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Pippa Harris appointed BAFTA Chair
Harris will serve a two-year term and succeeds Jane Lush
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This Country, Three Girls both win brace of British Academy Television Awards
Channel 5 won its first BAFTA since 2011
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BAFTA reveals 2018 Television Craft Award winners
Five programmes won two accolades each, while Game of Thrones also bagged the BAFTA Special Award
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Making the fantastical as real as possible
Mark Layton reports on a special BAFTA event celebrating the work of the Game of Thrones production team
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Game of Thrones’ production team to receive special BAFTA Award
Show will be honoured at the British Academy Television Craft Awards
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Dramas top nominees once again at BAFTA Craft Awards
Second series of The Crown and BBC One's Taboo receive nods in seven and six categories respectively
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BAFTA shares the love in production categories
No one film dominated the technical awards
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BBC Three, Channel 4, albert nominated for Innovation Award
Nominees for annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards revealed
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UK screen industries issue guidelines on harassment and bullying
More than 20 groups have been involved in drawing up the principles
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The Shape of Water leads BAFTA Film nominations
Ties with Blade Runner 2049 for most nominations in production categories
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BAFTA to honour Baby Cow co-founder Henry Normal
Normal is being presented with the Award at a private event on June 28
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Dramas lead the field at BAFTA Craft Awards
The Crown, National Treasure and The Night Manager all won two awards each, as did Planet Earth II
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The Crown leads BAFTA Television Awards nominations
The drama has received five nominations, including Best Drama and a Leading Actress nod for Claire Foy
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albert, Good Energy partner to reduce carbon footprint
The collaboration is designed to make renewable electricity affordable for creative organisations
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Planet Earth II leads BAFTA Craft Awards nominations
Nine nominations for BBC natural history series
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BAFTA publishes diversity report
Report finds minority groups working in films, TV and games have to work twice as hard as their straight, white counterparts.
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Spotlight on Brexit at TVBEurope 2020
Next week’s TVBEurope 2020 conference will offer a platform to discuss the implications of the UK’s decision to leave the EU
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Signiant to lead Masterclass at TVBEurope 2020
TVBEurope is delighted to confirm Signiant as a Masterclass Session Partner for this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference, which returns to BAFTA on 28 June. The solutions
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TMD confirmed as TVBEurope 2020 Silver Partner
TVBEurope is pleased to confirm TransMedia Dynamics (TMD) as a Silver Partner for this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference. The one-day strategy summit returns to BAFTA on
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AIB joins TVBEurope 2020 conference
Preparations for this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference are shifting into high gear with the addition of the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) as a key industry
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BBC, ITV and YouView join TVBEurope 2020
Figures from the BBC, ITV and YouView have all been confirmed for the TVBEurope 2020 agenda. Richard Halton, CEO of YouView; Peter Brightwell, BBC R&D head of network incubator AMWA
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People on the move – April
A monthly round-up of appointments in the broadcast and media industry. Barbara Broccoli has been appointed BAFTA’s vice president for film. She joins Greg Dyke in
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BAFTA supports critical climate talks
A number of high profile names have joined the BAFTA albert sustainability initiative in calling for an international agreement on climate change at the United Nations COP21 conference in Paris, which opens today
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3 Mills Studios signs partnership with BAFTA
3 Mills Studios has secured a partnership with the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) which will see the East London film and TV studio become directly involved in many of BAFTA’s initiatives throughout the year
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TVBEurope unveils Sustainability award nominees
The final category at this year’s TVBAwards has been compiled in conjunction with BAFTA
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Educating Cardiff and Celebrity MasterChef make the grade for albert+
Channel 4’s new eight-part factual series Educating Cardiff and BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef have achieved albert+ certification through the adoption of a number of innovative sustainable initiatives
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BAFTA elects committee chairs and deputy chairs
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced its newly elected chairs and deputy chairs of its sector committees (film, television and games), who will now sit on the Academy’s board of trustees.
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Sky to create kids app and appoint head of content
Sky will launch a dedicated children’s app and appoint a head of kids content, following the recent expansion of the kids’ shows available in Sky’s on-demand library from 700 to 4,000 episodes.
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One hour of TV, 9.4 tonnes of carbon: albert to survey sustainability
Television and film think-tank albert is undertaking a major survey of the independent production sector to assess the level of understanding of sustainability, climate change and the challenges these issues raise for those working in the TV industry.
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TVBEurope Strategy Week partner IABM announces Summer Networking Drinks
IABM, strategic partner of the upcoming TVBEurope Strategy Week, has announced its UK Broadcast and Media Technology Industry Networking Drinks reception on 1 July in London.
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Indies awarded BAFTA albert+ for sustainability
A number of independent productions have attained BAFTA albert+ certification, leading the way across the TV industry in creating sustainable productions.
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Gold Sponsor Phabrix to show latest tech at TVBEurope 2020
TVBEurope 2020 has welcomed yet another partner: Phabrix has announced its Gold Sponsorship of the event, which takes place at Bafta, London on 30 June.
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Gold Sponsor Ericsson joins TVBEurope 2020
Ericsson has confirmed its support of the fast approaching TVBEurope 2020 event, and signed up as Gold Sponsor.
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Aframe confirmed as TVBEurope 2020 Gold Sponsor
There is just one month to go until the first TVBEurope 2020 conference and Aframe has confirmed its support, joining the event as Gold Sponsor.
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BBC Two brings the universe, BBC Four brings the atom – Kim Shillinglaw
Kim Shillinglaw has been controller of both BBC Two and BBC Four for less than a year, but has been with the Beeb since 2006, first at BBC Factual, then children’s channel CBBC, and more recently as commissioning editor for science and natural history programming.
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SNL Kagan to stage TVBEurope Strategy Week breakfast briefing
Analyst firm to examine the future of the European pay-TV market to kick off the inaugural TVBEurope 2020 conference.
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Channel 4 celebrates success at BAFTA TV Awards
The winners of the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards were revealed last night at a ceremony hosted by Graham Norton at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London.
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BroaMan confirmed as TVBEurope 2020 Gold Sponsor
BroaMan is the latest company to confirm its support for TVBEurope 2020, which debuts next month as part of TVBEurope’s Broadcast Strategy week.
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TVBEurope 2020 welcomes Sony as Gold Sponsor
Yet another sponsor has been confirmed for the upcoming TVBEurope 2020: Sony is supporting the brand new conference event as Gold Sponsor.
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Axon joins Gold Sponsor line-up for TVBEurope 2020
Axon, a global leader in broadcast network infrastructure products and solutions, is supporting the upcoming TVBEurope 2020 conference.
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Inspiring Women in the Arts’ with BAFTA at Tate Modern
Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall is today hosting Inspiring Women in the Arts, in partnership with BAFTA.
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Greenstone helps power albert for TV industry sustainability
albert and albert+, the sustainability assessment tools for the film and television industry, are enabling production companies across the UK and internationally to reduce the carbon footprint of their productions.
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Telestream joins TVBEurope 2020 as Gold sponsor
Telestream will be supporting the first TVBEurope 2020 conference, part of TVBEurope Strategy Week, launching Monday 29 June.
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TVBEurope 2020 welcomes Aspera as Platinum sponsor
Aspera has been confirmed as Platinum sponsor at the TVBEurope 2020 event, which debuts this year as part of the new TVBEurope Strategy Week, beginning Monday 29 June.