All Broadcast articles in 6 May 2011
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CommentChildren’s Craniofacial Surgery
Striking the right the balance between the squeamish factor and the need to show the mechanics of this astonishing surgery was a tricky job, says Nick O’Dwyer.
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NewsSky News breaks digital records for Royal wedding
Sky News saw 35,000 people tune into its coverage of the Royal Wedding via its iPad app, the highest viewing figure since it launched in March.
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NewsTen Alps relaunches Teachers TV content
Ten Alps will relaunch Teachers TV as SchoolsWorld after it completed a rescue mission of the video resources on the education website.
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RatingsExile bows out with 4.26m
TUESDAY: The final Exile won the primetime slot for the first time in its three-part run, just edging out competition from the last instalment of Case Sensitive.
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RatingsCatfish hooks True Stories biggest More4 audience
TUESDAY: More4’s True Stories documentary Catfish reeled in the strand’s biggest ever audience beating the competition on Channel 4.
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NewsCowell eyes X Factor move
Simon Cowell has hinted that the 2011 X Factor final could move away from Fountain Studios to an arena.
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NewsABC orders run of US Celebrity Wife Swap
US network ABC has ordered episodes of Celebrity Wife Swap from Zodiak USA. It is the first time the celebrity format has been commissioned for the US.
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NewsSome BBC executives overpaid, says Patten
Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust, has acknowledge that some top executives at the BBC are still being paid too much.
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NewsBBC News to make further 45 redundant
BBC News is to make a further 45 posts redundant, in the last year of its five year Delivering Creative Future strategy.
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NewsIABM seeks design awards nominations
The International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers is now accepting nominations for its 2011 design and innovation awards.
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News
Sound Ideas releases HD audio
Sound effects supplier Sound Ideas has released its General HD Collection.
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NewsNFTS purchases two Alexas
The National Film and TV School has purchased two Arri Alexa cameras.
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NewsBBC approves Panasonic
Three of Panasonic’s cameras have been approved by the BBC for shooting HD material.
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NewsAvid sees shift to files
Avid chief executive Gary Greenfield said during a conference call for the firm’s latest set of financial results that the tape shortage caused by the Japan earthquake is accelerating the shift to fi le-based acquisition and production.
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Behind The ScenesAtlantis: End Of The World, Birth Of A Legend, BBC1
Shot entirely against green screen, our story of the ‘real’ Atlantis looked doomed when the VFX supplier went into liquidation, says Detlef Siebert
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CommentTimes they are a-changing for TV’s self-employed
Changes to tax and pension rules will have a profound effect on freelancers, says Liz Brion
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CommentOff Cuts: All bets off for Cowell
ITV1’s new roulette-inspired game show Red or Black is not, we repeat not, a gambling show
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CommentCompete For The Meat / Gordon's Great Escape / Scream If You Know The Answer!
Hat Trick International director of sales Sarah Tong and Cal Turner, executive producer Prospect Pictures, on a pub quiz, exotic food and a rollercoaster.
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FeaturesGetting the balance right
With the latest BBC research revealing that more than half of viewers have problems hearing dialogue clearly, leading producers and sound recordists offer their tips for ensuring audibility