All Broadcast articles in 9 September 2011
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RatingsDavina beaten by Big Brother
FRIDAY: Davina McCall returned with a new series of The Million Pound Drop Live but could not match the pulling power of her old gig as Celebrity Big Brother continued its strong run on Channel 5.
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NewsReally snaps up three US series
UKTV lifestyle channel Really has acquired three US series following its move onto Freeview.
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NewsBBC receives Proms complaints
The BBC has received 55 complaints after the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra’s Proms was pulled off air following protests during the performance.
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NewsJames Murdoch declines multi-million dollar bonus
James Murdoch has declined his News Corp bonus of $5.6m (£3.5m), saying it is “the right thing to do” in the wake of the phone hacking revelations.
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RatingsRed or Black? loses 2m
SUNDAY: Red or Black?, ITV1’s new million-pound game show from Simon Cowell, lost nearly 2 million viewers on its second night.
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BBCW hires Endemol exec
BBC Worldwide has recruited a senior executive from Endemol Group to drive its strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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CommentThe death of commercial local radio?
The closure this month of a major UK city’s commercial radio station studio and HQ is a significant nail in the coffin for local radio, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsE4 bids farewell to Friends
Sunday marked the last night of Friends on Channel 4 and E4 after 16 years - broadcasting more than 6,000 episodes of the sitcom since 2008.
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NewsC4 athletics coverage sparks 511 complaints
More than 500 people contacted Channel 4 to complain about the World Athletics coverage in August.
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NewsBanksy complains to C4 about Graffiti Wars film
Banksy has made a complaint to Channel 4 about his depiction in a programme shown during the broadcaster’s Street Summer season.
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NewsBBC’s Debonnaire makes in-house switch to ITVS
Sally Debonnaire is leaving BBC Vision Productions to join ITV Studios as its UK production supremo.
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NewsGuardian planning DAB radio station
The Guardian is drawing up plans for a DAB radio station that may also launch online as a premium subscription service.
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RatingsJonathan Ross debuts ITV chat show with 3.9m
SATURDAY: Jonathan Ross launched his new ITV chat show with 800,000 more viewers than his previous series on BBC1.
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NewsMwnci evolves into Gorilla
Cardiff-based Mwnci has been rebranded as Gorilla as part of a structural reorganisation by parent firm Boomerang.
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NewsNew Tricks wins two series order
BBC1 crime drama New Tricks has been handed a commission for two new series after collaring some of its biggest audiences in three years.
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NewsThe Fast Show to return as online series
Comedy series The Fast Show is to return after an 11-year absence this autumn.
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NewsTV cameras may be allowed in courts
TV cameras could soon be granted permission to film inside courtrooms under new plans backed by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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NewsCompact camera to be launched at IBC
The IndiePOV, an ultra-compact camera from Vienna-based Indiecam will be launched at this year’s IBC.