All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011 – Page 6
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Wise Buddha to make Wogan’s show for Radio 2
Wise Buddah has been commissioned to produce Terry Wogan’s BBC Radio 2 weekend show - the first time one of the DJ’s regular shows has been outsourced to the indie sector.
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Downton Abbey opens doors in 100 territories
NBC Universal has revealed that more than 100 territories around the world have now licensed period drama Downton Abbey, as the second series rolls into production.
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Shine Oz among 10 indies to win Secret Fortune
The Australian arm of Liz Murdoch’s Shine Group has picked up local format rights to BBC1 quiz format Secret Fortune.
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BBC1 could lose kids’ block under DQF proposals
Flagship children’s series Blue Peter could no longer play out on BBC1 in the latest proposal to emerge from the BBC’s Delivering Quality First initiative.
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Tern investigates wildlife crime for ITV1 series
Tern TV is to make a series for ITV1 looking into the surge in wildlife crime in the British countryside, and the illegal trade in endangered species behind it.
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Lark Rise writer to pen political drama for BBC1
Lark Rise To Candleford writer Bill Gallagher is penning a drama series for BBC1 in which a local politician attempts to atone for his sins.
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Comment
TV’s frequently unasked questions
There are some things that baffle even the sharpest student of media, says Steven D Wright.
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Crimson Petal... / Campus / The Dales
Dene Films’s Claire Storey and Mentorm Media’s Steve Anderson on Seedy London, sex pests and brass bands.
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Features
Daytime believer, or rolling news?
The proposal to replace BBC2 Daytime with rolling news could save £20m, but what would the channel be losing? Stephen Price analyses the schedule and weighs up its performance
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How do you stop your TV format idea being stolen?
Measures you can take to protect IP will come under scrutiny at MipTV, says Jonathan Coad.
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Open up BBC training to develop skills base
I want to support some of Matt Born’s points in BBC Training: Friend or Foe? (Broadcast, 11.03.11) and try to take the discussion forward.
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Playing against stereotypes
On-screen portrayal of women of a certain age is still two-dimensional.
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Features
MipTV: 20 top deals
The stories behind the world’s biggest shows… plus this year’s Hot Picks
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Behind The Scenes
Candy 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.
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C4 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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GoPro acquires compression firm Cineform
US-based sports camera company GoPro has acquired video compression firm Cineform.
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Radioplayer 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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Silk wins second series
controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a second series of popular legal drama Silk.
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Manufacturers 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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Lemon 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.