All Broadcast articles in 11 November 2011 – Page 6
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NewsC5 axes OK! TV; signs three-year ITN deal
Channel 5’s beleaguered OK! TV is to be axed as the broadcaster hands a three-year news production deal to ITN.
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Leopard USA signs first format deal
Argonon-owned indie Leopard Films USA has secured its first format deal to remake Spanish show The Imposter in the States.
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NewsKaraoke TV app first to charge via Paypal
A connected TV karaoke game is to be the first app in the UK which will allow consumers to pay for content via Paypal.
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NewsStructured reality to get own Bafta category
Reality and constructed factual is to get its own Bafta category category as part of a reworking of the Bafta TV Awards.
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NewsBafta Guru to aid creatives
Bafta has launched a new online resource geared to “inspire minds in film, TV, and games” with industry expertise.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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NewsAlexa gets in-camera support for DNxHD
Arri has revealed plans to offer in-camera support for Avid’s DNxHD codec for its Alexa range of cameras.
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RatingsSusan Boyle profile pulls 5.5m
FRIDAY: Britain’s Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle is still proving a draw for ITV with a new profile delivering nearly 5.5m viewers – while the combo of Ricky Gervais and Johnny Depp gave Graham Norton his biggest audience since January.
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NewsUCL launches Twitter-led improv show
UCL’s School of Communication Arts is producing an improv comedy show where the stand ups will respond to comments made on Twitter as the audience watches.
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RatingsX Factor reclaims top slot
SATURDAY: ITV proved it still has the X Factor reclaiming the top slot from BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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CommentThe future of investigative journalism
Wherever you go nowadays, everyone is terribly worried about the future of investigative journalism, writes Dorothy Byrne.
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NewsRTS reveals Craft and Design Awards shortlist
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the shortlist for its annual Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsMGM first Netflix UK partner
US VoD firm Netflix has signed MGM as its first UK partner - a move that will see the forthcoming Hobbit films offered exclusively in the region through the online rental service.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsX Factor's Frankie Cocozza sparks Ofcom probe
Controversial X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza is giving ITV more to worry about than falling ratings – Ofcom is investigating three separate incidents that may have breached its code.
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NewsRed Planet writing prize returns
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has launched its fourth annual search for new writing talent in partnership with Kudos Film and Television.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.
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NewsShine hires MTV exec for Asia Pacific
Shine Group has hired its first senior vice president of sales and distribution in Asia Pacific, market further expansion in the region.
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NewsOne Show avoids being collared by Ofcom
The One Show has been cleared by Ofcom following complaints from a pets’ manufacturing company.