All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011 – Page 4
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BBC stands firm over government ads
The BBC has said it will continue to resist the government’s wish to run advertising for charities or community groups on any of its platforms, arguing it would compromise the broadcaster’s independence.
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Ofcom budget facing 22.5% cut in 2011/12
Ofcom is to slash its budget by 22.5% (£26.7m) over the coming year as part of a four-year cutback strategy at the regulator.
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BBC4 orders more Dirk Gently
BBC4 has commissioned a mini-series of the Douglas Adams adaptation Dirk Gently after a successful TX pilot last December.
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Kerry Katona returns to ITV2
WEDNESDAY: Kerry Katona returned to ITV2 with nearly 600,000 as part of the digital channel’s night of chatshow and fly on the wall programmes.
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C4's Superscrimpers debut banks 1.9m
WEDNESDAY: A new series on saving cash during tough economic times provided a decent pay off for Channel 4.
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Comment
31 Mar '11
“As a consumer show, it is close to useless: apparently Ibiza is cheaper off season.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Off Cuts: Sound Choice for Radio 4
Broadcast is making its non-verbal radio debut next month in Radio 4 comedy Fags, Mags & Bags - and here we are with writer Sanjeev Kohli.
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Ignore Midlands at your peril
Julia Higginbottom on ways for post houses to beat the recession.
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Hunt: BBC must not cut core services
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned the BBC not to cut core services as it struggles to deal with a real terms reduction in its licence fee.
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Live debate graphics 'sway voters'
TV companies’ use of interactive “worm” graphics during political leaders’ debates could distort voting enough to swing a general election, researchers have claimed.
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Top Gear sued over fake race claim
The BBC’s Top Gear programme is being sued by electric car manufacturer Tesla over claims that the show faked a race.
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Air plans move into production
Air Studios wants to move into film and TV production after setting up a new company and taking on two senior executives.
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MatrixStore links with Interplay
Object Matrix has integrated disk-based archive product MatrixStore with Avid’s Interplay, potentially lowering the cost of storage for the production management suite.
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Sony Radio award nominations announced
Record-breaking DJ Chris Moyles is to take on musicians-turned-presenters Ronnie Wood and Jarvis Cocker for one of the biggest accolades in radio.
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TV alcohol advert ban proposed
A bid to impose a total ban on alcohol advertising on television has been launched in Parliament.
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James Murdoch takes new role at News Corp
News Corporation has created a new role for James Murdoch, the son of chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch, it has been announced.