All News articles – Page 1640
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NewsC4 to turn fixed-rig on divorce
Channel 4 has secured a front-row seat to divorce mediation sessions as one of two Minnow Films commissions about relationships in 21st-century Britain.
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NewsAnalysis: C4 and the Tories
Channel 4’s future as a publicly owned company was not meant to be on the agenda at an event to celebrate the creative industries at the House of Commons last week.
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NewsHungry Bear ties with Michael McIntyre
Hungry Bear Media is launching an offshoot with Michael McIntyre as the first step of creating a wider production group.
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NewsTalpa targets next global hit
Ant and Dec could be dancing with puppets if John de Mol can convince Talpa Media’s new owner ITV to remake its latest variety talent format, Popster.
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NewsSugar Films to offer diverse talent a helping hand
Sugar Films, the indie established by former BBC productions boss Pat Younge and ex-Channel 4 executives Lucy Pilkington and Narinder Minhas, is aiming to open doors in TV for diverse talent after launching this week.
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NewsDiscovery boss unveils plans
Discovery Networks International’s new chief creative officer Phil Craig has lifted the lid on his first commissioning slate and revealed plans to move into natural history, sports and factual entertainment programming for the first time.
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NewsViacom makes its mark on Channel 5
Viacom’s plans for Channel 5 have taken a leap forward with the US giant lining up a wide-ranging channel rebrand and calling for the terms of trade to be overhauled to apply only to small- and medium-sized indies.
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NewsBluestone 42
Provide audio and picture post-production for the third outing of the six-part series about an Army bomb disposal unit in Afghanistan.
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NewsFormer BBC vision mixer wins Bafta Special Award
A former BBC vision mixer will be given this year’s Bafta Special Award in recognition of her body of work, which spans sitcoms, light entertainment, live events, sport, children’s and news.
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NewsPPL director of licensing Tony Clarks set to retire
PPL director of licensing Tony Clark will retire in April after 14 years with the company.
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NewsSony launches 4K player with multiformat support
Sony has unveiled the PMW-PZ1, a 4K SxS memory player for multiformat playback capability for 4K up to 60p and HD video.
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NewsSNK Studios recruits in-house engineer
SNK Studios has recruited Chris Whiteside as an inhouse engineer. He joins the audio post and sound design studio from Windmill Lane Pictures in Dublin.
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NewsTVT appoints manager to drive non-UK business
TVT has appointed Andrea Winn as business development manager.
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NewsAviwest integrates satellite unit in video uplink system
Video contribution systems provider Aviwest has teamed up with BGAN terminals supplier Cobham Satcom.
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NewsNative strengthens team with business development recruit
Native, the music supervision and composition arm of Soho-based audio facility Jungle, has appointed Rachel Menzies as a business development and music supervisor.
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NewsStargate opens UK site at Ealing
LA-based TV visual effects facility Stargate Studios has opened an outpost at Ealing Studios to tap into the UK tax relief for high-end drama and export its unique brand of virtual location production.
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NewsArri unveils Alexa XT replacement
Arri has unveiled the Alexa SXT, a camera which builds on the firm’s Alexa device and offers ProRes 4K recording.
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NewsGeorge Osborne cuts drama tax break threshold
UK broadcasters will become more appealing international drama co-production partners after the government lowered the minimum UK spend required for high-end TV drama to qualify for a tax break.
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NewsBBC film to examine legacy of Savile abuse
Olly Lambert is to direct a 90-minute film for BBC1 which will highlight the impact on the lives of those affected by child sexual abuse, including the victims of Jimmy Savile and the crimes exposed by the Operation Yewtree investigation.