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NewsBroadcast's hunt for Hot Shots begins
Broadcast has launched its hunt for the TV’s most talented under-30s as our annual Hot Shots opens for entries.
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NewsComedy Central renews Alternative Comedy Experience
Isy Suttie and Josie Long are among the comedians set to appear in the second series of Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience after the broadcaster recomissioned the stand-up series.
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NewsRachel Allen returns to Good Food
Rachel Allen is to turn her hand to cooking cheap, healthy meals in her latest Sweet TV series for UKTV’s Good Food.
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NewsYouView hits 400,000 homes
YouView has reached 400,000 homes eight months after its launch - and confirmed plans to allow live channels to stream on the platform.
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NewsExpert Women training day heads to Glasgow
The next BBC Academy training day aimed at boosting the number of expert women contributors appearing in TV news and current affairs is to be held in Glasgow in August.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.
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NewsInput Media tests C-Cast for French Open highlights
Input Media is trialling EVS’s C-Cast system for the delivery of highlights programmes from the French Open.
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NewsEricsson appoints UK broadcast services head
Former Red Bee Media commercial director Ian Brotherston has joined Ericsson as head of its UK broadcast services division.
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NewsTelegenic buys XT3 servers for 4K truck
Telegenic has purchased seven new EVS XT3 live broadcast servers and upgraded a further five for its new 4K truck.
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NewsRise of the OTT providers
Netflix, Lovefilm and Microsoft’s Xbox will compete more directly with traditional broadcasters for the first-run rights to high-profile US acquisitions, evidence from the LA Screenings has suggested.
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NewsBBC2 dishes up pub grub series
BBC2 is preparing to serve up new cookery talent with a series exploring pub grub and another about spicing up British food with exotic ingredients.
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NewsSomethin’ Else takes VH1 dance show to next level
Viacom-owned channel VH1 has commissioned Somethin’ Else to provide multiplatform support for its US dance team drama Hit The Floor.
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NewsMTG closes in on DRG deal
British distributor DRG is finally set to be sold, with pan-European broadcaster Modern Times Group (MTG) close to completing a deal.
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NewsBBC mulls DMI alternatives
The BBC could face a bill of many more millions of pounds if it attempts to salvage what remains of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) by purchasing off-the-shelf technology.
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NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
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Loft London takes Spit and Polish content to the world
Content processing and distribution firm Loft London has signed a deal with South African post firm Spit and Polish to be its global content management delivery partner.
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Broadcast Pix updates iPixPanel app
Broadcast Pix has released version 2.0 of its iPixPanel app, which can control Broadcast Pix production systems from an Apple iPad.
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NewsDatavideo unveils tablet-based teleprompters
Datavideo has introduced two new prompting systems.
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NewsMinicams releases user-friendly Mini-Rig
Minicams has launched its Mini- Rig portable production unit (PPU).
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NewsBBC S&PP appoints lead technologist
Kevin Shaw has joined BBC Studios and Post Production’s digital media services team as lead technologist.