All Broadcast articles in 15 July 2011 – Page 3
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NewsWorld Service loses 14m viewers
Government cuts have led the World Service to lose 14 million viewers over the past 12 months, the BBC has claimed.
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NewsSky chiefs move to reassure staff
Sky’s chief executive Jeremy Darroch and head of Sky News John Ryley have both written to reassure their staff following the torrent of speculation about the future ownership of the businesses.
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NewsDCMS select committee to call Rupert Murdoch
The DCMS select committee has called Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks to give evidence to it next Tuesday.
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NewsHave your say: Broadcast launches technology survey
Broadcast is inviting readers to take part in a new technology survey aimed at pin pointing technology trends and purchasing behaviours across all sectors of the TV industry - with the chance to win £100 of iTunes vouchers.
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NewsBBC facing strikes this Friday
This Friday could see journalists at the BBC walk out over compulsory redundancies at the World Service.
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RatingsBBC2 dominates ITV1 with Night Watch
TUESDAY: ITV1 took a beating from BBC2 throughout the evening with a line-up that included wartime drama The Night Watch and an appearance by Hugh Grant on Newsnight.
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NewsCorrie gets online spin-off
Coronation Street will shift location from Manchester to London for an online spin-off of the long-running soap.
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Video: X Factor US trailer
The first look at the US adaptation of The X Factor shows judge Simon Cowell apparently turning a new leaf.
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VideoVideo: Dallas trailer
US cable network TNT has offered viewers a preview of Dallas, the Texan tycoons drama that returns to screens next year after more than 20 years.
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Comment13 July '11
“The emotion of the relationships was necessarily squeezed towards melodrama.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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ITV1 claims top Freesat Award
ITV1, CBBC, E4 and Al Jazeera were among a range of broadcasters to pick up an award at last night’s Freesat Awards.
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NewsC4 to offer news app for free
Channel 4 News has revealed its first mobile app will be made available free of charge.
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NewsLevy named Sky news gathering boss
Sky News has promoted Jonathan Levy, the former head of its political unit, to head of news gathering.
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NewsBroadcasters join forces for comedy event
A cross industry Comedy Conference in Salford is being launched for this autumn, with the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Sky joining forces to create the one-day event.
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NewsDigital Domain to launch UK VFX and 3D post facility
California-based VFX company Digital Domain has partnered with India’s Reliance MediaWorks to launch VFX and stereo 3D post production studios in London and Mumbai.
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NewsCameras roll on Tony Marchant’s CBBC drama
Production has begun on the first children’s drama from Tony Marchant, the writer behind The Mark of Cain and Garrow’s Law.
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NewsITV1 and BBC1 order phone hacking docs
ITV1 and BBC1 have ordered fast turnaround specials on the phone hacking scandal for their current affairs strands Tonight and Panorama.
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Spalding to leave in FremantleMedia restructure
FremantleMedia is to restructure its Europe and Asia Pacific businesses that will see regional chief executive Simon Spalding leave the company.
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NewsCameron: News Corp should walk away from Sky bid
News Corp should focus on “clearing up the mess and getting their house in order” rather than concentrating on its takeover bid for BSkyB, David Cameron said today.
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NewsNews Corp withdraws Sky bid
News Corp has withdrawn its bid to take full ownership of BSkyB after a week of intense pressure from across the political spectrum.