All Broadcast articles in 13 January 2012 – Page 3
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NewsChile to remake ITV's Secret Diary
ITV drama Secret Diary of a Call Girl, starring Billie Piper, is to remade for audiences in Latin America.
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RatingsEdwin Drood debuts with 3m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Charles Dickens adaptation The Mystery of Edwin Drood got off to a strong start - while ITV1’s latest high-concept gameshow The Exit List faltered.
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Comment11 Jan '12
“It has room for a briskness and understatement that is all too often lacking in television versions.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsCurrent TV set for closure following Sky switch-off
Current TV, the Al Gore-backed factual channel, looks set to cease broadcasting in the UK following a decision from Sky to remove it from its line-up of pay channels.
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BBCW appoints Oz channels boss
BBC Worldwide has appointed Deirdre Brennan to oversee the growth of its channels in Australia.
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Henry Normal to speak at equality event
CBeebies Cerrie Burnell, Baby Cow’s Henry Normal, Floella Benjamin and John Stapleton are among the panellists at a free Pact/pan-industry event looking at the impact of the Equality Act one year on.
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NewsBBCW exec joins ITV marketing team
ITV has completed its senior marketing team with the appointment of three directors from BBC Worldwide, The Times and Sainsbury’s.
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NewsBBC1 orders War of the Roses drama
BBC1 will air 24 new dramas in 2012 after adding three literary adaptations, a trucking series and a special from the makers of The Gruffalo to its winter slate.
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NewsVES nominations announced
The Visual Effects Society (VES) has announced the nominees for its annual awards, with The Mill, Prime Focus, Jellyfish Pictures and BlueBolt among the UK firms to be included in the shortlist.
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NewsVictoria Wood writing new BBC drama
Victoria Wood is penning a 90-minute film for BBC1 following her commercial and critical success with biopic Eric and Ernie.
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NewsC4 News names new reporters
Channel 4 News has appointed science reporter Asha Tanna and Fatima Maji and Ciaran Jenkins as reporters - completing the on screen recruitment to the programme.
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NewsC4 planning repeats channel
Channel 4 looks set to launch a new station that would show the last seven days most popular programmes.
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CommentOff Cuts: Sky’s 3D money shot
A UK first this weekend as Television X debuts, you guessed it, 3D porn.
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The Broadcast InterviewJay Hunt, Channel 4
After the off-screen drama of 2011, Channel 4 has ‘got its balls back’, according to its chief creative officer. Now it wants to get people talking.
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CommentWhat is Channel 4 actually for?
Channel has become conservative and risk-averse, says Barry McFlynn.
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CommentNew year’s resolution will be finding a fresh angle
Partnerships must underpin continuing success in factual, says Mark Reynolds.
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CommentTime to redraw animation strategy
Investor incentives must be a priority to keep the UK best in class, says Edward Glauser.
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FeaturesTips: the art of the interview
Bridget Osborne of the BBC Academy asks some of British TV and radio’s most seasoned interviewers how they get the most out of their guests.