step up its assault on the US market.
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Cake and Blue Zoo animate children’s chat
Children’s specialist Cake Entertainment has teamed up with Blue Zoo Productions for its first web only production.
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NewsHorton drops out of ITVS entertainment chief race
ITV Studios controller of entertainment Claire Horton will not apply to become creative director of its new entertainment group and could leave the company in spring.
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NewsAscent Media service to employ inmates for metadata tagging
Incarcerated drug dealers and armed robbers could soon be adding metadata to digitised TV and film archives as part of a planned media ingest service.
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NewsBBC ditches Siemens from £80m DMI scheme
The BBC’s £80m Digital Media Initiative is floundering so severely that the corporation has ditched technology partner Siemens.
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NewsGrading overhaul for Clear Cut
Clear Cut Pictures is spending £500,000 on a technical and cosmetic upgrade of its west London facility that will see major improvements to its grading capabilities.
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New encoder gives Pepper Post extra Agility
Pepper Post has bought an Agility 2G encoder from reseller Tyrell CCT as it looks to significantly improve its transcoding services for multiplatform delivery.
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NewsWe Are The Champions returns for Sport Relief
CBBC is to revive classic children’s show We Are The Champions for next year’s Sport Relief, with Phoenix Nights comic Paddy McGuinness as host.
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NewsUTV eyes Welsh and North East news pilots
UTV is hatching a bid to run the independently funded news consortium pilot project in the North East of England, and hasn’t ruled out making a bid to run the Scottish news service either.
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North-East gets second creative fund for indies
Northern Film & Media and regional development agency One North East have launched a second seven-figure creative fund to drive indie productions to the Newcastle region.
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NewsRuby signs ITV Studios co-production deal
Small Island producer Ruby Television has inked a long-term development and distribution deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment and will work with the writers of Life On Mars for their first project as business partners.
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NewsShaps completes media network with Open TV role
ITV’s former director of television Simon Shaps has completed his network of small media companies by taking on a non-executive director role at Open Film and TV.
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NewsDisney Channels EMEA buys surf series for XD
Disney Channels EMEA has acquired an animated sitcom about six teenagers who come together one summer to surf and work at the world-renowned Surfer’s Paradise Resort.
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NewsNew Pact chair Manners braced for tough talks
Debbie Manners is to take over as chair of Pact - and is bracing herself for a year dominated by negotiations over digital terms of trade and pressure on indies as commissioning lags set in.
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NewsBelow The Radar to swap ideas with US super-indie
Belfast-based specialist factual indie Below The Radar has inked a landmark tie-up with the Oscar-winning US indie behind Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room and Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Hunter S Thompson.
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NewsSony Pictures Television diverts resources away from drama
Sony Pictures Television has effectively closed its UK drama production unit - but departing director of drama and comedy Serena Cullen is on the brink of getting another major project off the ground.