All Production articles – Page 8
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NewsFifth Season Cuts 12% of Workforce, Blames Strikes
US-based producer, financier and sales company Fifth Season – formerly known as Endeavor Content – is cutting 12% of its workforce as a result of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes.
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Industry TrendsEdinburgh TV Festival 2023: Crisis, Risk-taking, and AI
There was much to be concerned about at the recent Edinburgh TV Festival, but as Michael Burns reports there were also some bright sparks to cheer the industry.
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NewsIMG Hires Brown and Rudge to Head Multi-sport Content
IMG has appointed Sally Brown and Steve Rudge as Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Multisport Content for its production business.
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Daily NewsSSL’s Tempest Control app has control down to a T
Delivering control of the full feature set of the System T production platform in a single software application, Solid State Logic claims its Tempest Control app is the next step in providing virtualised control for broadcasters.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery EMEA President Priya Dogra to depart
Priya Dogra, Warner Bos. Discovery’s President & Managing Director for EMEA, is to leave the company later this year.
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NewsHans Zimmer and Working Title bosses acquire BBC’s Maida Vale Studios
The BBC has sold its legendary Maida Vale recording studios to a partnership between Working Title Co-Chairmen Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, composer Hans Zimmer and music producer Steven Kofsky.
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NewsProduction Guild of Great Britain names Pulse Films’ Bianca Gavin as Chair
The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has appointed Bianca Gavin as its new Chair, replacing Alex Boden who steps down after four years in the role.
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Industry TrendsRecruitment & Retention: Navigating the Skills Shortfall
The Rise Up Academy is among several notable organisations aiming to increase and diversify the intake of new engineering talent into broadcast. But how are individual companies reacting to the skills shortfall, asks David Davies.
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Daily NewsHear from inspiring leaders and resilient changemakers in new IBC podcast series
New from IBC is the transformative seven-part IBC Media Changemakers podcast series, hosted by journalist and broadcaster Nadira Tudor and welcoming guests from across the media and entertainment sector.
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Daily NewsSI Media adds dedicated plug-in for Davinci Resolve and Edius to PAM system
Boasting integrated connectivity with a wider variety of non-linear editing systems, SI Media’s production asset management extension YES!PAM will be taking centre stage on the company’s Hall 7 stand.
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NewsAsacha Media Group Acquires UK Factual Indie Arrow
Pan-European super indie Asacha Media Group has acquired a majority stake in UK-headquartered factual production company Arrow International Media.
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NewsThe Film and TV Charity Appoints Marcus Ryder as CEO
Marcus Ryder has been appointed as CEO of the UK’s Film and TV Charity.
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Industry TrendsInterview: DPP CEO Mark Harrison – Content and Collaboration
The DPP’s rise to industry prominence: George Jarrett, who attended the first three foundation meetings involving ITV, C4 and the BBC and industry sympathisers seeking an agreed digital production strategy, talks to DPP CEO Mark Harrison.
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Industry TrendsBE YOU Festival 2023: Speaking Up for Change
Aspirations vs. the reality of diversity progression in media production proved to be an indispensable conversation at Soho Media Club and Outernet London’s collaborative event, BE YOU Festival which took place in London this month, reports Sheryl Hickey.
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NewsPact Appoints Ross Lewis as Head of International and Projects
Pact has appointed Ross Lewis as its Head of International and Projects.
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Daily NewsGallery Agnostics: Fast-paced pressures of live-to-air
Live media production workflows have seen a world of advancements, via device-agnostic, gallery-agnostic and hybrid ways of working.
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Industry TrendsAbertay University Leads Groundbreaking Real-time 5G VP Trial
In a first for the UK film industry, a short sci-fi film sequence was shot simultaneously at locations in Manchester and Dundee using a stable, low-latency 5G connection, reports David Davies.
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Industry TrendsInterview: Dr Alex Connock on AI - ‘An Explosion of Creativity’
Dr Alex Connock is a Senior Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and recently wrote a textbook on media and AI. He discussed AI through in the context of media perception with John Maxwell Hobbs.
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NewsBanijay Reorganises Asia Businesses Under Leadership of Deepak Dhar
Superindie group Banijay has reorganised its activities in Asia, combining Endemol Shine India and Banijay Asia under the leadership of Deepak Dhar.
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Industry TrendsBehind the Scenes: FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand
The FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand features a number of production firsts including volumetric ‘datatainment’, fully remote live matchday hosting, and a stream dedicated to TikTok – but it is all in HD, reports Adrian Pennington
