All Broadcast articles in 12 August 2011 – Page 3
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Vinten Radamec to launch Fusion unit at IBC
Vinten Radamec is launching its Fusion FHR-35 pan and tilt head at this year’s IBC trade show.
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NewsOnyx invests in JVC kit
Live events and audio visual hire company Onyx Presentations has bought six JVC GY-HM790 HD camera fibre channels as part of its investment in HD technology.
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NewsITVS inks development deal with Bienstock Young Media
ITV Studios America has signed a first look development deal with two of the creative forces behind US shows The Apprentice and Survivor.
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Behind The ScenesHarry's Arctic Heroes, BBC1
A 160-mile trek, -36°C and just dried rations to survive on? What these four amputee ex-soldiers achieved was inspirational, says Alexis Girardet.
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FeaturesHow C4’s diversity drive is playing out
Channel 4 has made a public pledge to fund ideas from small indies, and Jay Hunt has spearheaded a national hunt for new blood. Balihar Khalsa meets Hunt and the Alpha Fund team.
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FeaturesCharlie's Angels, ABC (US)
Broadcast welcomes back a classic ’70s series as it gets picked up in the UK by Channel 4.
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CommentSeeking profit across the pond
US producers aim to take a leaf out of UK book, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentVillage SOS / Timothy Spall Back At Sea / Ronnie Corbett’s Comedy Britain
Editor Sam White and director Tomas Leach on rural reality, sea Spall and Brit comedy.
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CommentThe Open University is now open for business
Public engagement is crucial - and TV means more than the BBC, says Caroline Ogilvie.
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CommentOff Cuts: Gordon's the man for CNN
CNN America was quick with the scoop on Monday night, announcing the prime minister’s delayed decision to return home from his holiday to address the unrest in London and beyond.
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FeaturesYouTube: opportunity or hindrance?
Ahead of chief executive Eric Schmidt’s MacTaggart Lecture at Edinburgh, Alex Farber examines the TV industry’s evolving relationship with Google and its video site YouTube.
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NewsE4 plans to fill 1,000-hour Friends gap
E4 will attempt to be “creative and competitive” at 8pm by playing films, US comedies and UK-originated comedy when it loses Friends in September.
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NewsITV1 suffers ratings drought
ITV1 is enduring one its worst summers on record after some of its new entertainment formats underperformed.
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NewsSpooks to end after series 10
Kudos Film and Television is confident of discovering a fresh raft of returning series after calling time on Spooks this autumn after 10 series and 86 episodes.
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NewsC4 to open Bank Of Dave with Glasgow’s Finestripe
Self-made millionaire David Fishwick will attempt to set up a bank and prove he can do a better job than the established high-street names in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsRenegade asks ITV house-hunters to Drive To Buy
ITV1 is to pit house-hunters against each other on a touring bus as part of a raft of new daytime commissions.
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NewsBBC Daytime orders WWII docs
BBC Daytime has ordered two factual formats commemorating Britain’s war efforts, for BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsBBCW to remake Week Women Went for US
A BBC social experiment that takes all the women out of a community to see how the men cope without them is being adapted for audiences in the US.