All Broadcast articles in 18 February 2011 – Page 2
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RatingsOK! TV launches with 450,000
MONDAY: New celebrity magazine show OK! TV opened its pages to nearly half a million viewers, kicking off a big night for Channel 5.
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NewsOctonauts swims to Disney US
Animated series Octonauts and Gaspard & Lisa are to air in the US following a deal between children’s indie Chorion and Disney.
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NewsITV1 to break new talent in primetime comedy show
ITV1 will give upcoming comedians their big break in new primetime stand-up series Show Me the Funny (working title).
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NewsBBC1 orders Good Cook series
Food writer and chef Simon Hopkinson is to front a new series for BBC1 revealing how to create restaurant quality food using everyday ingredients.
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NewsETV doubles in size; hires director of programmes
ETV Media Group, the indie behind ITV game Corrie Nation, has hired 72 new members of staff including a director of programmes to almost double in size.
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NewsBauer promotes Blaxill to boost content
Bauer Radio has promoted Ric Blaxill to the new role of music and content director to drive synergies between its 42 stations.
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NewsGov't to consider Dispatches allegations
Channel 4 investigation series Dispatches, which featured an alledged assault on a child at a mosque, is to be viewed by the Department of Education.
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NewsChannel 6 pledges millions to indie sector
Local TV network Channel 6 has promised to provide the “biggest boost” to the UK indie sector since the launch of Channel 4 with a programme budget “significantly” above that of Channel 5, according to chief executive Richard Horwood.
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NewsBBC current affairs to cut 31 jobs
The BBC is making 31 positions redundant in its current affairs department in what is its fifth round of redundancies affecting its in house team.
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CommentThe Elephant : Life After Death
Tigress creative director Dick Colthurst’s interest in the life cycle of animals led his team to Kenya, and the all-too-visceral realities of life after death.
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NewsBBC defends £330,000 IT salary
BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended the salary paid to a departing technology chief by the corporation saying other people with similar skills could earn “millions” elsewhere.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings beats Brit Awards
TUESDAY: The final instalment of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings managed to beat ITV1’s live coverage of the Brits by more than 2m viewers.
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NewsEpisodes sold to 186 countries
Episodes, the BBC2 comedy starring Matt Leblanc, has been acquired by broadcasters around the world.
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FeaturesCrunch time for S4C
As S4C grapples with seismic changes, Catherine Neilan talks to interim vice-chair Rheon Tomos about the politics of independence.
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Avid unveils new editing systems
BVE: Avid has released new versions of three of its editing systems at BVE.
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Comment16 Feb '11
“It concentrated, in other words, on the one unanswerable argument against military violence – the collateral damage.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsNUJ attacks BBC's "supine" approach to cuts
The NUJ has attacked the BBC’s latest round of redundancies, claiming it is further evidence of the broadcaster’s kowtowing approach towards the current government.
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NewsEndemol signs with EMI
Endemol has agreed an international rights deal with EMI Publishing to distribute its music from properties including Big Brother and Deal Or No Deal.
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NewsMediaCityUK secures extra £22m
Peel Media has secured £22m of funding from Santander Corporate Banking to help it continue to develop MediaCityUK.
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CommentHow green is children's TV?
At first glance it might seem that the green agenda is at the forefront of children’s television, but a new study by the University of Sheffield throws up some interesting facts about what is prioritised and what, by comparison, is neglected.