All Broadcast articles in 14 March 2013 – Page 2
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NewsFremantleMedia eyes Danger Mouse reboot
Classic cartoon Danger Mouse is set for a return to TV after FremantleMedia has begun eyeing a reboot, following CITV’s Old Skool retro weekend.
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NewsVimeo activates pay-per-access
Professional video-sharing service Vimeo is to allow content creators to charge visitors for accessing their work.
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NewsFether to leave Zodiak after 16 years
Joely Fether is to leave super-indie Zodiak Media after 16 years, prompting group chief executive David Frank to take direct responsibility for its UK-based producers.
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CommentTV Critics: MasterChef; Heading Out; Planet Ant; Bluestone 42; Whale Adventure
“With every new run, its menu offers enough novelty to keep us interested.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsMasterchef dishes up 4m
The return of Masterchef dished up 4.2m viewers for BBC1, as the cookery competition’s launch audience fell for the second successive year.
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NewsSteve Gowans and Andrew O'Connell depart C5
Long-standing Channel 5 commissioners Steve Gowans and Andrew O’Connell are to leave the broadcaster as part of the first set of changes from the recently installed director of programmes Ben Frow.
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NewsChannel 4 to hatch live Easter programming
Channel 4 is marking Easter with a natural history event that will see a variety of eggs hatch live on air.
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NewsC4 strengthens cross-genre disability commitment
Channel 4 has strengthened its commitment to changing the portrayal of disability on TV through a raft of programming.
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NewsCineflix hires Lat Am sales chief
British distributor Cineflix Rights has hired former BBC Worldwide executive Christopher Gordon as director of sales in Latin America.
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NewsMan v Food star to front NBC series
US network NBC has ordered Food Fighters, a new cooking series fronted by Man v Food host Adam Richman from Ben Silverman’s Electus.
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NewsAdam MacDonald to head Sky 1
A+E Networks UK’s vice president Adam MacDonald has been poached to run Sky 1, after Liam Keelan turned down the role to join BBC Worldwide.
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NewsDoctor Who exec producer Skinner steps down
Executive producer Caroline Skinner is leaving Doctor Who to return to BBC Drama Productions in London.
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NewsFresh Meat film in the works
Channel 4 sitcom Fresh Meat is set to be adapted for the big screen, according to co-creator Sam Bain.
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CommentThe arts still have a place on TV
There seems no rationale for the arts being elbowed to one side
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The Broadcast InterviewBarney Francis, Sky Sports
Sky Sports’ managing director Barney Francis talks to Chris Curtis about drawing on experience in the face of competition from BT Sport, identifying talent and the future of distribution
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CommentC4: trust your producers and we’ll make great TV
Unless indies are left to innovate, its audience will end up migrating
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FeaturesGame on for Ultra-HD
With barriers to production beginning to be overcome, the 2014 World Cup final in Rio could be the first major event captured in 4K.
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CommentAnd Finally: Alice Levine; Radio 1 DJ
The Radio 1 host on avacado, Square Eyes and Ben Affleck - but only with a beard.