All News articles – Page 1481
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NewsSony launches crime channel
Sony Pictures Television is launching a free-to-air true crime channel in the UK.
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NewsSuper Bowl director to speak at Media Production Show
Super Bowl director Hamish Hamilton and Dickensian creator Tony Jordan are among the industry leaders who will speak at the Media Production Show.
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NewsEndemol Beyond boss exits
Endemol Shine Group’s digital chief Georg Ramme is to leave the company and will be replaced by commercial boss Wim Ponnet.
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NewsRaw TV lands latest C4 experimental drama
Cyberbully and Blackout indie Raw TV has landed its latest drama from Channel 4’s documentaries division – a one-off film focusing on domestic abuse.
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NewsBBC World Service experiments with chat apps
The BBC World Service will launch two pilots this weekend distributing content via messaging apps Viber and WhatsApp.
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NewsIn brief: Vice; Albert; Animation Exchange; National Apprenticeship Week
Vice UK is hunting filmmakers to compete to win a £25,000 commission, while sustainability thinktank Albert is establishing a a renewable energy collective. Click for more.
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NewsPlayground options Guardian reporter's refugee drama
Colin Callender’s drama indie Playground is developing a refugee drama based on a book by Guardian journalist Patrick Kingsley.
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NewsPixel Power joins Aspen IP coalition
Broadcast automation, playout and graphics provider Pixel Power has joined the Aspen group of companies that are adopting the organisation’s framework for building IP facilities.
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NewsITVS to make The Voice from 2017
ITV Studios will take on the production contract for The Voice UK when the Talpa Media singing format moves to ITV next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsITV uncorks wine format
ITV has acquired glossy lifestyle series The Wine Show from Infinity Creative Media, the indie chaired by Conservative grandee Lord Grade.
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NewsC4 hires fact-ent commissioner
Danny Carvalho is to become a commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4.
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NewsChannel 4 leads RTS nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the Royal Television Programme Awards, including all three nominations in the single drama category.
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NewsBritish Film Commission partners with Broadcast on rebranded Location UK
The British Film Commission (BFC) has partnered with Broadcast’s parent company Media Business Insight (MBI) to deliver its rebranded guide to the UK’s talent, facilities and locations available to the film and television industries.
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NewsGreg Dyke appointed to BAFTA TV role
Former BFI chairman succeeds Sophie Turner Laing in the role as vice president for television.
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NewsMurphy joins Rapid Pictures
West London post facility Rapid Pictures has appointed Charlotte Murphy as client account manager.
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NewsWall to Wall names new head of entertainment
Wall to Wall Television has appointed The Getaway Car executive producer Andy Rowe to replace Moira Ross as head of entertainment.
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NewsBBC3 shows cut through in first week online
Cuckoo and Life And Death Row were among the top 10 most-watched programmes online in BBC3’s first week as a digital-only proposition, according to figures from Barb.
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NewsEnders counters Whittingdale claims over C4 sustainability
Culture secretary John Whittingdale is wrong to suggest Channel 4 could fail to meet its remit and financial responsibilities within five years, according to a report by Enders Analysis.
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NewsBectu demands BBC halts Studios plans
Bectu has urged the BBC halt to plans to set up BBC Studios as a separate entity, following director Peter Salmon’s decision to “jump ship” to Endemol Shine Group.