All Broadcast articles in 12 October 2012
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NewsDeal Or No Deal moves to Bottle Yard
The Bottle Yard is gearing up to host C4 game show Deal Or No Deal, with BBC Studios and Production helping to kit out the Bristol facility with its most extensive TV production set-up to date.
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NewsWTS Broadcast hires trio
WTS Broadcast has recruited three new staff, with Duncan Payne joining the equipment supplier as sales manager.
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NewsArri launches XT range of Alexas
Arri has refreshed its Alexa camera lineup with the launch of an XT range of devices.
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RatingsHomeland struggles against Downton Abbey
Homeland pulled in its second lowest audience on record against the might of Downton Abbey, as The X Factor reclaimed its entertainment crown.
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RatingsStrictly triumphs over X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing easily came out on top in the battle of the Saturday entertainment shows as The X Factor was down more than a million year-on-year.
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NewsBBC to launch two reviews into Savile allegations
The BBC is to hold two independent reviews into the Jimmy Savile allegations: first into management’s handling of the shelved Newsnight investigation, and second into the culture of the BBC both at the time and now.
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NewsBBC faces Savile legal action
A number of women abused by Jimmy Savile on BBC premises are preparing to launch legal action against the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 axes T4 brand after 14 years
Channel 4 is dropping the T4 brand after 14 years as it begins the search for a Friday night music show to refresh its youth programming.
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NewsClare Balding lands Radio 2 show
Clare Balding, the presenter whose popularity soarded during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been handed her first radio show – a weekly faith programme on BBC Radio 2.
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RatingsPlane Crash ratings soar
Channel 4’s ambitious The Plane Crash landed with enough viewers to become the most watched show on air over a 15 minute window as it climbed to a 3.5m peak.
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FeaturesRevival puts Dave in orbit
Appropriately in the week the Voyager space ship left our solar system, Red Dwarf returned, crashing UKTV’s website, while Captain Kremmen’s alter-ego was remembered in a BBC4 biopic.
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NewsTidy time for MTV’s Valleys
Perhaps the most famous of all Welsh poet and drinker Dylan Thomas’ works is Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, with its epic exhortation to “rage, rage against the dying of the light”.
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NewsViewers check out of Hotel GB
In my day, every self-respecting student had a poster of Karl Marx on their wall, usually next to that photograph of a ‘Parisian kiss’ by Paul Doisneau.
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NewsSaturday duel is back on
ITV1’s X Factor takes first round against BBC1’s Strictly as the annual PR battle gets under way
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NewsMcGuinness fronts C4 TV Burp-style show
Take Me Out Host Paddy McGuinness will be the new host of a TV Burp style show for Channel 4.
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NewsPioneer plans scripted move
Factual indie Pioneer Productions has announced a round of senior staff promotions designed to help expand its output and base of broadcasters.
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NewsFast Train heads north to MediaCityUK
BBC Academy, Creative Skillset and ITV will take part in the first Fast Train North event in November being held at MediaCityUK.
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CommentTV Critics: The Plane Crash; Hunted; Coronation Street
“Extraordinary television – mesmerising and terrifying.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsAdam Buxton returns to 6 Music
Adam Buxton is poised to return to BBC 6 Music with a new broadcasting partner for a special run of shows.