http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rss/news_rss.xml en-uk Armando Iannucci and Jamie Oliver are among the industry luminaries headlining the 34th MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/iannucci_and_oliver_head_festival_lineup.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/iannucci_and_oliver_head_festival_lineup.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Greg Brooks 13 May 2008 18:42 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/armando_ianucci2_resized_70_tcm19-1331926.jpg A new BBC1 adaptation is making a little bit of technology history this month as the first reported UK television drama production to use the Red One digital camera. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/bbc1_to_use_new_red_one_digital_camera.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/bbc1_to_use_new_red_one_digital_camera.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 08:29 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/red_one_resized_70_tcm19-1330654.jpg Following the revelation last week that The Sanctuary was making 16 people redundant, the management of the post production group has released its remaining sixty-five staff and appointed administrators to run the company. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/sanctuary_goes_into_administration.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/sanctuary_goes_into_administration.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Nicola Brittain 13 May 2008 14:31 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/the_interceptors_resized_70_tcm19-1331356.jpg Portland TV will provide bandwidth, playout services and live studio feeds for a new channel dedicated to health and wellbeing. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/health_channel_to_go_live_with_portland_tv.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/health_channel_to_go_live_with_portland_tv.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 08:39 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/yoga_resized_70_tcm19-1330686.jpg Visual effects software developer The Foundry has developed a series of plug-ins that will help with the post production of stereoscopic 3D content. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/foundry_unleashes_ocula.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/foundry_unleashes_ocula.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 13:19 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/nuke5_grab_resized_70_tcm19-818300.jpg Test and measurement manufacturer OmniTek has sold four XR image analysis systems to Pepper for use in its newly refurbished post production facility in Geek Street, London. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/pepper_picks_omnitek.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/pepper_picks_omnitek.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 08:33 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/he_kills_coppers2_resized_70_tcm19-966965.jpg Autodesk has purchased the image creation products and technology devised by software company Realviz. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/autodesk_buys_realviz.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/autodesk_buys_realviz.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 08:22 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Autodesk_smoke_VTR_resized_70_tcm19-1159615.jpg ITV1’s documentary on the life of Prince Philip appealed to a respectable 5.3m viewers (23.2%) at 9pm but it was no match for BBC1’s Waking the Dead. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/prince_philip_fails_to_reign_over_bbc1.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/prince_philip_fails_to_reign_over_bbc1.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Jon Rogers 13 May 2008 11:45 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/prince_philip_resized_70_tcm19-960576.jpg Broadcast is seeking your vote for one of the most prestigious prizes in its Digital Channel Awards. The Individual Achievement Award, sponsored by Skillset, will go to the person you think has made an outstanding contribution to the development of digital media. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/make_your_vote_count.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/make_your_vote_count.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 09 May 2008 11:11 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/digital_channels07b_resized_70_tcm19-1312853.jpg Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand claimed victory at last night’s Sony radio awards for their BBC Radio 2 shows while Radio 4 was crowned UK station of the year. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/ross_and_brand_pick_up_a_sony.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/ross_and_brand_pick_up_a_sony.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Rob Shepherd 13 May 2008 09:45 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/jonathan-ross_resized_70_tcm19-303885.jpg Media secretary Andy Burnham has refused to intervene to impose new advertising restrictions on broadcasters that could cost them up to £240m in revenues. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/no_backing_from_burnham_on_extended_ad_ban.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/no_backing_from_burnham_on_extended_ad_ban.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 David Rose 13 May 2008 10:12 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/hamburger_resized_70_tcm19-1280351.jpg Hit Channel 4 show Secret Millionaire is making its debut in the US with Fox commissioning six hour-long episodes from RDF USA. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/secret_millionaire_gets_us_order.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/secret_millionaire_gets_us_order.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Greg Brooks 13 May 2008 12:34 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Secret-Millionaire_resized_70_tcm19-226293.jpg BSkyB will have to wait to launch its planned pay-TV service on digital terrestrial television, Picnic, after Ofcom announced a fresh consultation today. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/skys_picnic_on_hold.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/skys_picnic_on_hold.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Rob Shepherd 13 May 2008 11:27 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/bskyb_resized_70_tcm19-358673.jpg CBBC is to focus on the world’s most deadly animals, in what is billed as its most ambitious presenter-led natural history series to date. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/cbbc_orders_deadly_wildlife_show.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/cbbc_orders_deadly_wildlife_show.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Katherine Rushton 13 May 2008 10:21 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/steves_backshall_resized_70_tcm19-1330811.jpg The Fast Track talent initiative of the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF) opens for nominations today with the event taking web nominations for the first time. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/fast_track_open_for_nominations.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/fast_track_open_for_nominations.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Greg Brooks 13 May 2008 10:53 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Life_On_Mars2_resized_70_tcm19-215286.jpg DV Talent, the agency representing top-end programme-makers, is to develop the next generation of series producers through a new initiative. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/channel_execs_to_help_upcoming_series_producers.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/channel_execs_to_help_upcoming_series_producers.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Greg Brooks 13 May 2008 12:49 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Richard-Woolfe_resized_70_tcm19-309733.jpg Sky One’s revival of the 1990s hit Gladiators was an instant ratings hit last night with a huge 1.5m viewers (11.6%) at 6pm, nearly five times more than the channel's average audience. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/gladiators_ready.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/gladiators_ready.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Jon Rogers 12 May 2008 09:53 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Glad_group_resized_70_tcm19-1118766.jpg The BBC has admitted that its ‘buried alive’ EastEnders storyline ‘caused upset among a segment of the audience which was neither anticipated nor intended’. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/eastenders_upset_viewers_with_buried_alive_story.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/eastenders_upset_viewers_with_buried_alive_story.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Greg Brooks 12 May 2008 12:40 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/eastenders-max-tanya_resized_70_tcm19-996657.jpg ITV1’s quirky US drama series Pushing Daisies continued to lose ground on Saturday with an audience of just 2.8m (13.6%) at 9pm. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/stunted_growth_for_pushing_daisies.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/stunted_growth_for_pushing_daisies.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Jon Rogers 12 May 2008 12:24 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/pushing_daisies_resized_70_tcm19-700021.jpg GlobeCast has kicked off an expansion project that encompasses upgrades to master control room (MCR) and media management technology from Omneon, Hewlett Packard and Pharos. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/upgrade_at_globecast_will_increase_capacity.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/05/upgrade_at_globecast_will_increase_capacity.html;jsessionid=CCD2C48E09790745CC368B3E416C3894 Will Strauss 13 May 2008 08:25 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/GlobeCast_Playout_Centre_resized_70_tcm19-1330807.jpg