All News articles – Page 1763
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NewsRightster buys Base79 for £50m
Online video network Rightster is to acquire Ashley MacKenzie’s rival operator Base79 for £50m.
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NewsBBCW apologises for Doctor Who leak
BBC Worldwide has apologised for leaking several scripts from the forthcoming series of Doctor Who.
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NewsMichael Carrington leads Zodiak Kids UK
Former CBeebies controller Michael Carrington is to head up Zodiak Media’s UK kids indie The Foundation.
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NewsMel Leach to oversee expanded Twofour Group
Melanie Leach has been named chief executive of an expanded Twofour Group, which has been created to lead the growth of consolidator Boom Pictures.
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NewsObjective’s Ben Farrell joins BBC
The BBC’s in-house comedy unit has appointed Objective Productions’ Ben Farrell as an executive producer.
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NewsBFI introduces diversity measures
UK productions that receive money from the BFI Film Fund must adhere to new diversity quotas from September.
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NewsTVF picks up controversial Russian documentary
UK distributor TVF International has acquired the international rights to a controversial documentary that originally launched on YouTube in Russia.
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NewsSideline hires development boss for UK push
Irish indie Sideline Productions has hired Ask Rhod Gilbert producer David Noble to help ramp up its business in the UK.
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NewsVernon Kay to host ITV daytime quiz
Vernon Kay has been lined-up to host an ITV daytime quiz produced by Dan Baldwin’s fledgling indie Hungry Bear Media.
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NewsMade In Chelsea star launches fashion format
UK kids channel PopGirl, which was recently acquired by Sony Pictures Television, has ordered a makeover show starring Made In Chelsea’s Ashley James.
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NewsAvid updates audio control surfaces
Avid has released updates for its S6 and System 5 control surfaces.
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Editshare updates storage system
Editshare has released version 7 of its EditShare Storage platform.
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NewsBritespark hires head of development
Argonon’s BriteSpark Films has appointed Dragonfly TV’s Will Robson as head of development.
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NewsUBS: Sky could sell ITV stake
Sky could sell its 7.5% stake in ITV ahead of the creation of Sky Europe, according to analysts.
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NewsMirada set to raise £3.5m
AIM-listed Mirada is to raise approximately £3.5 million through the placement of 28m shares at 12.5p per share.
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NewsFineline funds MAMA Youth Project
Fineline Media Finance has provided funding to the MAMA Youth Project to purchase two Avid Media Composer Symphony edit suites
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NewsHalf of UK wants BBC licence fee scrapped
More than half of the British public are in favour of scrapping the licence fee and making the BBC self-sufficient, according to research.
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NewsHorrible Histories set for CBBC revival
CBBC is planning to return to Horrible Histories for a full series of the sketch comedy.