All Broadcast articles in 16 November 2007 – Page 2
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NewsBBC apologises for doctored baby footage
The BBC has apologised for adding audio of babies crying to footage of the birth of quintuplets to a Russian woman in Oxford.
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NewsSBC to hear evidence from C4
The Scottish Broadcasting Commission will kick off its review of the Scottish TV industry by hearing evidence from senior Channel 4 executives today (16 November).
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CommentWhy is Sky’s tightening of its EPG rules so sensitive?
Kate Bulkley on why it looks like the EPG shake-up may be as sensitive for Sky as it is for the broadcasters.
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NewsUKTV fact ent chief Ashton to stand down
UKTV director of factual and entertainment Charlotte Ashton will leave her role at the end of the year.
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NewsRadioCentre hails bumper year
The RadioCentre has hailed 2007 as “a turning point for commercial radio” after revenues for the third quarter rose 5.4% year on year to£149m.
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Fireworks renews Emmy deal
Fireworks International has renewed its deal with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to handle international distribution of the Primetime Emmy Awards to 2010.
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NewsBBC2’s Natural World goes on the hunt with Indian tigers
Filming a tiger catch its prey, one of natural history film-making’s toughest challenges, is to be the subject of an edition of BBC2’s Natural World.
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Pinewood Studios
Pinewood Shepperton has announced plans to create the UK’s ‘live-work’ TV community in a proposed extension to its existing site.
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NewsC4 looks good naked
How to Look Good Naked did the business for Channel 4 last night, returning with a substantial 3.4m viewers (14.3%), its highest ever audience.
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NewsMPs: licence fee cash should be split to save kids TV
The government is facing the first political challenge to force the BBC to share some of its licence fee with other broadcasters to keep children’s programmes on the air.
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NewsCompany to make BBC1 criminal comedy series
Anthony Head and Warren Clarke will play two old-time crooks leaving Spain to move to a sleepy Devon fishing village in a comedy drama series for BBC1.
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NewsTV Critics 14 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including Baddiel and the Missing Nazi Billions on BBC1 - broadcast on 14 November 2007
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FeaturesInterview with Chris Tarrant
The TV veteran tells Broadcast how former employer Capital lost its way and why British TV is the best in the world.
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NewsBebo to offer free TV content clips
Bebo’s repositioning as an entertainmentbased online community took a major leap forward this week with broadcasters and production companies signed up to provide thousands of hours of programming free of charge to the network’s 40 million users.
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NewsSoho to host stereoscopic HD post suite
Broadcast graphics and visual effects facility Concrete and Shepperton’s Axis Post, part of hire firm Axis Films, have joined together to launch the first stereoscopic HD post-production suite in Europe.
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FeaturesRegional Focus - Wales
There’s a lot more to the Welsh TV industry than Doctor Who. Steady investment from a variety of sources have made possible a rich variety of programmes, from extreme adventure series to kids animation
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FeaturesMaking a fashion statement
UKTV Style found a young and wealthy audience with its line-up of makeover programmes. Now it wants more channel-defining hits like The Clothes Show revival.
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NewsOfcom: Lords will be consulted over ITV news cuts
ITV could face even more political opposition to its plans to cut back on regional news after Ofcom reassured members of the House of Lords that it will listen to their concerns.
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NewsShaps hails new era in ITV drama
ITV director of television Simon Shaps has announced a new era in the broadcaster’s relationship with drama producers as it continues its drive to modernise its output in the genre.
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NewsWaddington quits IMG to run his own consultancy
Alastair Waddington, the head of the UK’s biggest indie, is to leave IMG Media after 13 years.