All Broadcast articles in 14 January 2011 – Page 5
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NewsLatham wins promotion
Teleprompting company Autoscript has promoted Charlotte Latham to international sales and client liaison manager.
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FeaturesLouie Spence's Showbusiness
Full post on 13 episodes of the follow-up to Pineapple Dance Studios
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NewsBBC approves Canon cameras
Canon’s XF305 and XF300 HD camcorders have been added to the BBC’s list of approved HD cameras, allowing them to be used to produce shows for the broadcaster’s HD channels.
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NewsWorld Cup 2018 controversy
The BBC and ITV were set to join forces to battle a secret government decision that could have handed Sky the chance to air the 2018 World Cup.
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NewsO’Reilly fallout hits home
Miriam O’Reilly’s tribunal victory over the BBC has divided the industry - but whether in favour of the ruling or against it, the consensus is that it will have significant repercussions.
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NewsMaverick and C4 to reveal unseen extras
Maverick Television is developing an online video platform for Channel 4 that will give viewers access to hundreds of hours of a show’s unused footage.
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NewsCohen commissions raft of drama series for BBC1
A new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations and a “blue-collar” series about prisoners’ wives are among a broad first raft of drama commissions by Danny Cohen for BBC1.
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NewsCelebs centre stage in ITV factual orders
Bill Bailey is to track baboons in South Africa and Ronnie Corbett will embark on a tour of Britain as part of a raft of celebrity-led factual commissions for ITV1.
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NewsC4 to stage WWII battle in Blitz Street follow-up
Channel 4 is to stage a battle between Allied and German tanks as part of an ambitious follow-up to war-time doc Blitz Street.
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NewsBBC multiplatform rejig enters the next stage
BBC Vision is on the brink of finalising the second stage of its multiplatform shake-up after creating separate Knowledge & Learning and TV & iPlayer divisions.
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NewsRunning Bare reunites Noel with BB’s Edgar-Jones
John Noel’s indie Running Bare Pictures has hired former Big Brother exec producer Phil Edgar-Jones as creative director ahead of the launch of new series for BBC3 and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC1 and BBC2 both eyeing new series of Miranda
BBC1 and BBC2 are both vying to air the third series of sitcom Miranda, which has just been ordered.
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NewsChristopher Lunn wins High Court hearing
Christopher Lunn & Company has been granted a two day High Court hearing as it fights to overturn HM Revenue & Customs’ decision to effectively blacklist the firm.
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NewsLack of drama funding is stretching crews to limit, says Eve
Working conditions for UK drama production crews are close to breaking point, according to actor and executive producer Trevor Eve.
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NewsYesterday on hunt for shows to fill Sixties Season
UKTV’s Yesterday wants to follow the success of its Spirit Of 1940s season with a raft of programming dedicated to the 1960s.
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NewsAll3 sells drama to French and Iranian broadcasters
All3Media International has secured a multimillion-pound drama deal with French public broadcaster France 3 and has also sold Midsomer Murders into Iran.
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NewsTarget and Nick in multi-region Fifi agreement
Target Entertainment has inked a multi-region broadcast deal with Nickelodeon for pre-school series Fifi and the Flowertots and bolstered its sales team with former Steadfast and Zodiak staff.
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NewsOptomen cook up Fat Ladies deal
Optomen International has cooked up more than 50 hours of sales to broadcasters in North America.
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NewsWeinrich leaves Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Studios’ joint managing director of film and television post production has stepped down from his role.
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RatingsMichel Roux serves up 1.64m
WEDNESDAY: Michel Roux Jr’s new BBC2 series on the art of service failed to impress, as Channel 5 beat Channel 4 at 8pm with a Second World War documentary.