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NewsCreative studio to train university students in virtual production as industry demand grows
Final Pixel Academy and the University of Greenwich have partnered to offer a Virtual Production (VP) Skills Course to third-year film and TV students to help address a skills gap in the sector.
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NewsBritBox UK MD Will Harrison to depart
Will Harrison, Managing Director of BritBox UK, is to step down from his role ahead of the launch of new streaming service ITVX.
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NewsDiscovery shareholders approve WarnerMedia merger
Discovery shareholders have voted to approve the company’s $43 billion acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T.
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NewsNetflix earmarks €200m for French production in 2022
Netflix is to launch 25 new original French titles in 2022 and has another 20 titles in production in the country.
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NewsApple TV+ snaps up first sports rights
Streamer Apple TV+ has bought its first set of sports rights, picking up a package of Major League Baseball (MLB) rights in nine territories including the US, UK and Japan.
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NewsSMPTE opens call for papers for 2022 annual technical conference
Technical paper proposals can now be submitted for SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit, formerly the Annual Technical Conference. SMPTE is also accepting proposals for participation in the Storytellers series.
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NewsDune wins big at 2022 BAFTA Awards
Dune took home five awards at last night’s BAFTAs, including for Best Sound and Special Visual Effects, but it was Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog that received the coveted Best Film accolade as well as Best Director.
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NewsNEP Group opens office in Abu Dhabi
Outside broadcast specialist NEP Group has opened a new office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to grow its business in the Middle East.
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NewsScreenSkills TV fund earmarks £10m for training
The ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund is to invest more than £10 million of industry contributions from UK producers, broadcaster in-house productions and inward investors in training in the coming year.
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NewsEntertainment and tech firms pull out of Russia
Netflix and Avid have become the latest entertainment companies to stop doing business in Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsRise launches annual mentoring schemes, adding north and central Europe, as well as ANZ to its expanding global locations
Rise, an advocacy group for gender diversity in the broadcast media technology sector, has launched its mentoring schemes for 2022-2023.
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NewsITV strikes two-season EFL highlights deal
ITV has agreed a two-season deal with the EFL, giving the broadcaster the rights to show highlights of the Sky Bet Championship, Sky Bet League One, Sky Bet League Two, Carabao Cup and the Papa John’s Trophy from the 2022/23 season.
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NewsSerious Fraud Office opens criminal investigation into Arena TV collapse
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has begun a criminal investigation into Arena Television, the outside broadcast firm that collapsed into administration last year.
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NewsVersa expands Manchester studio footprint
TV and film studio business Versa Studios has opened Versa ABC, a 5,000 sq ft ‘studio in the sky’ overlooking Manchester City centre.
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NewsILM to open virtual production stage in Vancouver
Industrial Light & Magic is to expand its StageCraft LED virtual production services to Vancouver, British Columbia.
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NewsSunset+Vine to create a ‘a skilled, diverse and inspired workforce’ with Commonwealth Games training initiative
Building on its background in training and development, Sunset+Vine, Host Broadcast partner for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, has partnered with Birmingham City University, Create Central, WMCA and Solihull College to deliver a Host Broadcast Training Initiative (HBTI). The HBTI will offer 200 work experience placements on its outside broadcasts ...
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NewsScreenSkills report reveals unscripted TV challenges
Research by training organisation ScreenSkills on unscripted TV has laid bare a wide range of skills needs with a particular focus on shortages in the “squeezed middle” of experienced crew.
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NewsLen Blavatnik refinances DAZN
Billionaire Len Blavatnik has agreed a $4.3 billion recapitalisation of sports streamer DAZN.
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NewsTelevisaUnvision launches Spanish-language streamer Vix
TelevisaUnivision has unveiled ViX, its global streaming service created specifically for the Spanish-speaking world.
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NewsViacomCBS rebrands as Paramount
ViacomCBS is changing its name to Paramount, adopting the studio brand name as part of a renewed focus on streaming.
