All Broadcast articles in 17 April 2014 – Page 2
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ITN posts pre-tax profits of £6.6m
ITN weathered a 3% decline in revenues to post a pre-tax profit of £6.6m last year, according to the news specialist’s annual report.
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US network Pivot boards Fortitude
US cable network Pivot has come on board Sky Atlantic’s big-budget drama Fortitude as a coproducer after striking a deal with Sky Vision.
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Shooting power
NAB 2014: Mini cams, lenses and large-sensor 4K cameras were the highlights of NAB, writes Danny Dawson.
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Ratings
BBC4 finds TV gold in Eden
In an unlikely contest this week, it turned out that suburban gardens can hold their own in a stand-off with a backpacked Olympic bronze medallist and porn.
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BGT back with a bang
Cowell talent show and brand new Amazing Greys give ITV bragging rights for Saturday night
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Thrones roars ahead for Sky
The official motto of the (fictional) Westeros grand family House Lannister of Casterly Rock is, apparently, ‘hear me roar’.
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C4 quiz drops off the pace
William G Stewart first introduced us to 15 contestants, 14 of whom were destined to be unlucky, in January 1988. More than a quarter of a century on, and 10 years off the air, his former show has had a bumpy return.
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The Trip stays on course
My school trips tended to be to places like Littlehampton or Eastbourne. All revolved around the same dreary experience: where to find shelter from the incessant wind-assisted rain to eat fish paste sandwiches and drink warm, weak squash out of a plastic beaker.
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AS-11 search added to Matrix Store
NAB 2014: Object Matrix has launched an AS-11 search option for its MatrixStore nearline storage platform.
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Carnival develops Frank Spotnitz crime series
Carnival Films and Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions are developing a crime series about Sigmund Freud created by X-Files writer Frank Spotnitz.
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Sky trials Twitter recording tool
Sky is to begin trialing a mobile Twitter tool that allows its customers to watch or record TV shows by clicking on icons which appear in tweets.
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DPP provides producer guidelines for file delivery
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has launched A Producer’s Guide to File Delivery handbook ahead of the shift away from tape-based deliveries.
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Random Acts 'supercharged' by C4
Channel 4 is to ‘supercharge’ its Random Acts arts strand, beefing up its budget and handing it a more prominent TV slot.
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BBC S&PP selects Front Porch tools
BBC Studios and Post Production’s Digital Media Services (DMS) division has invested in Front Porch Digital’s DIVArchive content storage management and DIVAdirector digital asset management systems.
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The Call Centre dials up record audience
The Call Centre phoned in its biggest audience on record on Tuesday night, as BBC2 launched two new factual shows to solid ratings.
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Gearhouse supplies Sky Sports F1 flyaway kit
Gearhouse Broadcast is providing Sky Sports with a flyaway production set-up for its Formula 1 coverage.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Big Allotment Challenge; Nightmare Neighbour Next Door; Watermen: A Dirty Business
“What do you expect? It’s about English allotments – it’s going to be parochial.”
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Mammoth opts for Bottle Yard base
Filming has begun on BBC drama Poldark at Bottle Yard Studios.
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G-Technology adds two drives to Evolution Series
NAB 2014: G-Technology has added to its Evolution Series family with the G-Drive ev SSD and the 500GB G-Drive ev external drive modules.