All Broadcast articles in 12 November 2010 – Page 5
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CommentTaking Edwardian Farm to the next level
Exec producer David Upshal explains about how new BBC2 series Edwardian Farm went beyond its Victorian predecessor.
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NewsBBC launches diversity consultation
The BBC has launched an independent consultation into its diversity strategy to help shape future policy.
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NewsBBC Wales director Menna Richards to step down
Menna Richards, the BBC Wales director who led a “creative transformation” in the nation, is to leave the corporation next February after more than 10 years at the helm.
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RatingsThe Zoo claws in 3.4m
TUESDAY: ITV’s new documentary series on London Zoo failed to win the lion’s share of the audience.
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NewsBT Vision moves into 3D
BT Vision is to start providing subscribers with 3D content from later this month following deals with film studios NBC Universal and Vertigo.
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NewsStudio Lambert to produce Betty formats in US
Studio Lambert, the indie behind Undercover Boss, has signed a partnership deal with Freaky Eaters producer Betty to adapt its formats in the US.
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NewsQuiz show couple allowed back after Dr Who confusion
A couple who lost £325,000 on The Million Pound Drop have been told they can return to the Channel 4 show following confusion over a Doctor Who question.
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NewsOfcom told to improve performance
Ofcom must improve its handling of consumer switching, silent calls and broadband speeds, according to a report into the communications regulator’s performance.
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NewsDominic West to star in BBC2 period newsroom drama
Dominic West is to star in a new drama which could be the BBC’s equivalent to US TV hit Mad Men.
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NewsLabour attacks World Service funding
Television licence fee payers should not have to pay for BBC World Service programmes they cannot receive, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.
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NewsPresenter axed for not being "young or pretty" enough
A female BBC presenter was told she was not “young” or “pretty” enough to appear on the Countryfile programme when it moved to a primetime slot, a tribunal has heard.
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NewsSherlock scores five RTS Craft nods
BBC1 drama Sherlock has picked up five nominations in this year’s RTS Craft and Design Awards.
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NewsWalking Dead to rise again
US zombie drama The Walking Dead, which debuted in the UK last week, has been renewed for a second season.
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CommentHow to get investment outside Europe
Billy Macqueen shares his experience of securing production investment from outside of Europe and explains why he is optimistic about the future of UK kids TV.
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RatingsDuckworth’s death draws 11.6m
MONDAY: Jack Duckworth’s emotional reunion with late wife Vera in his dying moments helped Coronation Street reach one of its highest audiences of the year.
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NewsWarner Bros invests £100m in Leavesden
Warner Bros has bought Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire, meaning a boost for the British film industry and improved facilities for TV production by the Hollywood studio in the UK.
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NewsWelsh viewers back S4C
Welsh broadcaster S4C has received a tentative thumbs-up from the viewing public, with a slim majority of people agreeing there is a need for a national language channel.
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NewsC4's Britdoc calls for nature pitches
The Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation is teaming with the National Trust to back a documentary examining humans’ current relationship with nature.
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NewsC4 orders more Supersize vs Superskinny
Channel 4 has ordered a new series of Supersize vs Superskinny for broadcast early next year.