All Broadcast articles in 11 February 2011
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News
Top Teks launches hire services
Broadcast equipment reseller Top Teks has launched a contract hire programme for memory cards and cameras.
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BBC Worldwide hires execs to drive digital conversion
BBC Worldwide has appointed two new directors as part of its strategy to become a “completely digital” business.
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Manchester broadcast conference unveiled
BVE: A new event in the broadcast calendar was announced today with the launch of BVE North.
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C5 unveils first slate under Desmond
Dave Berry is to host a Channel 5 music entertainment show and Fresh One will make a spin-off of The Hotel Inspector as part of a raft of new programming from the channel.
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Wild Rover BBC1 quizshow set for US remake
Wild Rover’s forthcoming BBC1 quizshow Secret Fortune looks set for a US remake after Nigel Lythgoe picked up the rights.
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Ratings
Week of drama ins and outs
As DCI Barnaby retired and Silent Witness wrapped up, Marchlands came on stage
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Gypsies dominate - again
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is on the brink of a ratings landmark for Channel 4.
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Miriam O'Reilly in talks over BBC daytime role
Axed BBC presenter Miriam O’Reilly could return as a daytime TV host for the corporation.
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BBC cuts Top Gear Mexico jokes for US
Scenes in which Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May poked fun at Mexicans will be cut before the show is broadcast in the United States next week.
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Comment
Julie Walters calls for more drama funding
Julie Walters in conversation at the BFI this week was not only a showcase of the range of her work over the last 30 years, but also a celebration of creativity in British drama and comedy television, writes Balihar Khalsa.
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Downton debuts on ITV3 to 456,500
Period drama Downton Abbey made its multichannel debut on ITV3 to an audience of 456,500 viewers (1.80% share).
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Comment
10 Feb '11
“It was full of wonders, and landscapes that seem to have come straight off a set designer’s drawing pad.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Ratings
England victory nets 8m peak
WEDNESDAY: The England football team’s victory over Denmark netted a peak audience of more than 8m viewers for ITV1.
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Features
A History of Ancient Britain
To take people into a remote and alien world with a lightly magical and otherworldly mood.
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Procam buys Sony F3s
Procam Television expects to take delivery of the UK’s first batch of Sony PMW-F3s (pictured) next week. The London-based hire firm said it would invest around £250,000 in the cameras, lenses and support equipment. Sony hopes the F3 will boost its share of the costconscious market.
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Loft opens US base for 3D work
London facility Loft has opened a base in Los Angeles in a bid to snare some of the US market for 2D to 3D conversion.
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Features
Canon XA10 AVCHD
The first model in Canon’s XA-series is an ultra-compact, file-based camcorder.
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Sohonet hires Williams
Network firm Sohonet has appointed Garry Williams (pictured) to the role of director of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.