All Broadcast articles in 11 March 2011
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NewsExtra £3bn demanded for BSkyB
A major institutional investor has demanded that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation pays an extra £3 billion to take full ownership of broadcaster BSkyB, it has been reported.
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NewsITV poised for promotion to FTSE 100
ITV is a forerunner to reclaim a spot on London’s blue chip share index this week as part of the latest FTSE 100 reshuffle.
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RatingsBBC2’s Universe starts with a big bang
SUNDAY: Wonders of the Universe, BBC2’s new science series fronted by Professor Brian Cox, launched with an audience of 3.6m.
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RatingsLet’s Dance drops 1m
SATURDAY: Let’s Dance for Comic Relief lost more than a million viewers on last week, as Ant & Dec’s Push the Button built its audience - but the show continues to underperform.
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RatingsBBC4 continues to make a Killing
SATURDAY: Danish crime thriller The Killing attracted its biggest audience to date on BBC4 beating all other mutichannels at the time, including Sky Atlantic’s Boardwalk Empire.
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NewsWorld Service cuts save £3m
The government is to realise more than £3m a year from the first five divisions of the World Service to have been shut down.
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NewsSony acquires sports technology firm Hawk-Eye
Sony today announced the acquisition of Hawk-Eye Ltd, the UK firm that provides tracking technology to sports events and broadcasters.
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RatingsBenidorm continues to sparkle
FRIDAY: ITV1’s Benidorm lost more than half a million viewers compared with its debut – but still thrashed its slot average.
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NewsBBC2 could lose £20m in programme budget
BBC2 could see a £20m dent to its programme-making budget under recommendations being put forward to cut the current daytime schedule and replace it with news.
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NewsSyco hires senior int'l execs
Simon Cowell’s Syco Television has appointed two senior international executives as part of its push into the US.
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NewsProtest over Welsh TV channel's future
Activists broke into a Conservative MP’s office and daubed graffiti to protest over the future of Welsh-language channel S4C.
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NewsTV bigger part of daily lives, study finds
People are buying bigger televisions and watching them more, according to a new survey.
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CommentIndie opportunities in South Africa
David Wicht, chief executive at one of South Africa’s largest co-producers, outlines the opportunities for filming in the country for UK producers.
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NewsObituary: John Jarvis, film editor
John Jarvis, the eminent film editor who worked on comedy classics including Only Fools and Horses and The Goodies, died in Spain on 4 February 2011.
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NewsUK to take on the world at Focal Awards
Nearly 30 British programmes are in the running for prizes at this year’s Focal International Awards, with nominations in every category.
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NewsWimbledon to be shot in 3D
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships will be shot in 3D for the first time.
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CommentBBC must tread lightly with industry training
Two recent stories in Broadcast (BBC ‘online resource to help bridge training gap’; ‘BBC keen to tackle freelancer skills gap’) have highlighted an interesting conundrum: what role should the BBC take in training the wider industry? And who should decide? writes Matt Born.
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NewsLord Sugar replaces Meek as YouView chair
YouView has appointed Lord Sugar as its non-executive chairman following Kip Meek’s resignation from the position.
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NewsRadioplayer unveils launch date
The launch date has been revealed for Radioplayer, the online radio station aggregator.