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NewsITV buys stake in US digital producer
ITV has acquired a minority stake in US digital producer Believe Entertainment Group.
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NewsX Factor lined up for Friday nights
The X Factor is to air three times a week after ITV added the talent show to its Friday evening schedule – setting it on a collision course with BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsDiscovery buys Thai tsunami doc
Discovery has acquired a documentary that tells the untold story of the aftermath of the tsunami in Thailand in 2004.
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NewsSky Living orders British Asian TOWIE
Sky Living has ordered Desi Rascals (working title), a British Asian take on The Only Way Is Essex from Buccaneer Media, created by Bend It Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha.
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NewsInternational TV execs to help Welsh indies
International TV executives from Nordic World and National Geographic are among those headed to the Welsh town of Portmeirion to help local indies sell their shows globally.
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NewsProduction and Post Forum speakers revealed
Hugo Blick and Stephen Lambert have been unveiled as keynote speakers at this year’s Broadcast Production & Post Forum.
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NewsZodiak Rights renews Storyvault deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look deal with Portrait Artist of the Year indie Storyvault Films.
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NewsITV orders celebrity talent show
ITV is lining up a new celebrity entertainment format to replace the outgoing Dancing On Ice in 2015.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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NewsPremiere Pro option added to Tedial's Tarsys
IBC 2014: Media asset management and storage software firm Tedial will demonstrate its new Adobe Premiere Pro CC editing functionality within its Tarsys MAM system at IBC.
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NewsViacom closes £450m deal for Channel 5
Viacom has closed its £450m acquisition of free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 and confirmed that programming chief Ben Frow and chief operating officer Paul Dunthorne will stay with the business.
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NewsLocal TV chief resigns
The boss of Comux has resigned less than two years after creating the company which is responsible for getting local TV on air.
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NewsImagine Communications to demo ingest tools and branding platform
IBC 2014: Imagine Communications has introduced a set of tools for managing content ingest and storage.
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NewsGrass Valley to showcase IP management tools
IBC 2014: A technology demonstration of Grass Valley’s SDN–based (software defined networks) system for managing an IP network will sit at the heart of the company’s IP kit on display in Amsterdam.
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NewsThe Hangover indie Legendary establishes London base
Legendary Television Distribution, the global TV sales arm of The Hangover and The Dark Knight producer, has hired former Sony exec John McMahon to run its European business.
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NewsSir David Attenborough heads back to Great Barrier Reef
Sir David Attenborough is heading back to the Great Barrier Reef for an Atlantic Productions documentary for BBC1.
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NewsFifty Fifty set to double in size
Soho post facility Fifty Fifty has taken on another building next door to its existing D’Arblay Street HQ.
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NewsGovernment eyes terms of trade review
Sajid Javid has hinted that the government may launch a review of terms of trade and confirmed that Rona Fairhead’s appointment as BBC Trust chair has been “unanimously approved” by the culture select committee.
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NewsGovernment could step back from retransmission fees row
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has hinted that the government could step back from the retransmission fees dispute between Sky and ITV and Channel 4, clearing the way for negotiations between the companies.