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NewsDownton Abbey to ‘end this year’
Downton Abbey will reportedly close its doors after its sixth series with creator Julian Fellowes ready to concentrate on other projects.
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NewsEncompass appoints new CEO
Encompass has appointed Chris Walters to the position of chief executive officer.
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NewsSky to enter mobile market
Sky is to enter the mobile sector for the first time after striking a deal with Telefónica UK, which trades as O2.
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NewsTV spend surges for Nordisk Film & TV Fund
The Nordisk Film and TV Fund’s investment in television surged to support 14 drama projects last year as local producers targeted the small screen.
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NewsAnalysis: Sky in Silicon Valley
Sky will continue its spate of San Francisco acquisitions at a steady pace over the next year as the seven businesses it has already backed begin to have a direct impact on its business.
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NewsRow breaks out over job sites
A row has erupted over the way indies employ freelance runners after four subscription job sites slammed the findings of a survey questioning their effectiveness.
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NewsC4 backs disabled trainees with £500,000 pot
Channel 4 will plough £500,000 into training schemes to ensure that people with disabilities make up at least 10% of its 2016 Paralympics production team.
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NewsSky eyes new drama partners
Sky is hunting for more international drama co-pro partners and has targeted broadcasters in Australia and Canada for its next wave of big-budget commissions.
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NewsBBC factual plan in spotlight
Sweeping changes to the BBC’s factual commissioning team came as a “massive shock” to insiders and are likely to result in the departure of some of the corporation’s highest-profile commissioners.
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NewsBBC Taster targets YouTube generation
The BBC’s efforts to reach new audiences with digital storytelling were ratcheted up this week with the unveiling of BBC Taster.
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NewsBBC sets strict IP guidelines
The BBC has banned commissioners from leaving with an idea they developed at the corporation, following last year’s controversy over Prized Apart.
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NewsStephen Lambert targets drama after committing to All3Media
Stephen Lambert has committed his future to All3Media until at least 2020 and plans to launch a drama division at Studio Lambert.
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NewsChannel 5 revamps commissioning
Channel 5 is overhauling its commissioning process, introducing a 12-week cycle designed to provide indies with greater clarity and deliver more ambitious ideas.
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NewsPanasonic VariCam 35 offers in-camera grading
Panasonic has teamed up with Pomfort to introduce live incamera grading to its VariCam 35 camera, including 3D LUTs (look-up tables) and CDLs (colour decision lists).
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NewsPro Motion Hire to open office at The Sharp Project
Pro Motion Hire is to open an office at The Sharp Project in Manchester.
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NewsMolinare wins Skillset funding for VFX training
Molinare has been awarded funding from industry body Creative Skillset.
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NewsMoov expands into OB production with PSA deal
Broadcast graphics company Moov has extended its services into managing outside broadcasts with a three-year deal with the Professional Squash Association (PSA) to provide production services for its World Tour events.
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NewsFive Arrows Leasing Group to merge three firms
Fineline Media Finance, Five Arrows Leasing and Capital Professions Finance have merged.
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NewsNBC orders The Island with Bear Grylls remake
NBC is to remake Channel 4’s The Island with Bear Grylls later this year.
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NewsRealscreen 2015: key trends
Executives who battled through the super-blizzard which swept America’s east coast this week to reach Realscreen have heard about the death of the derivative docu-soap, the revival of the classic British format and the importance of mega-agents.