All Broadcast articles in 14 October 2011 – Page 4
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NewsScaling back of BBC Birmingham comes under attack
The dramatic scaling back of the BBC’s presence in Birmingham was one of the Delivering Quality First proposals to attract the most ire this week, both inside and outside of the corporation.
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NewsTwofour Arabia wins first order
Twofour Arabia, the Hotel Inspector indie’s Abu Dhabi-based subsidiary, has won its first broadcast commission since setting up last year.
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NewsDyke takes aim at Hunt's local TV plans
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has led a stinging attack on a key element of Jeremy Hunt’s local TV vision.
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NewsMinnow crime doc shows teens caught in the act
BBC3 has ordered a documentary series exploring teen crime and the impact it has on its victims, through footage shot by the perpetrators themselves.
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NewsInquest into the death of C4’s Mulvey to restart
The inquest into the death of former Channel 4 commissioner Sarah Mulvey has been scheduled to take place on 6 December at St Pancras Coroner’s Court.
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NewsBBC and C4 plan WWI seasons
The BBC is planning to commission an “ambitious” season of programmes across a raft of genres to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I, which is still three years from now.
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Twenty Twenty to rekindle lost love for E4
E4 has ordered a non-TX pilot from Twenty Twenty that is a reworked dating format piloted last year for BBC3.
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NewsTake Me Out spin-off for ITV2
ITV2’s next spin-off show will be based on ITV1 Saturday night dating format Take Me Out.
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NewsSarah Millican to host BBC2 comedy show
SoTV has established a Scottish division and won its first order for a BBC2 comedy series fronted by Sarah Millican.
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News360Production to make BBC2 Crusades series
BBC2 has ordered an epic travelogue about the Crusades that will try to give a balanced view of the 11th century war for the Holy Land between the Christians and Muslims.
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NewsMinghella to make Du Maurier classic for ITV1
Doc Martin creator Dominic Minghella is to turn Daphne du Maurier novel The Scapegoat into a single drama for ITV1.
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CommentWhere is the diversity on Loose Women?
In June 2009, when I was working from home, I came across the programme Loose Women. I remember noticing four white women on the panel and wondered ‘why isn’t there black representation?’
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CommentDigital windows are opening
TV is waking up to the value of subscription VoD, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentDQF: let’s cut the crap
BBC report will not be the final word on changes at the broadcaster.
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The Broadcast InterviewPeter Richardson and Nick Smith, The Comic Strip
From their Devon base, Great Western Features has recreated cinema’s golden age on a comedy budget. Robin Parker finds The Comic Strip creative forces enjoying a new lease of life.
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CommentOff Cuts: The clue's in the name
Bad taste or subversion on a day of job cuts? Either way, someone was up to mischief in the run-up to the DQF announcements.
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CommentHoly Flying Circus / Death In Paradise / Find My Past
ITV Studios’ Ross McCarthy and HotCam’s Dan Studley on Pythons, murder and the Dunkirk spirit.
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FeaturesLicensing: battle for the high street
With seemingly every show from TOWIE to Mad Men and Peppa Pig launching branded merchandise, Ann-Marie Corvin finds out what it can do for the brand - and the bottom line.
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CommentBroadcaster caution risks losing the youth audience
Channel heads need to embrace the niche to engage with the young, says James Payne.