All Broadcast articles in 11 February 2011
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NewsTV debates 'influenced youth votes'
The televised questioning of the leaders of the three mainstream political parties in the lead-up to the last general election influenced younger voters slightly more than older ones, according to university research.
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NewsCoogan attacks Top Gear's 'casual racism'
Comedian Steve Coogan has accused Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May of “casual racism” for their on-screen comments about Mexico.
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RatingsEngland victory tackles 8m peak
FRIDAY: England’s Six Nations victory over Wales lined up a peak of more than 8m viewers.
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NewsWest Park founder departs in DCD shake-up
The founder of West Park Pictures is stepping down after 10 years, as part of a number of changes throughout DCD Media’s newly-formed factual division.
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RatingsMatch of the Day scores high
SATURDAY: Match of the Day scored its best ratings in more than four years with highlights from a blistering day of Premier League action.
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RatingsBoardwalk Empire continues decline
SATURDAY: Sky Atlantic’s flagship epic crime drama Boardwalk Empire continued to shed viewers, with Saturday’s episode dropping 191,000 on the series debut.
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NewsO'Leary wades into Question Time row
Presenter Dermot O’Leary has stepped into a row about BBC1’s Question Time, dismissing plans to relocate the show to Glasgow as “a joke”.
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RatingsThe Promise launches with 1.7m
SUNDAY: The first part of The Promise Channel 4’s new drama was watched by 1.7 million viewers (7.2% share) at 9pm last night, maintaining the broadcaster’s usual Sunday late-night audience.
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RatingsHawaii Five-O debuts to 717,000
SUNDAY: The UK premiere of the remake of 1960s US drama Hawaii Five-O was a hit with Sky 1 viewers last night, with the first episode almost tripling the audience for the slot average.
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NewsIndustry backs advanced apprenticeship scheme
Broadcasters and indies indies have joined forces with Skillset to launch an advanced apprenticeship in creative and digital media.
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Ofcom raps Sky over EA promo
Sky Sports has come under fire from Ofcom for promoting computer game developer Electronic Arts during the Everton versus Manchester Utd game last September.
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CommentPatrolling paradise
Six months in the Caribbean proved anything but plain sailing for director/producer Chris Terrill, who endured six months at sea to hunt for drug smugglers for Channel 5.
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NewsFive* and 5USA rebrand unveiled
Channel 5 has unveiled its new branding following its overhaul of digital channels Fiver as 5* (Five Star) and Five USA as 5USA.
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NewsDerren Brown psychic complaint dismissed
Ofcom has rejected psychic medium Joe Power’s complaints of unfair treatment in the production of a Derren Brown programme for Channel 4.
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NewsFree Agents US pilot ordered
An American pilot of Channel 4 comedy, Free Agents, made by Big Talk has been commissioned by NBC.
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NewsRoss: Sachsgate could have been avoided
Jonathan Ross has backed up Russell Brand’s claim that neither of the performers wanted the infamous ‘Sachsgate’ phone call to be aired on Radio 2.
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NewsFord questions BBC's 'charming dinosuars'
Former BBC newsreader Anna Ford has reignited the debate about ageism at the BBC - branding David Dimbleby a “charming dinosaur”.
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NewsITV raps Jason Gardiner over Dancing on Ice spat
Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner has been censured by ITV after his on air spat with head coach Karen Barber drew around 2,000 complaints.