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NewsFootball rights deal laid bare
There was an audible gasp among the roomful of journalists when Premier League boss Richard Scudamore revealed that Sky and BT had paid more than £5.1bn to keep live rights to the competition until 2019.
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NewsTruTV eyes UK indie content
Turner’s free-to-air channel TruTV is to commission content from UK indies for the first time and is hunting for character-driven reality series.
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NewsBBC Trust under pressure over in-house plans
The BBC Trust is coming under increasing pressure to perform a thorough review of the corporation’s plans to commercialise BBC Productions.
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NewsStudio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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NewsC4 restructures sport commissioning team
Channel 4 has handed Ed Havard its head of sport role and promoted Ian MacKenzie to nations and regions manager following the departure of Stuart Cosgrove.
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NewsDelays hit BBC’s IT upgrade
Elements of a major upgrade to the BBC’s back-office technology have been delayed by up to a year.
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NewsSmall indies in dash for deals
The consolidation that swept through the top end of the production sector last year is filtering down to small indies as they bid to keep up with the industry’s major players.
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NewsPro Motion Hire to share training schedule
BVE 2015: Pro Motion Hire will present its latest training schedule at BVE.
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NewsSennheiser to demo Digital 9000
BVE 2015: Sennheiser’s flagship Digital 9000 Series wireless system will be shown at BVE.
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NewsPolecam to showcase latest rigs, cameras and lenses
BVE 2015: Toshiba’s IK-4KH minicam with the new Fujinon TF4XA-1 prime HD lens will be among the kit on display at Polecam’s stand at the Excel arena.
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NewsCrystal Vision to debut latest kit at BVE
BVE 2015: Crystal Vision’s LKEY-SQZ keying system is among the products to be shown at the Excel.
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NewsStorageDNA and Facilis to demo tech at BVE
BVE 2015: Nearline storage and archiving workflow systems provider StorageDNA has teamed up with shared storage provider Facilis Technology to demonstrate their “complementary” kit at BVE.
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NewsUK debut for Ross Video's Acuity
BVE 2015: Ross Video’s Acuity vision mixer will be exhibited for the first time in the UK at BVE.
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NewsRoot6 to demo tools for 4K, UHD and DPP deliverables
BVE 2015: Root6 is promising to host a raft of firsts on its stand at BVE, including the UK debut of Rohde and Schwarz’s Spycerbox Cell SAN.
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NewsLionsgate takes Starz stake for global push
Mad Men producer Lionsgate has taken a stake in US cable network Starz in a deal that could pave the way for both businesses to realise their international ambitions.
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NewsPost firms reject prospect of DPP membership fees
Post-production facilities have hit out at the prospect of paying to be members of the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).
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NewsC4 lines up Paddy McGuiness-fronted daytime format
Paddy McGuiness has signed up to host a new Channel 4 daytime gameshow where members of the public help contestants win thousands of pounds.
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NewsBBC4 orders museum quiz show
Griff Rhys Jones is to front an eight-part quiz show set in Britain’s museums for BBC4.
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NewsIn brief: Pop TV; Discovery; Food Network UK
Pop TV has acquired a French animation and Discovery has picked up a Louie Psihoyos doc from Sundance. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsRecruitment agency opens its doors to C4
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly will capture the hustle and bustle of a Bradford-based recruitment agency for a new ob-doc series on Channel 4.