All Broadcast articles in 18 April 2013 – Page 5
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NewsHBO extends Vice series ahead of Sky Atlantic broadcast
US premium broadcaster HBO has expanded the series order for Vice, the news magazine show from the edgy eponymous media company.
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RatingsMargaret Thatcher’s funeral lifts BBC1’s ratings
BBC1’s coverage of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral peaked with nearly 4.4m viewers.
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NewsAngénieux releases first of new anamorphic lenses
VIDEO: Angénieux has unveiled the first in a new series of anamorphic lenses.
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CommentTV Critics: If Memory Serves Me Right; Could We Survive a Mega-Tsunami?; Brushing Up On...; Hemlock Grove; Hey Diddly Dee
“It steered a middle course between sounding like CBeebies and making our brains hurt.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsMega Tsunami makes a splash for BBC2
BBC2 and Channel 5 were last night’s ratings winners as a Maureen Lipman doc and the British Animal awards performed poorly for BBC1 and ITV.
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NewsITV shares out £20m origination pot
ITV has allocated the extra £20m it has set aside for originations, as a result of a budget boost that was announced at the broadcaster’s results.
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NewsC4 shakes up international acquisitions team
Channel 4 is making a number of changes to its international acquisitions department following the departure of Anthony Edey.
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NewsQuantel's Pablo Rio to support AJA Corvid Ultra
NAB 2013: Quantel has reinforced its open, software-based strategy by linking its Pablo Rio finishing system with AJA’s Corvid Ultra video card for 4K 60fps workflows.
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NewsBlood, sweat and broken bones at NAB sports evening
The inaugural NAB Sports Evening was hailed a roaring success by participants – despite the odd broken bone and gashed forehead.
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NewsIABM and NAB announce Game Changer awards
NAB 2013: The IABM (International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers) and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) have revealed the winners of the second annual Game Changer Awards.
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NewsMurdoch and Freud make Sunday Times Rich List media debut
Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud will make their first appearance in the media section of the Sunday Times Rich List this weekend, which will also reveal that Richard Desmond’s previously £1bn fortune has fallen by £140m.
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NewsMel Alcock leaves FremantleMedia for Curzon
Mel Alcock, chief executive, EMEA, FremantleMedia Enterprises has left the RTL-owned firm to join cinema chain Curzon World.
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NewsOn the show floor at NAB 2013
Video interviews with a few of the manufacturers displaying their wares at the Las Vegas trade show.
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NewsC5 orders three new docs
Channel 5 has commissioned three one-off shock docs to air later this summer.
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NewsiPlayer tablet traffic overtakes mobile
Viewing to the BBC iPlayer on tablet devices has outstripped mobile consumption for the first time as the VoD service chalked up a record-equalling 272m requests in March.
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CommentIt's time to break up BBC iPlayer
Nigel Walley says the BBC must bet on its channel brands if it is to see off competition from emerging rivals.
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NewsJVC releases update for GY-HM650 camera
VIDEO: JVC’s Gustav Emrich on the live steaming capabilities of the GY-HM650.
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NewsGary Lineker calls on BBC to relax Twitter rules
Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker has called on the BBC to relax its rules to allow talent to promote their own Twitter accounts on-screen.
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NewsBlackmagic unveils 4K camera
VIDEO: Blackmagic’s Stuart Ashton speaks about the company’s latest kit, including a 4K camera and a pocket camera with 13 stops of dynamic range.
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NewsBaz: TV is failing to understand power of second screen
Peter Bazalgette has warned the TV industry it needs to get a grip on the commercial significance of second screen usage.