All Broadcast articles in 09 November 2007
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NewsTV Critics 4 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Stephen Poliakoff’s latest drama, Joe’s Palace - broadcast on 4 November 2007
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NewsRevenues double at DCD
DCD Media is eyeing further acquisitions after more than doubling turnover for the year to 30 June.
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NewsUS TV writers strike
US TV and film writers have launched their first strike in almost 20 years putting next year’s upfront season in doubt.
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CommentWhy TV is heading for a crash
Century Aspect’s Larry Walford argues that the current state of the TV industry mirrors the UK’s fragile financial sector.
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NewsITV1 not quite on song
Despite featuring a host of female singing talent, ITV1’s Saturday Night Divas attracted fewer viewers, 4.6m (22.8%), on Saturday night than a repeat of The Vicar of Dibley on BBC1.
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NewsWatson: 'ITV made me scapegoat'
Paul Watson has accused ITV of making him a scapegoat in the row over the Malcolm and Barbara: Love’s Farewell documentary, claiming the subsequent inquiry was “mental torture”.
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NewsOfcom clears C4 over Emily Parr outburst
Channel 4 was justified in broadcasting housemate Emily Parr’s use of a racist term in the last series of Big Brother, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsBBC1 gets dramatic win
BBC1 won the high-end drama battle at 9pm last night as Joe’s Palace attracted 4.1m viewers (18.5%), 300,000 more than ITV1’s adaptation of A Room with a View.
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NewsBlue success at Promax Awards
Blue won post production house of the year at the Promax 2007 Awards for high-profile work including the promo for The Ghost Whisperer, which airs on Living in the UK.
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NewsBBC4 to explore parallel universe
Mark Everett, lead signer with US rock group Eels, will uncover the story of his late father, a quantum physicist who predicted the existence of parallel universes, for a BBC4 documentary.
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FeaturesTapeless strikes out
Tape may be around for a while longer but production workflows are becoming increasingly file-based.
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NewsR4 archive to become online ‘encyclopaedia’
BBC Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer wants to use converging media technology to turn the station into an “aural encyclopaedia”.
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NewsBBC to air RDF’s Queen doc
The BBC will broadcast RDF’s controversial documentary on the Queen before Christmas.
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CommentBlog: Why TV should ignore new media analysts
Broadcasters need to start working closer with ISPs if they want online content portals such as 4oD and BBC iPlayer to be a success.
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NewsQVC secures Freeview carriage
QVC has secured its Freeview slot up until 2022 after extending its contract with ITV-owned multiplex operator SDN.
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NewsBBC redundancies to start in December
The BBC is set to begin making redundancies as soon as 1 December following a meeting between news executives and broadcasting unions yesterday.
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NewsBBC bags Carling Cup
Live Carling Cup and Coca-Cola Championship football will return to the BBC for the first time in decades after the corporation paid£264m with Sky Sports for the rights.
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NewsSMG to raise£95m
SMG has announced plans to raise£95m through a rights issue to allow it to hold out for a better sale price for Virgin Radio.
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NewsIain Lee to leave LBC
LBC 97.3 FM presenter Iain Lee is leaving the station after three years and has been replaced by Nick Abbot.
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NewsSetanta Sports News to kick off this month
Setanta Sports News, the Virgin Media and Setanta Sports-owned rival to Sky Sports News, will launch on 29 November.