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    Lean Forward buys Bid TV and Price-Drop TV studios

    2015-07-09T10:17:00Z

    Lean Forward has bought the purpose-built three-studio facility previously used by defunct shopping channels Bid TV and Price- Drop TV.

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    Root6 earns Avid Learning Partner accreditation

    2015-07-09T10:15:00Z

    Reseller and systems integrator Root6 has been awarded Avid Learning Partner (ALP) status and will from next week run training courses for Avid’s Isis and Interplay offerings.

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    Object Matrix integrates with Vidcheck QC systems

    2015-07-09T10:13:00Z

    Object Matrix has integrated its nearline storage platform Matrix- Store with Vidcheck’s QC systems.

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    Thomson links up with Dolby and STM for HD demo

    2015-07-09T10:10:00Z

    Thomson Video Networks has partnered with Dolby Laboratories and STMicroelectronics to show off the first implementation of an encoding and decoding chain for HD and Ultra HD broadcast based on Dolby’s AC-4 audio codec.

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    Olloclip targets journalists with accessories range

    2015-07-09T10:09:00Z

    Olloclip has launched a range of accessories aimed at journalists who use their mobile devices as newsgathering tools.

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    GoPro unveils 'smallest and lightest' camera

    2015-07-09T10:07:00Z

    GoPro has released its “smallest and lightest” camera yet. The Hero4 Session is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than its Hero4 cameras.

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    MTG UK opens Chiswick transmission centre

    2015-07-09T10:06:00Z

    MTG UK’s new transmission centre in Chiswick was opened by culture minister Ed Vaizey (pictured) last month.

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    Procam boosts digital cinematography offering

    2015-07-09T09:58:00Z

    Procam Television has invested £400,000 in new cameras and lenses as part of an expansion of its digital cinematography offering.

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    Molinare targets acquisitions

    2015-07-09T09:57:00Z

    Molinare could triple in size if the post-production firm’s backers are able to realise their vision of growing the Soho facility through a round of acquisitions.

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    YouTube talent agency in long-form projects push

    2015-07-09T07:14:00Z

    Social media management agency Gleam Futures has kicked off talks with broadcasters and platforms about securing long-form commissions featuring its portfolio of YouTube talent.

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    Pact: international commissions flattening out

    2015-07-09T07:11:00Z

    The international commissioning boom, in which British producers have stormed the US over the past few years, appears to be flattening out, according to Pact’s Independent Production Sector Financial Census.

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    BBC America axes factual

    2015-07-09T07:11:00Z

    BBC America is pulling out of original unscripted commissioning – a move that could be a major blow for the North American aspirations of British indies.

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    C4 taps Very British Problems Twitter feed in UK first

    2015-07-09T07:10:00Z

    James Corden, Ruth Jones and Jonathan Ross are among the celebrities who have signed up to share their ‘very British problems’ after Channel 4 ordered a series based on the Twitter feed of the same name.

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    BBC Children’s feels the pinch

    2015-07-09T07:07:00Z

    ‘Game-changers’ was the theme of the 12th Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield last week.

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    Pact: indies taking on more risk

    2015-07-09T07:06:00Z

    There has been a significant rise in the gap funding that indies are ploughing into television productions as broadcasters are spending less up front on commissions.

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    C4 vows to continue ToT fight

    2015-07-09T07:05:00Z

    Channel 4 will continue to pursue changes to the terms of trade despite Ofcom’s view that there is no current case for reform.

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    C4 recruits for diversity push

    2015-07-09T07:04:00Z

    Channel 4 will focus on boosting the pool of diverse talent in the nations and regions after hiring two executives this week to assist with its 360° Diversity Charter.

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    Shock BBC deal sparks cuts fears

    2015-07-09T07:03:00Z

    BBC staff fear that service cuts remain on the table as they wait to learn what the fallout will be from the corporation’s “shock” funding deal.

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    How the licence fee deal was done

    2015-07-09T07:01:00Z

    It started with a phone call last Monday. Culture secretary John Whittingdale dialled the director general’s office and made it clear that the chancellor would use his Budget to pass on the cost of free licence fees for over-75s to the BBC.

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    Yentob defends BBC licence fee deal

    2015-07-08T18:18:00Z

    BBC chief creative officer Alan Yentob has defended the funding deal the BBC struck with the government and claimed it “could have been a lot worse”.