Create & Produce – Page 14
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NewsTom Fussell named CEO of BBC Studios
The BBC has appointed Tom Fussell as CEO of BBC Studios, its commercial production and distribution arm.
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IMG hires ex-Sky Sports boss Barney Francis
IMG has hired former Sky Sports managing director Barney Francis as executive vice president, head of global production to lead IMG’s production business.
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Framestore names Stein as chief tech officer
Framestore has appointed Disney exec Michael Stein as chief technology officer.
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NFTS to offer first virtual production course
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is to launch a part-time certificate course to service what it says is an unprecedented demand for virtual production skills within the screen sector.
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Sony closes in on drama indie Bad Wolf
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is reportedly on the verge of acquiring His Dark Materials and A Discovery of Witches producers Bad Wolf.
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Hollywood on course for crew production strike
Hollywood looks on course for a major strike by production crews after a union representing film and TV workers voted to strike by a near unanimous margin.
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Bafta to honour production teams
Line producers, production managers and heads of production can now formally have their work recognised as part of the named nominees, alongside other members of the production team deemed to have had most creative input.
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Jon Roberts appointed ITN director of technology
ITN has appointed Jon Roberts as director of technology, production and innovation.
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disguise acquires Mapping Matter and Previs
Live visual effects firm disguise has acquired Mapping Matter and Previs.
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Hollywood agency CAA to acquire rival ICM
Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is to acquire rival talent group ICM Partners (ICM), combining two of Hollywood and the global sports industry’s most powerful agencies.
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US real estate firm TPG to acquire Germany’s Studio Babelsberg
TPG Real Estate Partners (TREP) is to take a majority stake in Germany’s Studio Babelsberg, one of Europe’s largest film studio complexes.
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Netflix grows UK operation with Longcross Studios deal
Netflix is expanding its studio presence in the UK with a deal to lease Longcross Studios.
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Streamers dominate at the Emmy Awards
Streaming services Netflix and Apple TV+ triumphed at Sunday’s Emmy Awards.
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MovieLabs publishes common ontology for production
Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs) has published the first version of a common ontology for production technologists designing software-defined workflows for the media and entertainment industry.
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Fox partners with LiveU and T-Mobile for live HDR production
Fox Sports recent MLB at Field of Dreams production – an homage to the classic baseball movie – featured two aerial production drones capturing the action in HDR.
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BBC to host Climate Creatives Festival on sustainability
The event, which will take place on 5 October, will include a presentation from the BBC’s R&D consumer media technology team, The Blue Room, with research on the carbon cost of the television and associated technologies - revealing where the potential savings can be found.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton to speak at RTS Cambridge
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will deliver the global leaders keynote at the RTS Cambridge Convention where they will speak about how their production company HiddenLight facilitates their global approach to storytelling.
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IBC Podcast: An Introduction to the IBC 2021 Accelerator Media Innovation programme
Episode 12 of the IBC Podcast features an introduction to the 2021 IBC Accelerator Media Innovation programme with Mark Smith and Muki Kulhan plus an interview with Shibasish Sarkar, group CEO, Reliance Entertainment
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Themed Week: Future Production
This IBC365 themed week explores the latest technology and trends that will shape the way that content is produced.
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Timeline TV’s Simon Hui wins RTS Young Technologist Award
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has crowned the winner of its annual RTS Young Technologist of the Year Award, with Timeline TV’s Simon Hui recognised for his “admirable grasp of technology”.
