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BBC Warns of More Cuts After First Licence Fee Rise in Two Years
The BBC has warned of further cuts after receiving a lower-than-expected licence fee increase for 2024.
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Edinburgh TV Festival Appoints Creative and Programme Directors
Rowan Woods and Gemma Bradshaw have been appointed to two key senior management positions at the Edinburgh TV Festival and its umbrella charity, the TV Foundation.
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See-Saw Films Launches Drama Label with Heartstopper Exec Producer
See-Saw Films has launched new high-end scripted production label fanboy run by Heartstopper EP Patrick Walters.
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Technicolor Creative Studios Names Bill Polson as CTO
Technicolor Creative Studios has appointed Bill Polson as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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BBC, Sky Lead Winners at RTS Craft & Design Awards
The BBC had a strong night at the Royal Television Society (RTS)’s Craft & Design Awards 2023, sponsored by Apple TV+ held on Monday 4 December.
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Behind the Scenes: Society of the Snow
To faithfully recreate a 50-year-old real life plane crash and remarkable tale of survival, the filmmakers behind Society of the Snow combined LED and green screens with multiple practical sets of the plane’s fuselage and put them all 2000+ metres up a mountain, writes Adrian Pennington.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Strikes Development Deal with The Guardian
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) and news media organisation Guardian Media Group have announced a strategic creative collaboration which will see SPE gain exclusive first rights to the Guardian’s journalism for audio-visual adaptation.
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Banijay Launches Sports Division
Superindie group Banijay has confirmed plans to push into the world of sport under new division Banijay Sports.
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Urgent Appeal: Mental Health Behind the Scenes
Mental health and wellbeing for behind-the-scenes workers is at an all-time low as The Film and TV Charity appeals for urgent donations, reporting that the industry is facing ‘one of the most sustained periods of financial uncertainty in its 100-year history.’
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Lifeline for UK VFX Facilities in Promised Tax Break
Can facilities survive the current lull until new proposed enhanced tax relief kicks in? Adrian Pennington reports.
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EBU Tackles Ethical AI in PSM
Artificial Intelligence will be transformative across all elements of the media business. It may well kill off some jobs but will inevitably create others, as well as raise many interesting questions, not least about creativity, data and trust. George Jarrett talks to EBU Director of Technology and Innovation Antonio Arcidiacono ...
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Rise Unveils Cohort for Second Mentoring Scheme of 2023
Rise, the advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, has announced the pairings for its sixth annual mentoring scheme in the UK.
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AI and Ethics: The Defining Point of Content Creation
In the past few weeks, the news has been filled with one dramatic story after the other about AI, writes John Maxwell Hobbs. However, in a significant shift, rather than being about the technology itself, these stories have been about the people creating AI and those affected by it.
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UK’s VFX Industry in Line for Additional Tax Relief
The UK Screen Alliance has welcomed plans announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to offer additional tax relief for expenditure on visual effects.
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Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden Launches CrewHQ Training Centre
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden (WBSL) has opened the doors to CrewHQ, a dedicated on-site training centre.
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Screen Sectors’ Skills Task Force Unveils UK Recommendations
The Screen Sectors’ Skills Task Force has published a raft of recommendations to develop industry skills in the UK.
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Mattel Hires Michelle Mendelovitz as Head of Television Studios
Toy giant Mattel has appointed Michelle Mendelovitz as Head of Mattel Television Studios.