All Broadcast articles in 05 December 2008 – Page 4
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NewsShowtime takes rights to Clerkenwell drama
Clerkenwell Films has sold a high-tech sci-fi drama format that it originally developed for the BBC to US broadcaster Showtime.
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FeaturesBargain hunting for talented indies
Major media players are strengthening their position in the market by using the economic downturn as an opportunity to buy up smaller attractive indies.
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FeaturesOn Location: The Hunger Season
Director Beadie Finzi unravels the tangle of forces at work in a humanitarian crisis.
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The Broadcast InterviewPhil Redmond
Widely credited with changing the face of British TV, Liverpool culture champion Phil Redmond has never fought shy of controversy. Steve Clarke finds his vision as outspoken as ever.
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NewsClassic movie channel to launch on Sky/Freesat
Simply Media is to launch a free-to-air classic movie channel on Sky and Freesat, aimed at older audiences.
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NewsCampbell to host BBC quiz
BBC Watchdog presenter Nicky Campbell is to take over from Patrick O'Connell as the host of BBC daytime quiz Battle of the Brains.
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NewsQueen's Speech avoids broadcasting
Broadcasting has not been earmarked for legislative action in the Queen's Speech despite significant question marks hanging over its future.
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NewsBBC1's Survivors abandoned by 1.3m viewers
BBC1's drama series Survivors continued to lose viewers last night as 4.6m (18.2% share) tuned in at 9pm for the third episode.
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NewsBroadbent-voiced animation to air on C4
Channel 4 is to air an animated adaptation of Lost and Found, the much-loved children's book by Oliver Jeffers, voiced by actor Jim Broadbent.
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NewsC4/Eckoh drop legal actions
Channel 4 and premium-rate service provider Eckoh have dropped their legal actions against each other over Richard & Judy's You Say We Pay phone-in scandal.
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NewsGallagher: Shed restructure not linked to credit crunch
Gallagher has told Broadcastnow that a top level reshuffle at Shed Media had been planned for some time and was not a reaction to the economic downturn.
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Project Kangaroo players remain optimistic
The players behind Project Kangaroo are still hopeful that the video-on-demand service should be ready to launch in March, despite concerns outlined by the Competition Commission today.
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NewsTV Critics 3 December ‘08
“A cerebral treat.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsCompetition Commission demands changes to Project Kangaroo
The Competition Commission has warned that joint video-on-demand project proposed by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, Project Kangaroo, will not go ahead unless changes are made to ensure the VoD market remains competitive.
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NewsEileen Gallagher to step down as Shed Media CEO
Eileen Gallagher is to step down as group chief executive of Shed Media after 10 years and 'return to her creative roots'.
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NewsApple announces FCP improvements
Final Cut Pro version 6.0.5 to address general performance issues and improve reliability when rendering still images and footage in high-res formats.
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NewsDrama big-hitters to head BBC Wales series
Russell T Davies and Tony Jordan are to oversee two primetime drama series for BBC Wales.
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NewsAscent 142 adds BrightDrive
Bright Systems, the US disk-recording and data infrastructure technology developer, has installed a BrightDrive media recording system at Ascent 142.