All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011 – Page 7
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Ratings
England'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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News
Tom 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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Comment
How 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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C4 to serve up more Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered second helpings of Robert Popper sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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Shine 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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Warner 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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Studio 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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Junior 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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News
OTF swings Monkey Thieves order
Off the Fence Productions has been recommissioned to follow a rogue gang of thieving monkeys.
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Red 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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BBC 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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Prince 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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London 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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Comment
30 Mar '11
“If Silk’s finale was better than its mid-run outings that was much to do with an injection of senior acting talent.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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News
Daughter's anger at ITV's Fred West drama
The daughter of serial killer Fred West has said she is “absolutely appalled” that an ITV drama is being made about his life.
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Grade calls for BBC ombudsman
The BBC needs an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints, the corporation’s former chairman Michael Grade has said.
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BBC apologises for web blackout
BBC bosses have apologised after the corporation’s website went offline for almost an hour.
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ITV strikes new IPL deal
ITV has struck a new four year rights deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League cricket competition.
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Mad Men to return in 2012
US drama Mad Men is to return in early 2012, despite negotiations between cable network AMC and creator Matt Weiner remaining unresolved.
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BBCW names sport boss
BBC Worldwide has merged its sport sales and motion gallery divisions and appointed a new head to run the department.