All News articles – Page 1932
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NewsLondon Live eyes short film commissions
Local TV broadcaster London Live is looking to commission a raft of short films from young directors after teaming up with The Smalls Film Festival.
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NewsSTV production revenues soar 84%
STV’s production revenues rocketed 84% in the first half of 2013 helping the company post an overall pre-tax profit of £6.7m.
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NewsAlvin and the Chipmunks return to TV
Alvin and the Chipmunks are heading back to TV screens after the success of their film allowed distributor PGS Entertainment to strike a deal with US producer Bagdasarian Productions.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.
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NewsMTV preps for beauty school
MTV UK has commissioned Beauty School Drop Outs, a new reality series from UK indie True North.
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NewsSky turns on Facebook recording
Sky has launched a Facebook app which allows users to set Sky+ recordings and receive TV recommendations based on shows being discussed by friends.
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NewsI-Movix launches de-flickering system
IBC 2013: I-Movix will launch what it described as the world’s first automatic de-flickering system for live broadcast at IBC.
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NewsBBC1 doc pulled after Naked Rambler arrested
BBC1 documentary The Naked Rambler, scheduled to air tonight, has been postponed after Stephen Gough was arrested for refusing to wear clothes in public.
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NewsMaxon to demo overhauled Cinema 4D
IBC 2013: Maxon will give a European debut to the latest version of Cinema 4D in Amsterdam.
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NewsCBBC orders Scarborough kids drama
CBBC has commissioned a 13-part drama about a family that moves from London to run a bed and breakfast by the sea in Scarborough.
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NewsThe Foundation co-founder Vanessa Hill exits
The Foundation co-creator Vanessa Hill is leaving the Zodiak-backed kids indie to join Ged Allen’s new indie Jacabo.
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NewsEyeheight unveils Premiere Pro plug-in
IBC 2013: Eyeheight will introduce the latest addition to its range of broadcast signal compliance software at IBC.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has moved to Yahoo! to become senior vice president of the internet business’ EMEA operations.
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NewsQuantel recruits US-based CTO
Quantel has recruited former Avid chief technology officer Tim Claman to its US division.
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NewsSky boots up Premier League pub app
Sky Sports has launched an app aimed at football fans in pubs developed with second screen experts Monterosa.
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NewsCBeebies partners with RNIB for music show
CBeebies has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to create a series introducing pre-school children to classical music.
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NewsNBC picks up Spanish drama from New Media Vision
NBC has picked up crime drama The Mysteries of Laura, a remake of a Spanish series distributed by London-based firm New Media Vision.
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NewsBBC3 investigates skunk, webcams and knights
Skunk, webcam girls and modern day English knights are among the subjects featured in the latest clutch of docs ordered by BBC3 for its Fresh strand.
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NewsShed Media US boosts development team
The US arm of Shed Media has boosted its development team with the hire of two execs including Firecracker Films exec Dan Snook.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.