All Broadcast articles in 1 July 2011
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Video: Sky Go launch
Sky has launched a major new marketing campaign featuring footballer Peter Crouch and rapper Dizzee Rascal to showcase the launch of multiplatform viewing service Sky Go.
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Trailer: The Hour, BBC2
BBC2 has unveiled the first look at its 1950s news room drama The Hour, written by Abi Morgan and starring Romola Garai, Dominic West and Ben Whishaw.
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Comment
Missing piece of the compliance jigsaw
Thank you for covering compliance in last week’s issue (‘Does red tape have a stranglehold on TV?’ Broadcast 24/06/11).
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CommentOpen letter to John Hamer, BBC Trust
Is there a way the Trust might congratulate In Our Time for setting the standard for the BBC in ensuring the UK’s women get included on programmes on merit, and are made to feel welcome, rather than being made to feel like intruders on such old-style male constructs as Question ...
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NewsS4C unveils major overhaul ahead of cuts
S4C is overhauling its programme schedule and creating three commissioning “windows” a year as part of a major restructure of the business ahead of significant budget cuts.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: Fresh factual fare
Factual shows for the BBC and Channel 4 take centre stage for this week’s Greenlight round-up.
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NewsSundberg out as Shine cuts Metronome top role
Shine Group has scrapped the role of chief executive at its Scandinavian production firm Metronome, as part of a major restructure of the 12 companies.
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NewsBBC1 lines-up McIntyre Christmas special
Stand up comedian Michael McIntyre is returning to the BBC with a one-hour Christmas special of his Comedy Roadshow.
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CommentHMRC opens up on Christopher Lunn probe
HMRC’s meeting with 40 accountants last week offered a rare insight into the Christopher Lunn investigation and some important messages for freelancers, writes Jake Kanter.
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NewsCamelot axed after one series
Camelot, the Arthurian drama currently airing on Channel 4, has been canned after just one series.
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Comment
How to Pitch Transmedia
You have the most amazing transmedia project and a meeting with a potential financier… so how do you pitch it?, writes Triona Campbell.
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NewsBBC to integrate online games with Grid tool
The BBC is ramping up its use of Games Grid, a set of tools that underpins all of the games across the corporation’s website.
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NewsProject Factory builds site for revolution doc
Digital production business The Project Factory has won its first piece of business since launching in the UK, producing a website for feature-length doc How To Start A Revolution.
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NewsSony, Sky 3D and ITV join Intellect conference speakers
Sony UK and Ireland managing director Gildas Pelliet, Sky 3D channel director John Cassy and ITV director of Product Strategy & Audience Engagement James Micklethwait have joined the line up for the Intellect CE Conference.
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Comment1 July '11
“This wasn’t a conventional travel documentary in any sense.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsITV Player launches on Apple devices
ITV has continued the roll out of its video-on-demand service, making an ITV Player app available on Apple’s leading mobile devices.
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NewsS4C member steps down over police investigation
S4C Authority member Dyfrig Jones has stepped down pending a police investigation into pictures of a child that appeared on Facebook.
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NewsChris Moyles extends R1 deal
Chris Moyles has extended his BBC Radio 1 contract to 2014 - potentially taking his breakfast show tenure to a decade.
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RatingsKatie Price's Harvey doc draws 320,000
THURSDAY: Katie Price’s documentary made in reaction to Frankie Boyle’s joke about her disabled son, Harvey, more than doubled Sky Living’s audience for the slot.
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RatingsMilly Dowler Crimewatch special draws 2.9m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Crimewatch special on murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler drew nearly 2.9m viewers on a night of low audiences in primetime.