All Broadcast articles in 15 April 2011
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NewsGoogle’s Schmidt to give MacTaggart lecture
Google boss Dr Eric Schmidt is to deliver this year’s flagship lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsBBC 'to sell magazine portfolio for £100m'
The BBC’s magazine portfolio, including the Radio Times, is set to be sold for up to £100 million, with the private equity firm that owns thetrainline.com emerging as a frontrunner to win the bidding war, it has been claimed.
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NewsC4 boss Abraham writes to Kate Price
The head of Channel 4 has written to Katie Price declaring that the broadcaster “never set out to offend” after she complained about jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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RatingsHIGNFY stutters on return to Friday night
FRIDAY: Have I Got News for You returned to Friday night with a below average audience of nearly 4.5m.
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Comment11 April '11
“The interview that told us more than we perhaps wanted to know about Lord Webber’s post-prostate sex life.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsGrand National races off with 9.2m peak
SATURDAY: BBC1’s coverage of the Grand National peaked with more than 9.2m viewers and scored its biggest audience in three years.
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NewsConstable joins Arqiva for digital push
Channel 5’s former director of strategy Charles Constable has joined Arqiva to head up a new digital platforms division.
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NewsBBC Drama Writers Academy open for submissions
The BBC has opened its doors to budding screenwriters with the return of its Drama Writers Academy.
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NewsC4's Facejacker to return
Facejacker will return to Channel 4 for a second series with comedian Kayvan Novak donning the prosthetics once again.
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NewsYouTube moves to stream live events
YouTube has rolled out a dedicated live TV section with plans to enable thousands of channel partners to also stream content live.
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NewsCoalition formed to fight S4C cuts
A coalition of unions and campaigners has been formed to fight the government-imposed cuts being faced by S4C.
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RatingsMcIlroy’s Masters collapse draws 3.38m
SUNDAY: A combined 3.38m viewers saw Rory McIlroy’s challenge for The Masters collapse as South African Charl Schwartzel clinched victory in the famous US golfing tournament.
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RatingsSpace night provides mixed results for BBC4
SUNDAY: BBC4’s out of this world schedule of space themed programming provided a mix night of ratings for the channel.
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RatingsBoardwalk Empire ends on 303,000
SATURDAY: US drama Boardwalk Empire ended its run on Sky Atlantic with one of its highest audiences to date.
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NewsKatie Price rejects C4's Tramadol defence
Katie Price has said the boss of Channel 4 showed “a lack of judgment that cannot be acceptable” after he defended the organisation over jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsMisfits' Sheehan to leave in online special
Robert Sheehan is leaving superhero series Misfits and will be written out of the programme in a special online episode.
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NewsChildren 'watching too much TV'
As children break up from school for their Easter holidays, almost three-quarters of parents are worrying they will spend most of it in front of the TV, according to new research.
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RatingsE4’s Glee hits bum note
MONDAY: US high school musical Glee dropped to its lowest audience of the current series but still managed to win the 9pm multichannel slot for E4.
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RatingsWaking the Dead ends on 5.8m
MONDAY: BBC1 closed the case on the last ever Waking the Dead, half a million viewers above the broadcaster’s usual audience.
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NewsClaudia Winkleman to host C4 chat show
Channel 4 has confirmed that Claudia Winkleman will be the host of a new comedy chat show due to start next month.