All Broadcast articles in 15 February 2013
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CommentTV Critics: Spiral; Giant Otters of the Amazon; Wonders of Life
“The Killing is finished, dead. And second bests don’t get much better.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsBaftas peak up by 350k for BBC1
The British Film Academy Awards peaked with 6.2m viewers, outperforming last year’s ceremony, on a night that saw multiple wins for Argo, Les Miserables and Skyfall.
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NewsFormat changes unveiled for The Voice UK
The Voice UK is to be significantly re-tuned in a bid to prevent the ratings slump that affected the first series.
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RatingsMonty Don continues to bloom
BBC2’s horticultural series Monty Don blossomed with 1.68m (7%) as long running crime procedural Silent Witness struggled over the finishing line for BBC1.
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RatingsBritain’s Brightest bows out on high
Clare Balding’s gameshow Britain’s Brightest bowed out with its biggest audience of the series on Saturday.
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NewsLiam Keelan snubs Sky for BBCW
Former BBC daytime boss Liam Keelan has joined BBC Worldwide as global editorial director, less than a month after agreeing to join Sky as director of Sky 1.
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NewsBBC greenlights Jamaica Inn
Origin Pictures has had a three-part adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic romance, Jamaica Inn, greenlit by BBC1 - along with PD James’ Death Comes to Pemberley.
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NewsYouTube to launch Freesat app
YouTube’s connected TV app is to extend its reach into free-to-air TV homes after the video-sharing service signed a distribution deal with Freesat.
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CommentDiversity: keeping the digital doorways open
Bring BAMEs into the heart of mainstream digital content, says Simone Pennant
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NewsSyfy orders Ridley Scott miniseries
US cable network Syfy is developing an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s The Man In The High Castle, produced by Ridley Scott and written by The X-Files Frank Spotnitz - but the BBC is no longer involved in the project.
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NewsAETN loses High Court battle with Discovery
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has lost a High Court battle to stop rival broadcaster Discovery using the channel brand Discovery History in the UK.
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NewsNUJ names BBC strike date
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is to stage a one day strike at the BBC on 18 February and has agreed a start date for work to rule action.
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NewsRobert Downey Jr picks up Black Mirror movie rights
The film rights to Jesse Armstrong’s Black Mirror episode, The Entire History of You, have been picked up by Robert Downey Jr.
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NewsAvid chief executive resigns
Gary Greenfield has stepped down from his role as president and chief executive of Avid.
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CommentDEBATE: House Of Cards – are you “shitting it”?
Has the $100m investment and 13 episode launch changed perceptions of Netflix?
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NewsMerlin creators to make Atlantis drama for BBC1
The creators of Merlin are to make an epic BBC1 fantasy drama about the lost city of Atlantis as part of a raft of ambitious commissions.
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CommentOff cuts: Good Food’s great cake-off
UKTV’s Good Food held a party to celebrate the fourth season of Choccywoccydoodah: Starstruck at which semi-naked clown strippers and a 7 ft tall, Union Jack-clad party devil danced around a series of incredible cakes, skull-shaped chocolate ornaments and a fountain of sweets. Off Cuts was ...
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NewsDoctor Who to be filmed in 3D for 50th birthday
Doctor Who is to be filmed in 3D for the second time to celebrate the Time Lord’s 50th anniversary later this year.
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NewsMicrosoft hires Kate Barnes for TV push
Xbox owner Microsoft is ramping up its moves into original TV programming with the hire of former Channel 5 executive Kate Barnes.
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CommentTV Critics: Black Mirror; Penguins – Spy in the Huddle; Food and Drink; Lewis
“A touching exploration of grief…the best thing Brooker has done.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.