All Broadcast articles in 12 December 2008 – Page 5

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    News

    David Davies to oversee sport 'crown jewels' review

    2008-12-10T12:35:56Z

    Former FA executive director David Davies is to head the government review into the major sporting events which must be broadcast on free to air television.

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    Comment

    Blog: Tears on TV

    2008-12-10T11:17:51Z

    Reality shows have always attempted to tug on the heart-strings of viewers, encouraging them to shed a tear. But as factual entertainment increasingly gets in on the act, Lisa W Kelly asks just who we are crying for.

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    News

    EastEnders arrests 10.2m

    2008-12-10T10:40:45Z

    The controversial paedophile storyline in EastEnders came to a head last night, bringing 10.2m viewers to the soap on BBC1 at 7.30pm.

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    News

    DCD sells Haunted Homes

    2008-12-10T10:27:39Z

    DCD Rights has sold Haunted Homes to NBC Universal Global Network's UK lifestyle channel Diva TV and to Fine Living Network in the US.

  • people_bruce_forsyth
    News

    Five devotes night to Bruce Forsyth

    2008-12-10T10:18:17Z

    Five is to devote a night to entertainment veteran Bruce Forsyth as part of its seasonal schedule.

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    News

    BSkyB hints at Tiscali broadband bid

    2008-12-10T09:59:00Z

    BSkyB's chief financial officer Andrew Griffith has hinted that a bid for Tiscali UK's broadband operations could be in the offing.

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    News

    Sky under fire over plans to show assisted suicide

    2008-12-10T09:51:18Z

    The decision by Sky Real Lives to broadcast the moment a terminally ill man takes his own life through an assisted suicide has been strongly-criticised by anti-euthanasia campaigners.

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    News

    Viewer 'disgust' over C4 daytime sex series

    2008-12-10T09:38:06Z

    Channel 4 has received 100 complaints over the daytime scheduling of a sex-themed series of educational show KNTV.

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    News

    TV Critics 10 December ‘08

    2008-12-10T09:34:19Z

    “It is The Hotel Inspector, crossed with Save Lullingstone Castle, and a dash of Brideshead Revisited.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

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    News

    C4: Most complained about shows in Nov 08

    2008-12-10T09:28:42Z

    The 10 shows on Channel 4 in November that received the most amount of complaints from viewers.

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    News

    C4: Most praised shows in Nov 08

    2008-12-10T09:24:45Z

    The shows on Channel 4 in November that received the most amount of praise from viewers.

  • News

    Woolcocks joins IPV

    2008-12-09T15:15:50Z

    IPV has appointed Patrick Woolcocks as its new business development manager.

  • Mini Jammer
    News

    Rycote launches ‘shock wig' windshields

    2008-12-09T15:07:25Z

    Rycote has added new models to its range of Mini Windjammer miniature windshields.

  • Polecam dumbell
    News

    Polecam plans BVE debuts

    2008-12-09T15:02:56Z

    Four new mobile production tools from Polecam will make their UK debut at Broadcast Video Expo next year.

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    News

    Front Porch reveals DIVAsolo

    2008-12-09T14:53:26Z

    Content storage management company Front Porch Digital has launched an all-in-one technology application for migrating content from legacy videotape to high-density data tape.

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    News

    Megahertz adds Stopford

    2008-12-09T14:48:12Z

    Omnibus Systems vice president of sales Robert Stopford has joined systems integrator Megahertz Broadcast Systems as director of sales.

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    News

    Peter Salmon named BBC DG of the North

    2008-12-09T14:44:42Z

    BBC Vision's chief creative officer Peter Salmon is to lead the biggest staff move in the history of the BBC as its first “director general of the North”.

  • Pro motion hire
    News

    Pro Motion Hire heads for Waterloo

    2008-12-09T14:23:54Z

    Broadcast equipment rental company Pro Motion Hire has relocated its London office to a larger, purpose-fitted facility just south of the river in Waterloo.

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    News

    Blue helps to bring back the 60s

    2008-12-09T14:17:01Z

    The telecine and restoration team at Blue post production is transferring more than a hundred hours of unseen interviews from the 1960s for a new BFI online research tool to be launched next year.

  • Magnolia On-air
    News

    Magnolia unveils web re-purposing tool

    2008-12-09T14:11:22Z

    Magnolia has launched a new Java-based, open source content management system that allows broadcasters to manage and serve their content over the Internet.