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Best of 2021 Awards deadline extended

Final extension is to allow those who were entering the Best of Show Awards further consideration for their entry

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Arena Television’s administrators ‘launch legal proceedings against company’s former directors’

Earlier this month, Arena confirmed to TVBEurope that it had ceased trading

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Former Hyperactive Broadcast MD joins Origin Film & Television

James Gander will take over from founder Liam Wife, who becomes Origin's operations director

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House of Lords rebukes ministers over Channel 4 sell-off

House of Lords Digital and Communication Committee was also unhappy at Channel 4's own response to the consultation

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Scotland’s Wardpark Studios sold to Dagenham Studios’ owner

Facility is home to TV series Outlander

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Evolutions expands London presence, adds 22 offline suites

Company says the expansion is driven by the "massive production boom" in the UK

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TVBEurope November/December 2021 issue released

The final issue of 2021 takes a look at everything from deepfake to film and TV restoration and the metaverse

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IBC cancels in-person event

Decision has been taken due to the Covid situation in the Netherlands

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Peter Jackson to receive SMPTE honorary membership

Lord of the Rings director is being recognised for his technical contributions to the advancement of engineering in motion pictures and the allied arts...

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Liberty Media boss reveals attempt to buy Netflix

John Malone reveals he attempted to acquire the streamer back in the late 2000s

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Grass Valley, Blackmagic withdraw from IBC

Companies join the list of exhibitors who have announced that they will no longer be exhibiting at this year's show

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Tim Davie reiterates BBC’s commitment to MediaCity

Ten years on from the opening of the BBC’s three buildings at MediaCity the broadcaster now has 4,000 staff based on site, double the...

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Rise celebrates outstanding women of 2021

Annual awards celebrate the talented and inspirational women working in the media technology industry

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Kagan: Global pay-TV households are still growing

The number of households subscribing to pay-TV operators continues to grow despite a predicted drop in penetration

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Best of 2021/Best of Show Awards remain open!

Submissions remain open for companies attending IBC and those who are not exhibiting this year

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IBC 2021: Everything we know…

The media technology industry’s major European trade show is scheduled to go ahead as planned in Amsterdam next month

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IBC Show to go ahead as planned

Organisers believe it "can be delivered safely and create the essential business momentum that the industry needs"

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Canal Plus faces damage claim from Eurosport

Eurosport seeks €10 million in compensation for pandemic-related programme alterations

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UPDATED: Netherlands government announces three-week lockdown

The three-week partial lockdown restrictions include the rule that only 1,250 people can attend indoor events

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Inga Ruehl, Borika Vucinic named Rise’s Women of the Year

Rise said the judges were unable to choose just one winner, so they decided to honour both Ruehl and Vucinic

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Arena Television ceases trading

Arena, which officially launched in 1988, was a key part of the UK's outside broadcasting industry, working with numerous clients across sport, news and...

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ITV connects with Virgin Media O2 on enhanced prominence, advertising

ITV’s live channels and the ITV Hub will also be made available through Virgin TV’s upcoming IPTV service

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The Fellowship of Unity, Weta Digital

The acquisition will make cutting-edge VFX tools available for next generation of 3D creators

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Major shake-up at Grass Valley as CEO Tim Shoulders leaves the company

The Grass Valley leadership team will now report to executive chairman, Louis Hernandez Jr

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Best of Show/Best of 2021 Awards – two weeks left to nominate!

Submissions close on 23rd November

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BT Sport catches the Ashes

Broadcaster will air both men's and women's Test Matches as well as ODI and T20 tours in 2022

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Channel 4 sell-off ‘delayed due to backlash’

DCMS is said to have been inundated with submissions following the government's consultation on the future of the broadcaster

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Marcus Box appointed M2A Media CEO in leadership team shake-up

Takes over from Marina Kalkanis, who is stepping into the role of chief operating officer

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Signiant acquires Reach Engine developer, Levels Beyond

Signiant intends to extend the functionality of its SaaS platform with Levels Beyond’s technology

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Italian government set to introduce streaming quality rules

Follows outages and issues with the streaming quality of DAZN's coverage of Serie A

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Rise: Three quarters of women in media tech have experienced imposter syndrome

The report surveyed 122 women working in the sector anonymously, asking them to share their career experiences

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BT in talks with ‘small handful’ of interested parties over Sport sell-off

"We are in no rush, we want to do the right thing for everyone," said Philip Jansen

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Property company Landsec acquires majority stake in MediaCity in £425 million deal

MediaCity is home to both BBC North and ITV, and also houses dock10

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Former RTL Group CEO joins Antenna Group

He will oversee all of the company's free-to-air, pay-TV, and OTT products

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Origin acquires MCR Broadcast Hire

MCR founder Mike Ransome will act as a consultant to the company following the acquisition

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BBC’s Barbara Slater to receive IBC2021’s International Honour of Excellence

Slater will be presented with the IBC2021 International Honour of Excellence during the IBC Innovation Awards on the 23rd of November

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Is broadcasting ready for a hybrid working model?

Tim Burton, managing director at 7fivefive, considers how broadcasters can prepare themselves for the move to hybrid working

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Is Donald Trump preparing to launch a rival to Netflix?

Trump's media company is looking at the possibility of a long-term tech stack, which would involve creating rivals to Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud,...