All Broadcast articles in 13 January 2012
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NewsITV website crashes during Manchester FA Cup clash
ITV angered football fans on Sunday after its website crashed for the opening exchanges of the Manchester FA Cup derby.
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NewsBBC3's Lansdown quits for Renegade
Harry Lansdown, the BBC3 factual boss behind Our War and Don’t Tell the Bride, is stepping down to join indie Renegade Pictures.
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NewsSky buys 10% stake in Zeebox
Sky has bought a 10% stake in social TV app firm Zeebox and will help roll out the service internationally and fund future product developments.
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RatingsLaw & Order beats Public Enemies
FRIDAY: The return of ITV1’s Law & Order: UK beat the final part of BBC1 crime drama Public Enemies - as Celebrity Big Brother lost around 1m viewers.
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NewsGorilla adds FORscene editing platform
Cardiff-based post company Gorilla Group has signed a deal with Forbidden Technologies to use its cloud video platform FORscene.
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NewsLiz Murdoch to deliver 2012 MacTaggart
Shine Group chief executive Elisabeth Murdoch is being lined up to give the MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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RatingsManchester FA Cup derby nets 8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s coverage of the dramatic Manchester FA Cup derby peaked with more than 8m viewers and nearly half the total viewing population.
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RatingsSky1’s Stella opens with 720k
FRIDAY: Stella, the new comedy drama from Ruth Jones, debuted with double Sky1’s usual audience.
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NewsNorth One Australia lands series with child star
North One’s Aussie arm has won a commission to make a kids adventure series featuring ‘Australia’ child star Brandon Walters.
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RatingsDancing on Ice returns with 8.7m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice returned with more than 8.6m viewers - as Sherlock outwitted the new series of Wild at Heart.
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NewsNetflix launches in the UK
Netflix has launched in the UK offering subscribers access to a range of TV from partners including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, All3Media, CBS, Disney and Viacom.
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NewsSomething for the Weekend axing sparks 2,300 complaints
Nearly 2,300 people have complained to the BBC over its plans to can Sunday morning show Something For The Weekend.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.9m
SATURDAY: The Jonathan Ross Show returned to ITV1 with its second lowest ratings to date.
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ITV4 extends Tour de France to 2015
ITV has extended its existing deal for live coverage of the Tour de France until 2015 following a growing commitment to cycling.
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NewsBBC staff plan action over Birmingham move
BBC staff are to carry out industrial action over plans to relocate shows such as Hairy Bikers and Countryfile from Birmingham to Bristol.
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NewsLeft Bank developing Mandela drama
Nelson Mandela is to be the focus of a big budget mini-series co-developed by Left Bank Pictures.
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CommentAbove Suspicion: Silent Scream, ITV1
Producer Cherry Gould reveals the challenge of creating film clips on a TV budget for tonight’s Above Suspicion.
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NewsFever Media MD Richard Hopkins dies aged 47
Richard Hopkins, joint managing director of indie Fever Media and one of the key execs behind the revival of Strictly Come Dancing, has died.
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NewsBBC S&PP chief steps down
The chief executive of BBC Studios and Post Production is set to the leave the facilities company.