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NewsBroadcast Commissioning Forum lifts the lid on hit shows
The creative forces behind hit shows including BBC drama The A Word and ITV’s Marcella will explore the secrets of their success at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum on 3 November.
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NewsAOL UK takes ‘huge leap’ with in-house originals
AOL UK has ordered the first batch of original series from its in-house division, as the fledgling production arm shifts gear.
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NewsHolby City put out to tender
Producers have been offered the opportunity to land a three-year contract to produce Holby City – the second BBC show to be put out to tender after the broadcaster scrapped in-house guarantees.
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NewsUTV to relocate to facility with HD news studio
UTV has announced plans to leave its current home in Havelock House in Belfast and relocate to a new purposebuilt facility that will include HD news studios.
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NewsLeader Electronics names BSC as service partner
Leader Electronics has appointed Broadcast Service Centre (BSC) in Wokingham as its Accredited Service Partner for Europe.
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NewsWTS Broadcast finalises deal to sell Ikegami gear
Broadcast equipment supplier and systems integrator WTS Broadcast has firmed up its sales and distribution agreement with Ikegami.
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NewsTwitter to release version of Periscope for pro users
Twitter has launched a version of its Periscope streaming service that enables the use of external cameras, hardware encoders and steaming software for live social media broadcasts.Called Producer, it requires the Periscope iOS app and works with a streaming URL from supported applications including the OBS Studio software and Teradek ...
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NewsDamian Collins appointed CMS chair
Conservative MP Damian Collins has been elected chair of the culture, media and sport select committee.
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NewsProVision trims Leeds operation and moves Manchester base
ITV Studios is making changes at its equipment hire company ProVision that will see it relocate its Manchester base and reduce its presence in Leeds, possibly resulting in the loss of nine jobs.
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NewsTony Blackburn returns to the BBC
Tony Blackburn is to return to the BBC, eight months after he claimed to have been sacked by the corporation.
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NewsITV returns to the wrestling ring
ITV is returning to the ring with a one-off pro-wrestling special after a 20-year hiatus.
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NewsBafta Children's Awards nominations announced
Horrible Histories and online educational platform TrueTube lead the way in the Bafta Children’s Awards nominations after picking up three nods each.
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NewsInvestigation Discovery unveils first UK originals
Investigation Discovery has revealed three real crime commissions - its first slate of UK originals.
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NewsVoltage cooks up food format for BBC2
Voltage TV has landed a 12-part primetime food competition celebrating home cooking to air on BBC2 next summer.
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NewsIreland's Ardmore Studios put up for sale
Ireland’s Ardmore Studios has been put up for sale, the facility’s board of directors announced today.
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NewsITV drama: Lygo demands more fun & lightness
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo has called on programme makers to come up with more “happy, life affirming” dramas like The Durrells, saying he was “tired of endless murders”.
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NewsVice News staffs up
Nightly show Vice News Tonight is to launch on Vice in the UK as the fledgling broadcaster staffs up its newsroom with eight hires.
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NewsPaxman to travel UK rivers for C4
Jeremy Paxman will journey along four of the UK’s greatest rivers in an upcoming Channel 4 series.
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NewsAnderson takes chairman role at hire firm Presteigne
Former Visions managing director Martin Anderson has been appointed chairman of Presteigne Broadcast Hire.
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NewsIn brief: Thunderbirds; NBCU; Avanti; Aurora; World of Weird
Thunderbirds go to China as Pinewood forges a development funding deal with Avanti.