All Broadcast articles in 18 April 2013
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NewsBBC backs North Korea doc amid LSE row
The BBC is to plough ahead with a Panorama investigation on North Korea amid claims it used students as a “human shield” while gathering evidence for the film.
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RatingsSecurity Men locks in 5m to ITV
ITV one-off comedy The Security Men locked in 1m viewers more than the slot average for ITV on Friday night.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent beats The Voice
Britain’s Got Talent returned with its second biggest series debut audience on record, easily seeing off competition from its rival The Voice despite a series high performance from the BBC show.
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CommentTV Critics: Endeavour; Britain's Got Talent
“This felt like much-needed escapism after the depressingly long winter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentDEBATE: Is the BBC right to play its North Korea doc?
Should it drop Panorama doc after claims LSE students were misled?
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Finance experts launch funding firm
The owners of Halo Post have joined forces with a media analyst and a corporate financier to launch a TV and film funding company.
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NewsSky takes Thatcher doc global
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired Sky Vision documentary Thatcher: A Memoir following the death of the former prime minister.
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NewsLiberty's Virgin takeover gets green-light
Liberty Global’s $10.2bn acquisition of UK cable operator Virgin Media has been approved by European regulators.
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RatingsEndeavour fails to outperform pilot
The launch of Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, struggled to match the success of its pilot for ITV, as Channel 4’s My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune drew just 3m.
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NewsWarp strikes ITVS first-look deal
This Is England producer Warp Films is to ramp up its move into TV production after striking a first-look deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsC5 orders student sex-text doc
Channel 5 has ordered Sexts, a one-off doc from the National Film and Television School, marking the first time that a terrestrial broadcaster has commissioned a programme from the organisation.
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Comment50 shows that changed TV: the 00s
The final part of The Wit’s rundown most seminal shows includes Homeland and The Killing.
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CommentNorth Korea must sound alarm bells for BBC
BBC must learn greater humility and self-criticism says LSE’s Charlie Beckett
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NewsLSE students support BBC North Korea doc
The BBC has received messages of support from London School of Economics students backing its decision to broadcast a controversial Panorama documentary on North Korea.
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NewsCharlie McCaw joins ATG Broadcast
ATG Broadcast has appointed Charlie McCaw to the role of head of solutions.
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NewsMoov wins BT Sport GFX deal
GFX firm Moov has won a five-year deal to provide studio and post-production graphics for BT Sport.
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NewsPanasonic shows off latest VariCam camera
NAB 2013: Panasonic unveiled its third-generation VariCam HD camera in Las Vegas.
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NewsJames Harding scoops BBC news chief role
The BBC has named former Times editor James Harding as its director of news and current affairs.
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CommentBetting big on Specstacular
Social media agency Liberty842 on tactics for doubling Twitter traffic around the Grand National.
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NewsPsycho spin-off Bates Motel snapped up by Universal
Pay TV broadcaster Universal Channel has acquired the first run rights to Psycho prequel Bates Motel.