All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011 – Page 3
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NewsLondon to go digital before 2012 Games
Television sets in London will all be equipped with digital capability by the time the Olympics are staged in the capital next summer, it has been confirmed.
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NewsPrince Charles to front BBC4 doc
BBC4 has revealed a raft of cultural commissions that will play out over its spring and summer schedule, including a documentary fronted by Prince Charles and a drama starring Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan.
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NewsBBC to revive classic TOTP
BBC4 is to bring Top of the Pops back to the screen – by airing classic episodes from the corporation’s archive.
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NewsRed Arrow takes Mob Film stake
Mob Film, the indie behind Sky1’s fantastical Terry Pratchett adaptations, has sold a 51% stake to Germany’s Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsOTF swings Monkey Thieves order
Off the Fence Productions has been recommissioned to follow a rogue gang of thieving monkeys.
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RatingsJunior Doctors pulse drops for BBC3 finale
TUESDAY: The health of BBC3 hit Junior Doctors took a turn for the worse, ending on a series low.
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NewsStudio 7 invests in virtual camera system
Motion capture facility Studio 7 has invested £50,000 on a new virtual camera system and motion capture kit.
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NewsWarner Bros ties with Outline
Outline Productions, the indie behind BBC2’s Great British Food Revivial, has signed a two-year distribution deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsShine poaches BBC Scotland comedy boss
BBC Scotland’s head of comedy is to step down and head a new regional joint venture between Shine-owned Kudos and Brown Eyed Boy.
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NewsC4 to serve up more Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered second helpings of Robert Popper sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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CommentHow a recession diet got the UK TV industry in shape
The last couple of years have been pretty grim, but the survivors are leaner, tougher and certainly wiser, writes Thomas Dey. Now it is time to start talking growth and blowing the dust of those expansion plans.
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NewsTom Loosemore to lead gov't website project
Former 4iP boss Tom Loosemore has been recruited to oversee a project to rebuild public services online.
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RatingsEngland's score draw nets 7.6m
TUESDAY: England’s first ever clash with Ghana scored a peak audience of more than 7.6m viewers for ITV.
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NewsLemon squeezed into Sing if You Can
Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.
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NewsManufacturers back industry skills manifesto
Harris, EVS and Sony are among 80 firms that have signed the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) Lifelong Learning Manifesto.
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NewsSilk wins second series
controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a second series of popular legal drama Silk.
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NewsRadioplayer goes live
Online radio station aggregator Radioplayer has launched with around 3m existing online listeners expected to instantly start using the service.
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NewsGoPro acquires compression firm Cineform
US-based sports camera company GoPro has acquired video compression firm Cineform.
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NewsC4 recruits editor for convergent formats
Channel 4 has handed control of its £2m convergent formats fund to ITV Studios digital executive Anna Cronin.
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Behind The ScenesCandy Cabs, BBC1
Making a BBC comedy was a new experience for an indie with no history of scripted programming. Creator Jane Lush recalls the drama on and off set.