All Broadcast articles in 17 June 2011 – Page 3
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NewsBBC3 prescribes a second dose of Junior Doctors
BBC3’s highly acclaimed Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands has been recommissioned for a second series, after it racked up record ratings for the digital channel.
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CommentUnlocking the Kids Behind Bars
How do you tell the stories of some of the most troubled, and troublesome, kids in Britain? Emma Wakefield takes Broadcast behind the scenes of BBC3’s Kids Behind Bars.
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NewsSky snatches Nurse Jackie from BBC
Sky Atlantic has secured the rights to US series Nurse Jackie from the BBC, just days after snatching Glee from E4.
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NewsJonathan Ross reveals ITV chatshow details
Jonathan Ross has revealed that his new ITV1 chatshow will have a “different feel” to his long-running BBC1 series.
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NewsUKTV secures US Dragons’ Den
The US, Irish and Canadian versions of Dragons’ Den are to get their first British broadcast on UKTV channel Dave.
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ITVS poaches Fremantle exec
ITV Studios America has hired a FremantleMedia exec as its new vice president of development.
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NewsE4 buys US sitcom Happy Endings
E4 has secured the UK broadcast rights to Happy Endings, the new US sitcom starring 24’s Elisha Cuthbert.
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NewsKatie Price attempts to confront Frankie Boyle in new doc
Katie Price has called on Frankie Boyle to meet with her for a Sky Living documentary following his controversial joke about her disabled son.
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NewsCiaran Mullaney appointed MD at The Mews
Ciaran Mullaney has been promoted to the role of managing director at London post house The Mews.
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NewsForeign Office calls for Sri Lanka investigation
Channel 4 doc Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields has prompted the Foreign Office to call for the Sri Lankan government to respond the allegations shown in the programme.
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All3Media deal with CCTV takes Wa$ted to China
All3Media International has secured a deal with Chinese network CCTV to take environmental format Wa$ted into the country.
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CommentHow to connect with viewers who don’t care about brands
We’ve gone from predictable linear TV to complete chaos, writes Christian Schroeder.
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CommentOff Cuts: Moody Hobbs - all is Peachey
TV types wandering around the Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery might recognise a familiar face. Isobel Peachey’s subject was her pal, Clear Cut Pictures business development manager Richard Hobbs.
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The Broadcast InterviewJeroen Oerlemans & Andrew Hornett, ESPN
ESPN set up a UK channel in just six weeks after picking up Setanta’s Premiership games. With the rights up for grabs again, it is stepping up its ambitions.
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CommentCamelot / Love Your Garden / Apples: British To The Core
Transparent TV’s Jazz Gowans and Cineflix’s Nicola Andrews on legendary sex, gardens and apple passion.
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CommentDon’t underestimate the brands
Morgan Spurlock’s new doc offers a cautionary tale, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentEd Forsdick: a tribute
Gallowgate TV managing director Ed Forsdick, who died last week very unexpectedly aged 45, was responsible for delivering some of the most difficult programmes, writes Charlie Parsons.
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FeaturesThe New Girl, Fox (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on one of the hotly-tipped new comedies coming out of the US.
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FeaturesNetflix: rise of a pay-TV minnow
After more than doubling its subscriber base to 24 million, moving into online streaming and original production, US-based Netflix has set its sights on the UK.
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CommentTVC outcry is short-sighted
Nostalgia cannot stand in the way of what’s best for the BBC, and us.