All Broadcast articles in 30 September 2011
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NewsWong to head int'l production at Sony Pictures Television
US executive Andrea Wong is moving to London to run the international production arm of Sony Pictures Television, replacing Kees Abrahams.
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NewsCowell eyes cookery show
Having recently launched roulette-inspired gameshow Red or Black?, Simon Cowell’s production company has now turned its attentions to developing a cookery show.
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NewsArgonon ties with Pacha
Emerging indie-group Argonon has signed its first content deal, producing rich media content for clubbing brand Pacha.
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RatingsBig Brother eviction drops 300k
FRIDAY: Big Brother is struggling to maintain the form of its celebrity incarnation after the show’s second eviction lost more than 300,000 viewers.
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RatingsIdiot Abroad beats X Factor USA
FRIDAY: The return of comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad drew Sky 1’s biggest audience of the year to date – beating Simon Cowell’s X Factor USA.
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RatingsDownton widens Spooks gap
SUNDAY: The gap between Downton Abbey and Spooks widened as the latter lost nearly half a million viewers compared with last week.
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NewsRoary races to Argentina/Italy
Target Entertainment has struck a number of international deals for kids TV shows, including Chapman’s Roary the Racing Car and Raa Raa The Noisy Lion.
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Comment26 Sep '11
“Linguistics isn’t natural television material, it needs a wit and a wag and a wordsmith to bring it to life.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.
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NewsFilm4oD partners with FilmFlex for downloads-to-rent
Channel 4 has expanded its Film4oD movies on-demand service to allow users to download-to-rent films, starting with Attack The Block and Arthur.
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NewsThompson: Don't create 'a single lever' regulator
The head of the BBC has warned against a single press regulator across all media, claiming it would give the state “a single lever” to control news.
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NewsShine partners with EMI
Super-indie Shine Group has secured a new agreement with EMI that will see the record company represent music from hit formats such as MasterChef.
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NewsSky pilots local news site in north east
Sky is to pilot a local news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear and is recruiting 13 journalists to create content.
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CommentGet off your arse and make your show
Bigger Picture’s John Matthews responds to the anonymous anti-commissioner tirade by ‘Gerri Gossage’ that ran last month in Broadcast – and he’s none too impressed.
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RatingsTOWIE breaks record on return
SUNDAY: The Only Way is Essex returned with its biggest ever audience and one of ITV2’s highest ratings for the year to date.
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RatingsX Factor boot camp draws 10m
SATURDAY: As The X Factor competition surged forward to boot camp its audience fell its lowest point of the series so far.
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NewsSir Alex Ferguson slams power of TV
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has attacked the power that TV has over English football, claiming “when you shake hands with the devil you have to pay the price”.
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RatingsBBC4 Connects with 500k
MONDAY: BBC4 beat all-comers in primetime with quiz show Only Connect and army training doc Sandhurst.
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Comment27 Sep '11
“A large part of this documentary series’ magic is its real-life soap.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsTiger Aspect producer and presenter Nigel Farrell dies
Producer, presenter and journalist Nigel Farrell has died following a battle against pancreatic cancer.
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NewsBrits director joins X Factor
A former Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize director has joined ITV’s The X Factor to direct the forthcoming live shows.