All Broadcast articles in 15 January 2010
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NewsVaughan and Snowdon sign two-year Capital deal
Breakfast DJs Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon have signed a deal to present their Capital FM show for another two years, commercial radio group Global Radio has announced.
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NewsNBC drops struggling Leno show
NBC has pulled the plug on comedian Jay Leno’s struggling prime-time TV show.
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RatingsOne in eight choose 8 Out of 10 Cats
Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats enjoyed its best ratings in more than two years on Friday night, with almost 3.5m tuning in.
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NewsEvans starts breakfast show with the Beatles
Chris Evans kicked off his first show in the Radio 2 breakfast slot by playing The Beatles’ classic All You Need Is Love and telling listeners: “Thanks for tuning in.”
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NewsFormer S4C commissioner found dead at sea
Welsh broadcaster S4C has paid tribute to a former commissioner whose body was pulled from the sea in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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NewsC4 to mummify victim of terminal illness
Channel 4 is eyeing up a provocative documentary in which a terminally ill person would volunteer to be mummified upon their death.
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RatingsHeroes loses pulling power
Heroes’ move to Saturday nights failed to take off with just 1.4m (6.9%) turning to BBC2 at 10.15pm.
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Comment11 Jan '10
“Too heavy on the ecstasy and too light on the agony.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.
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NewsMTV rapped over Lady Gaga swearing
Ofcom has upheld a complaint against MTV over the pre-recorded daytime broadcast of a concert in which Lady Gaga used strong language.
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NewsDRG picks up Real A&E
Sky 1’s The Real A&E has been sold into Scandinavia marking the first collaboration between distributor Digital Rights Group and indie Mandrill Television.
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NewsTalks reopen over ITV Salford move
ITV is back in talks about taking space at Salford MediaCity - which could see Coronation Street move to a new home.
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RatingsBeing Human helps BBC3 beat Five
BBC3 inched ahead of Five last night as supernatural drama Being Human returned with an audience of 1.4m (5.9%).
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NewsJeff Anderson to edit Watchdog
Former ITV current affairs chief Jeff Anderson is to be the new editor of Watchdog.
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NewsFirst NXCAM launch for Sony
Sony has launched the HXR-NX5E camcorder, the first product in its new NXCAM range.
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NewsDarkside moving to accommodate extra animators
Darkside Animation is moving from its current home in Bloomsbury Square to a new office more than three times the size.
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NewsAbsolute duo join Prime Focus
Prime Focus has attracted the visual effects team of Sean Feeney and Hani AlYousif to join the company from Absolute Post.
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NewsBones 3D man joins Envy
Former Golden Square senior animator Dave Child, the 3D lead on the revered ‘Bones’ promo for the band The Killers, is joining Envy as its head of 3D.
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NewsThe Station adds Baselight
Boutique London post house The Station is hoping to compete with larger facilities companies after installing its first dedicated colour grading system.
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NewsCowell quits American Idol for US X Factor launch
Simon Cowell is to leave American Idol to launch The X Factor in the US.
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NewsGardeners World returns to roots
Programme bosses at Gardeners World are to return to the roots of the show after a new-look version saw a drop in audience figures.