All Broadcast articles in 17 December 2010 – Page 5
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NewsMolinare to double VFX team
Molinare owner Century Communications has instructed the Soho post house to increase its share of the VFX market in the UK and is prepared to double the headcount in its VFX department to make it happen.
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NewsITV1+1 gets January launch date
ITV has confirmed that it is to launch the catch-up service for its flagship channel in January.
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NewsBBC news exec defends disabled protestor interview
A senior BBC News figure has defended an interview with a disabled man, who was dragged from his wheelchair by police during the student protests following growing criticism from viewers.
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NewsBBC3 to capture life on the frontline
The BBC is to train its sights on military life with two new series looking at the impact of the war in Afghanistan.
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Darlow Smithson to infest Animal Planet
Indie Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned to make a new mini-series about major infestations.
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NewsMobile radio listening growth continues
Radio audience research body Rajar has found that 2.2 million smartphone owners downloaded a radio app last month - with 16.6m listening live online.
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NewsC4 renews three Studio Lambert series
Factual entertainment series Fairy Jobmother, Undercover Boss and Four in a Bed have all been recommissioned by Channel 4.
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NewsBBC bosses grilled over licence fee
BBC director general Mark Thompson and BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons faced a joint grilling over the licence fee settlement this morning at an unscheduled Select Committee meeting.
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NewsS4C bosses explain CEO sacking
MPs have been told that the former chief executive of S4C was fired following a disagreement over the separation of the Welsh channel’s management and its governing authority.
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NewsComplaints over Million Pound Drop confusion revealed
Channel 4 figures have revealed that 106 people contacted the broadcaster over the Million Pound Drop confusion involving a Doctor Who question.
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NewsAttenborough to front penguin doc for Sky 3D
Sir David Attenborough is turning his attention to penguins for his second Sky 3D documentary.
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CommentSnow news day
Scotland has been paralysed by the worst snow in decades, Matt Roper describes how digital journalism has helped STV provide its viewers with vital information during the conditions.
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NewsSmall Potatoes planted in France/Finland
Forthcoming CBeebies show Small Potatoes has been harvested for broadcasters in France and Finland.
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Comment15 Dec '10
“You can’t fail to warm to a person who gets to grips with a civilisation through its shit, piss and willy-fixation.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsBBC2's Pompeii defrosts ITV
TUESDAY: BBC2’s snapshot of life before the destruction of Pompeii managed to beat a primetime repeat of ITV1 detective drama A Touch of Frost.
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News3D TV sales to hit 100,000 in a year
A total of 85,000 3D TVs have been sold in Great Britain so far, according to market research firm GFK
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NewsGlobal begins top-level reshuffle
Global Group is set to name Ashley Tabor as its new executive president as part of a restructure of the firm’s senior management.
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NewsShooting Stars' Bob Mortimer launches BBC comedy hunt
Bob Mortimer is fronting a new initiative to unearth and nurture new comedy talent from the North East.
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NewsLocal TV challenges revealed
An advisory body has delivered a sobering account of the commercial viability of culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s local TV agenda.
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RatingsITV's Savoy doc welcomes 5.4m
MONDAY: Unprecedented access to London’s famous hotel The Savoy helped attract more than 5.4m viewers to ITV.