All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011
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NewsITVS to tackle talent drain
ITV boss Adam Crozier has revealed he will consider acquisitions to address the shortage of “creative talent” at the company’s in-house production arm.
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NewsGlenister to star in BBC legal drama
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister is to explore another side of the law - by playing a solicitor in a new BBC drama.
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NewsTwofour films Prince Harry trek to North Pole
BBC1 has commissioned a documentary following Prince Harry and a band of wounded soldiers as they trek to the North Pole for charity.
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NewsHuw Edwards to anchor BBC royal wedding coverage
The BBC has confirmed Huw Edwards will anchor its coverage of the royal wedding.
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NewsBoldface debuts on UTV
Boldface Productions, an indie that focuses on working with disadvantaged youth, has had a series of shorts picked up by Northern Irish broadcaster UTV.
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NewsEndemol buys 50% Holy Moly stake
Endemol UK has snapped up a 50% stake in Holy Moly in a deal which will see the secret identity of the celebrity gossip website’s founder formally revealed.
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RatingsSo You Think You Can Dance stumbles on return
SATURDAY: So You Think You Can Dance returned to BBC1 with nearly 1.6m fewer viewers than its previous series launch.
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Comment28 Mar '11
“Brilliant, the best thing on television for yonks.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsTouch and Nat Geo forge format venture
Touch Productions and National Geographic’s UK distribution arm have come together to establish a new factual entertainment formats business.
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NewsBBC Hindi closures an "own goal", claims Seth
Author Vikram Seth has blasted the BBC’s decision to cut the World Service’s Hindi output, saying it has created a “great loss of goodwill” for Britain and an “increase of mistrust”.
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RatingsBBC4's Anna Nicole opera draws 70,000
FRIDAY: An opera based on tragic glamour model Anna Nicole Smith struggled to draw viewers to BBC4.
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RatingsSkinner gets opinionated with 1.8m
FRIDAY: Frank Skinner’s Opinionated returned with nearly 1.8m viewers, beating Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsDiscovery teams with British Library for sci-fi season
Discovery is to launch a short season dedicated to science fiction following a partnership with the British Library.
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NewsBBC1 reorders two Saturday night shows
BBC1 has recommissioned two Saturday night formats, both of which will be recorded at the broadcaster’s Glasgow Pacific Quay studios later this year.
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NewsWise Buddah to produce Nemone on 6 Music
Radio indie Wise Buddah Manchester has won a pitch to produce BBC 6Music’s Weekend Breakfast Show with Nemone.
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NewsUndercover Boss US to return
A US version of Undercover Boss, made by Studio Lambert, is to return for a third season on the CBS network.
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RatingsDancing on Ice finale draws 8.8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice concluded with the lowest-rated finale in the show’s history - as a new Formula One season raced away with a staggering 51% share earlier in the day.
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RatingsBBC4 makes a Killing
SATURDAY: Danish crime thriller The Killing closed the case with its biggest audience figures of the series for BBC4.
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NewsCarluccio and Contaldo to front BBC2 cookery show
Two “godfathers of Italian cooking” are fronting a new series for BBC2, made by Jamie Oliver’s indie.
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NewsHorse & Country saddles US deal
Horse & Country TV has launched a branded block of programming on US cable and satellite channel HRTV.