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NewsNet Insight snaps up software firm ScheduALL
Net Insight has acquired ScheduALL for $14m in a bid to strengthen the former’s media service and workflow orchestration offering.
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NewsVislink pioneers wireless 4K camera system for BT Sport
Vislink provided a live 4K wireless transmission system for BT Sport’s coverage of the MotoGP World Championship at Silverstone.
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NewsIn brief: Dancing with the Stars; C4 scheduling; Deadline Gallipoli; Nevision
BBC Worldwide is to launch a Dancing with the Stars companion app and Channel 4 has expanded the remit of its head of scheduling. Read on for more of today’s news.
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NewsNetflix snatches Black Mirror from C4
Netflix has swooped to nab Charlie Brooker’s dark comedy Black Mirror away from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC plans £100m 'scheduling mix' savings
BBC content will come under the microscope as the corporation bids to find £100m of “scheduling mix efficiencies” under Tony Hall’s vision for the next charter.
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NewsFremantle Media buys French indie
Fremantle Media has acquired a majority stake in fledgling French drama indie Fontaram.
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NewsITV to pilot parent intervention format
ITV has ordered a pilot from Boundless which will follow grown-up children as they help their parents deal with life-threatening health, debt and anxiety issues.
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NewsITV launches playalong Rugby World Cup app
ITV has launched an interactive playalong app as a companion to its 2015 Rugby World Cup coverage.
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NewsTop 5 IBC future-gazing conference sessions
IBC2015: Wondering what the future might bring? Here are our picks for the top five future gazing conference sessions at this year’s IBC.
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NewsBabcock builds new MCR for merged WRN Broadcast operation
Babcock Media has begun work on a new combined MCR following the company’s acquisition of WRN Broadcast in March.
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NewsDavid Liddiment joins FremantleMedia
All3Media co-founder David Liddiment has joined FremantleMedia UK as non-executive chairman.
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NewsComic Strip returns with hacking special
The Comic Strip is to return to Gold with a 75-minute hacking scandal special lampooning News International.
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NewsUKTV snaps up Disney dramas
UKTV has acquired a raft of high-profile Disney dramas including a Criminal Minds spin-off.
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NewsBBC: household levy could boost income
The BBC has indicated that replacing the licence fee with a German-style household levy could generate additional income – and hinted at changes to free licence fees for over-75s.
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NewsWorldwide must return £1.2bn to BBC
BBC Worldwide is expected to increase its returns to the BBC by “more than 15%” over the next five years following the launch of BBC Studios and an expanded digital remit.
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NewsTony Hall: ‘inevitable’ services will close
Director general Tony Hall has said it is “inevitable” that BBC services will either close or be scaled back over the next five years.
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NewsBBC eyes industry-wide VoD service to rival Netflix
The BBC has floated the idea of launching a Project Kangaroo-style online platform featuring the best of British content from a variety of sources.
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NewsiPlayer to allow users to ‘binge watch’ BBC drama
Flagship BBC dramas will be made available to “binge watch” on a Netflix-style model via iPlayer as the broadcaster bids to keep pace with evolving audience demands.
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NewsWatch secures first AFP deal
Marco Pierre White and Blur bassist Alex James are to front Watch’s first advertiser-funded show.
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NewsTony Hall: future vision for the BBC
The director general’s speech about the future of the BBC - delivered at the Science Museum earlier today.