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NewsCDN Awards open for business
Nominations for the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) Awards have opened and Broadcast readers will ultimately be able to decide the winner of the Groundbreaking Programme Award.
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NewsBBC removes Doctor Who beheading scene
The BBC has edited this Saturday’s episode of Dr Who to remove a beheading scene following the murder of two American journalists by Islamic militants.
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NewsTwofour creates branded content business
Twofour has merged its Arabia, Digital and Rocket Science divisions into a single business that will create branded content for a variety of platforms.
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NewsPanasonic launches 4K camcorder
IBC 2014: Panasonic has unveiled the HC-X1000, a camcorder capable of recording UHD 60p/50p footage on an SD card.
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NewsBroadcasters slam London Live bid to slash local content
Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV and rival bidders have lined up to slam London Live’s proposals to radically reduce its commitment to local programming.
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NewsSky takes fixed-rig to the pub
The Nightclub Toilet producer Firecracker Films is to give pub quizzes the fixed-rig treatment in a genre-bending ob-doc series for Sky 1.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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NewsVice secures £300m investment
Silicon Valley investment firm Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV) and A+E Networks have invested more than £300m in youth publisher Vice.
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NewsMonty Python doc prepped by Gold
UKTV is to build on the success of its Monty Python live performance with a documentary about the legendary comedy troupe.
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NewsFox International Channels sets up distribution arm
Fox International Channels has set up a global programme sales division and hired a number of executives including former Sky Vision commercial boss Connie Hodson.
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NewsPatel to head up talent
Clear Cut Pictures has recruited Bhavna Patel to head up the post firm’s talent division.
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NewsBBC2 eyes Family Guy as BBC3 plans shape up
The BBC wants to establish a dedicated home on iPlayer for BBC3 under plans to take the channel online, while Family Guy is likely to move to BBC2.
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NewsBearne leaves BBC Review Centre for Rapid Pictures
Rapid Pictures has appointed Elly Bearne to the role of junior post-producer.
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NewsDCD vows to keep producing
DCD Media has reaffirmed its commitment to production despite agreeing to sell Glasgow-based indie Matchlight and increasing its emphasis on global distribution.
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NewsWild Things travels to Watch for second series
Watch has acquired the second series of Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan from BBC Worldwide (BBCW), after the first series aired on Channel 5 almost two years ago.
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NewsSony and CVP upgrade RT’s Millbank studio
Sony Professional and CVP have equipped Russia Today’s new London broadcast facility with four Sony HXC-100 SD/HD camera systems, a MVS-6520 vision mixer and three BRC-H900 robotic cameras.
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NewsForbidden integrates Forscene and Timecode
IBC 2014: Cloud video platform developer Forbidden Technologies has integrated Forscene with Timecode Systems’ Timecode Buddy via the MovieSlate iOS application.
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NewsRoot6 holds breakfast seminar on Cat 8 standard
Root6 is to host a seminar on the Cat 8 cable standard and the challenges of modern picture analysis.
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NewsIndies to help shape BBC future
The BBC will call on indies large and small to help shape the future of its programme supply model and assess how BBC Productions can best be transformed into a commercial entity.
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NewsSky seals second indie deal
Sky has acquired a stake in fledgling transatlantic indie Znak & Jones, set up by former Zodiak USA boss Natalka Znak and ex-Syco Television USA chief Simon Jones.