All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2011 – Page 8
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UKTV to host first live events
UKTV is to host a series of four Dave-themed comedy nights as the broadcaster extends into live events for the first time.
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Khanna to leave NBCU in reshuffle
Roma Khanna is to step down as president of global channels at NBC Universal following a top-level restructure.
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The days of vanity rebrands are over
Rebranding a channel was once an exercise in vanity for some. But those days are over and establishing your identity in an increasingly fragmenting market is key, write Marc Heal and Dom Sykes.
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DRG ties with Norwegian broadcaster
DRG has secured a deal with leading Norwegian broadcaster NRK to distribute its formats worldwide.
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The Professionals set for big screen remake
Cult crime classic The Professionals is to be remade for the big screen following a deal with studio Lionsgate.
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Maverick teams with Brit School on £25m academy
Maverick TV, the indie behind the Model Agency and Embarrassing Bodies, is to partner with the Brit School on a new £25m creative academy.
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Fern debuts with 1m
MONDAY: Fern Britton’s new Channel 4 teatime chat show had a sluggish start amid tough competition.
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Comment
29 Mar '11
“There could hardly be anyone better qualified to examine Britain’s care-home culture.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Mary Anne Hobbs to join Xfm
Former Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs is to host a new Saturday evening show for Xfm.
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Internet ad spend tops £4bn
A quarter of money spent on advertising in the UK is used on internet campaigns, a study conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the accountancy firm PwC has revealed.
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Dooley takes 780,000 to Thailand
MONDAY: Stacey Dooley’s latest investigation for BBC3 drew her biggest audience to date.
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Sky Atlantic to air The Pacific
Sky Atlantic has announced that it will broadcast HBO’s multi Emmy Award-winning series The Pacific later this year.
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Bubble TV wins HIT Entertainment post deal
Bubble TV will complete full sound and video post production on Hit Entertainment’s new 52 x 12-minute series Mike The Knight.
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Horse & Country saddles US deal
Horse & Country TV has launched a branded block of programming on US cable and satellite channel HRTV.
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Carluccio and Contaldo to front BBC2 cookery show
Two “godfathers of Italian cooking” are fronting a new series for BBC2, made by Jamie Oliver’s indie.
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BBC4 makes a Killing
SATURDAY: Danish crime thriller The Killing closed the case with its biggest audience figures of the series for BBC4.
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Dancing on Ice finale draws 8.8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice concluded with the lowest-rated finale in the show’s history - as a new Formula One season raced away with a staggering 51% share earlier in the day.
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Undercover Boss US to return
A US version of Undercover Boss, made by Studio Lambert, is to return for a third season on the CBS network.
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Wise Buddah to produce Nemone on 6 Music
Radio indie Wise Buddah Manchester has won a pitch to produce BBC 6Music’s Weekend Breakfast Show with Nemone.
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BBC1 reorders two Saturday night shows
BBC1 has recommissioned two Saturday night formats, both of which will be recorded at the broadcaster’s Glasgow Pacific Quay studios later this year.