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NewsArjan van Westerloo to head NEP Group in UK, Netherlands and Ireland
NEP Group has appointed Arjan van Westerloo as President of NEP UK, The Netherlands and Ireland, effective immediately.
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NewsWorld Rugby appoints HBS as production partner for Rugby World Cups
World Rugby has extended its partnership with Host Broadcast Services (HBS) to produce the host broadcast for the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup events until 2029.
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NewsMeta Movie Gen capable of producing 16-second clips
Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, has announced the generative AI model Meta Movie Gen, which allows users to create image, video and audio clips from text prompts.
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NewsUK broadcasters agree Freely distribution deal with Amazon
Freely, the new live streaming platform from the UK’s public broadcasters, has secured a distribution deal with Amazon Fire TV.
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NewsLiam Keelan to stand down as Disney’s head of EMEA Originals
Disney’s SVP of Original Content for EMEA Liam Keelan is leaving the company after nearly five years in the role.
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NewsLiverpool Council greenlights Littlewoods studios
Liverpool City Council’s planning committee has approved plans to transform the iconic former Littlewoods building in Liverpool into a film and TV studio and campus.
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NewsFC3 names David Kassler as Group CEO
FC3 (the Framestore and Company 3 Group) has appointed David Kassler as Group Chief Executive Officer.
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NewsCNN launches paywall for news website
CNN is starting to ask some of its visitors to pay $3.99 a month for access to its news website. The news organisation said it is introducing the paywall to help pay for CNN’s journalism around the world.
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NewsLisa Opie confirmed as Chair of ScreenSkills
Lisa Opie has been confirmed as the Chair of industry skills body ScreenSkills, to support “sustainable careers” in the UK’s film and TV industry.
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NewsLooking Glass Survey 2024 Shows ‘Very Poor’ Mental Health in Film and TV
The Film and TV Charity has released headline data that shows mental health is worsening compared to 2022 survey results. The data comes from more than 4,300 film, TV, and cinema workers responding to its 2024 Looking Glass Survey, the industry’s biggest and most robust dataset on this topic.
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NewsDistributed streaming infrastructure can cut cost of real-time streaming by 74%, according to Caretta report
Caretta Research report highlights the vital role of Livepeer’s distributed network in helping streaming services use real-time interactivity as a route to profitability.
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NewsHPA appoints Kari Grubin as President
The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) has appointed Kari Grubin to succeed Seth Hallen as President.
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NewsAT&T sells stake in DirecTV for $7.6bn
Communications giant AT&T has agreed to sell its remaining 70% stake in US pay-TV firm DirecTV to private equity outfit TPG Partners for $7.6bn.
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NewsWarner Bros. Discovery deploys captioning solution using Google Cloud AI
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has deployed a new AI-powered captioning solution in the US that utilises Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform.
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NewsVirgin Media O2 CEO takes time out after cancer diagnosis
Virgin Media O2 CEO Lutz Schüler is to take a leave of absence after being diagnosed with cancer.
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NewsGoogle TV rolls out UX updates
Google has begun rolling out updates to Google TV — including the new Google TV Streamer - which allows viewers to control their smart home from their TV.
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NewsDisney+ launches account sharing crackdown
Disney+ has launched a password and account-sharing crackdown, rolling out a new “paid sharing” to users around in many parts of the world.
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NewsSuppliers are helping customers to cut costs, says DPP report
Media technology suppliers are responding to their customers’ need to reduce costs, according to a new report by the DPP based on findings at IBC2024.
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NewsKarl Warner joins BBC Studios Productions
BBC Studios Productions has hired Channel 4’s former head of youth and digital Karl Warner.
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NewsRoland-Garros appoints Whisper as host broadcaster
The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has appointed UK production company Whisper as the new host broadcaster of the Paris-based Roland-Garros Grand Slam for the next five editions of the tournament, running from 2025 to 2029.
