All Broadcast articles in 14 November 2008
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NewsOfcom may investigate Laura's X Factor eviction
Ofcom is deciding if it will investigate voting procedures for ITV's X Factor after more than 43,000 people signed a petition to reinstate eliminated contestant Laura White.
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NewsNUJ calls off ITV regions strike ballot
The National Union of Journalists has called off its strike ballot in ITV Regional news after a new voluntary redundancy deal was reached with the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsBBC in talks with Google
The BBC is looking at ways that it can work with Google, potentially positioning it as the most powerful media partnership in the UK.
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NewsBrand and Ross up for comedy awards
Comedian Russell Brand and presenter Jonathan Ross have each been nominated for a British Comedy Award, despite public furore over their lewd phone calls to Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs.
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NewsRed unveils customizable video/stills cameras
Red Digital Cinema has conjured up a range of configurable professional cameras that shoot both video and still images, can capture resolutions of up to 28k and also work in stereo 3D.
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CommentBlog: The Bill in Germany
This week's episodes of The Bill saw Sun Hill's finest decamp to Germany - an ambitious co-production that took producers to Berlin. Here, producer Kevin Rundle goes over the particulars in a piece that was two years in the making.
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NewsGreen Week: Leopard goes green
Video: It's not easy being green, but Leopard Films chief executive James Burstall has spoken to Broadcastnow about how the indie is working to become more eco-friendly.
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NewsSky ratings boosted by return to Virgin
The return of Sky 1 to the Virgin Media platform gave a sizeable boost the entertainment channel with the audience for Noel's Are You Smarter Than a Ten Year Old? rising by a massive 86%.
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NewsYouTube's Walker joins myvideorights board
YouTube's partnerships director Patrick Walker is to fight online copyright issues after being appointed to the board of myvideorights.com.
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NewsKorean film triumphs at Rory Peck awards
Winners of the Rory Peck awards were announced last night and included Korea's Jung In Taek and Han Yong Ho who picked up the Impact Award for their film Korea: Out of the North.
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NewsYouth prefer Antiques to Britannia High
BBC1's Antiques Roadshow proved to be more popular with younger viewers last Sunday than ITV1's Britannia High - a show actively aimed at the age group.
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NewsBBC1's Apparitions draw 4.6m
BBC1's new drama Apparitions made a steady, if uninspiring, start at 9pm last night with 4.6m viewers (20.6% share), enough to win the slot.
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NewsTV Critics 13 November ‘08
“What the hell was this about?” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsC4 legal boss quits
Channel 4's controller of legal and compliance Jan Tomalin, who fought for the broadcast of the most controversial shows in the channel's history, is to stand down after 20 years.
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NewsR2 confirms Ross' return
The BBC has named the date for Jonathan Ross' return - before publishing the findings of its Sachsgate review.
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NewsExtra job losses loom at BBC
The BBC is facing the prospect of a new round of job losses, on top of the hard-hitting cuts already tabled under the Fewer, Bigger, Better plans.