All Broadcast articles in 12 October 2012 – Page 6
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NewsChimpact game aims to swing TV deal
Mipcom: Children’s game Chimpact could be brought to the small screen following a deal between games creators Yippee! Entertainment and Studio Liddell.
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NewsArrow Media engineering doc first for TCB Media
Mipcom: Arrow Media is making a Group M factual series for Channel 5 that will be the first title to be distributed by Paul Heaney’s new TCB Media Rights.
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NewsRightster buys stake in Charlie Bit My Finger stars
Mipcom: The stars of viral sensation clip Charlie Bit My Finger are to feature in new videos following the acquisition of a stake in talent management business Viral Spiral by online video network Rightster.
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RatingsMonroe suffers second episode dip
Monroe ITV1’s drama about a neurosurgeon shed over 350,000 viewers from last week’s opener, failing to gain ground on BBC1’s New Tricks.
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NewsEmmerdale series producer takes helm at Corrie
Emmerdale series producer Stuart Blackburn will step-up to Coronation Street replacing producer Phil Collinson at the start of 2013.
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NewsCatchphrase returns to ITV1
Mipcom: ITV1 has commissioned a series of the revamped quiz show Catchphrase.
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CommentTV Critics: Wonderland; The Great Train Robbery; Timeshift
“The beauty contests looked so weird they might have belonged to another civilisation altogether.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBBCW ties up with PBS
Mipcom: BBC Worldwide has sealed a double deal to co-produce period dramas The Paradise and The Lady Vanishes with PBS’s Masterpiece.
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NewsYouTube: create content for us, or get left behind
Mipcom: YouTube’s Robert Kyncl claims that its skippable ads are generating the same per-hour ad revenues as US cable networks – and that producers who do not create content for the platform will be left behind.
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RatingsHomeland launches on par with series one
C4’s thriller Homeland returned for its second series to a similar audience as its debut, fending off competition from heavyweight ITV1 drama Downton Abbey.
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NewsZodiak sets aside $50m for US acquisitions
Mipcom: Zodiak Media Group has allocated a $50m war-chest in a bid to supercharge its US operations.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Media Summit 2012 Schedule
Browse the full schedule for the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, running from Oct 9-11.
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NewsZig Zag signs to Sparks Networks
Independent producers alliance Sparks Networks has signed two UK production companies, giving it a foot in the UK format market.
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NewsSideline launches multiplatform comedy indie
Dublin-based Sideline Productions has launched a dedicated comedy production company focussing on multiplatform projects.
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Comment5 Live takes to the stage for Octoberfest
Paul Blakeley outlines BBC 5 Live’s ambitious plans in Sheffield
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NewsBBC Radio launches dedicated site
BBC Radio has been given its own dedicated digital home with the launch of BBC iPlayer Radio and a new app.
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RatingsStrictly peaks with 10m
BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing launched on a par with rival talent show The X Factor this weekend, as the two aired on the same night for the first time this year.
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RatingsHotel GB checks out on series low
Hotel GB checked out with a series low while Strictly Come Dancing held its audience as it entered its dancing phase.
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CommentTV Critics: Homeland; Arena: The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour Revisited
“It’s accomplished American TV, but so far at least, it does not look as if it was necessary to make.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.