All Broadcast articles in 13 April 2012 – Page 4
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News
Cheers returning to UK
Classic sitcom Cheers is to return to the UK on CBS Drama following a deal with CBS Studios International.
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McOwen Wilson to select partners for YouTube channel push
Former ITV director of online Ben McOwen Wilson has been charged with heading up YouTube’s original channels push in the UK.
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Campaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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TOWIE dispute to hinge on breach of confidence claim
The TOWIE legal dispute between the trio of Brian Belo, Sassy Films and Massive TV, and Lime Pictures and ITV, looks set to focus on a claim of breach of confidence.
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Comment
Tearing down the boundaries
New generation of hybrid genres provides opportunities – and threats.
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Behind The Scenes
Bloody Tales of the Tower, Nat Geo Channel
Comparisons with terrorists, chavs and tabloid culture gave our history series the contemporary, sexy edge we were after, says Glyn Middleton.
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Comment
The best job I never had
DG is up for grabs, but what else is out there, asks Steven D Wright.
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BBC’s Bucknole joins Disney
BBC Children’s head of scheduling Louise Bucknole is returning to Disney UK to replace Jonathan Boseley as director of programming.
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FOI request reveals BBC gender pay gap
The BBC employs nearly twice as many men as women in its most senior roles, and pays them an average salary 10% higher than their female counterparts, new figures have revealed.
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BBC takes close look at science
The BBC is to use state-of-the-art microscopes to offer viewers a unique perspective on the British countryside, in one of a raft of high-profile science programmes for later this year.
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Thornton back for BBC comedy role
Comedy Central commissioner Pete Thornton is returning to the BBC after three years at the pay-TV channel.
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Twofour sends Cumming on Sky Atlantic city tour
Twofour’s latest travelogue is an eight-part series for Sky Atlantic in which actor Alan Cumming visits the UK’s most influential cities.
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Argonon and Spun Gold fail to seal deal
An £8m acquisition of Alan Titchmarsh Show producer Spun Gold TV by Argonon has collapsed at the eleventh hour.
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Comment
Digital comes of age at the Bafta TV Craft Awards
The volume and quality of multichannel entries is good for TV, says Andrew Newman.
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C4 to revitalise listings and drive convergence
Channel 4 is planning to enhance its online TV listings by turning them into a second-screen tool for viewers.
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BBC gearing up for UK’s first scripted 3D project
The BBC is developing British TV’s first 3D comedy drama as part of a two-year trial across multiple genres.
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Features
The blossoming of 3D
From 2D conversions to nature documentaries, 3D filming and post techniques are changing fast.
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Hartswood makes single mother sitcom for BBC1
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films is to make a BBC1 family sitcom about the complex life of a single mother.
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ITV1 plots playalong gameshow Revolution
Details of ITV1 gameshow pilot Revolution have emerged that suggest it could be the broadcaster’s most ambitious attempt at an interactive gameshow to date.
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Sky acquires licence to kill in 007 switch
ITV is set to be shaken and stirred by the loss of the James Bond film franchise for the first time in more than 35 years.