All Broadcast articles in 18 February 2011
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NewsProduct placement logo unveiled
Ofcom has revealed a new logo designed to alert viewers that the programme they are watching contains product placement.
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NewsWise Buddah launches Manchester division
Radio indie Wise Buddah is launching a Manchester base and has snapped up Jo Meek the former managing director of rival Somethin Else’s north-west division.
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NewsAnti-piracy body rolls out £5m campaign
The UK film and TV industry is kicking off a £5m advertising campaign to steer consumers away from piracy and educate them about the value of copyrighted content.
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NewsZodiak launches kids division
Zodiak Media Group has launched a children’s division, uniting the indie’s production and distribution arms into one unit.
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NewsRichard Hammond to front online series
Online broadcaster ChannelFlip is launching its first co-production with Richard Hammond’s indie Hamster’s Wheel.
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RatingsPush the Button returns with 5.7m
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Push the Button returned with more than 5.7m viewers - nearly a million below its previous series debut.
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RatingsBaftas draws biggest crowd since 2004
SUNDAY: A bumper night for British film The King’s Speech helped BBC1’s coverage of the Baftas to its biggest audience since 2004.
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RatingsC4 beats ITV with Million Pound Drop Live
FRIDAY: Channel 4 had a strong start to the weekend as Embarrassing Bodies and The Million Pound Drop Live drew more viewers than ITV1.
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RatingsBeing Human draws 1.2m
SUNDAY: BBC3 drama Being Human reached the halfway mark of the series with an audience low - but remained the most-watched multichannel show at 9pm
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NewsCome Fly With Me soars on iPlayer
Matt Lucas and David Walliams’ comedy series Come Fly With Me topped the BBC iPlayer charts in January with around 8 million requests.
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NewsFME unites with Random House
FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a new deal with Random House to develop two new kids shows.
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NewsCITV reorders Cool Stuff
CiTV has ordered more episodes of kids magazine show The Cool Stuff Collective.
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NewsPaxman to explore the Empire for BBC1
Jeremy Paxman is to front a new series for BBC1, which traces the rise and fall of the British Empire – and its lasting effect on the modern world.
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NewsLords urged to protect children's films
The Government should ensure there is a ring-fenced budget for children’s films to end the current “crisis”, former Play School presenter Floella Benjamin has said.
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NewsArchers star expresses fears for Radio 4
Graham Seed - the late Nigel Pargetter in The Archers - has voiced his concerns about the future of Radio 4.
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NewsKeys and Gray make Talksport debut
Andy Gray and Richard Keys have made their radio debut, but failed to mention the Sky Sports sexism row that saw them lose their jobs.
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RatingsBBC3 Scott Mills doc draws 430,000
MONDAY: An investigation by Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills into how gay people are treated in Uganda drew a decent sized audience to BBC3.
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Comment
15 Feb '11
“This was a brave and enlightening documentary, almost too brave for its own good.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsGrammys' 26m viewers the biggest for 11 years
The Grammys hit a high note on Sunday night, drawing the show’s biggest US TV audience in a decade.