All Broadcast articles in 18 March 2011 – Page 3
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NewsBBC to broadcast royal wedding globally
The BBC is to broadcast a live feed of the royal wedding around the world, making it available to viewers outside the UK on its Entertainment channel.
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NewsTVT wins UKTV versioning and compliance deal
Chiswick-based TVT has signed a three-year contract with UKTV to provide versioning, compliance and metadata services for all of UKTV’s output.
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NewsEmmerdale names new boss
A new series producer has been appointed to ITV soap Emmerdale, following the death of Gavin Blyth.
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NewsC4 names first show to go global on 4oD
Channel 4 series Unreported World will become the first programme to be made available to audiences outside the UK through the broadcaster’s online catch-up service, 4 on Demand (4oD).
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NewsFast Show duo tackle Alzheimer’s for R4
Comic writer/performers Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson are to tackle the challenging subject of Alzheimer’s for a Radio 4 series.
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CommentMulticulturalism in Midsomer
Following Brian True-May’s suspension from ITV’s Midsomer Murders, after implying there was no place in the show for ethnic minorities, Leon Bell says there is a dearth of drama that represents multiculturalism as anything more than an inciting incident.
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NewsDarlow floats house for Nat Geo
Darlow Smithson is making a new series for Nat Geo that will attempt seemingly impossible feats, including an experiment inspired by animated film Up.
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NewsBBC2 to air Kennedys drama
A multi-million dollar miniseries about the rise of the Kennedys, pulled by the History Channel in the US, is to air on BBC2.
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NewsSkills shortage hits kit vendors
Broadcast equipment suppliers are struggling to ship kit to customers because of a lack of qualified engineers.
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NewsHard drives risk losing footage, says survey
Production firms are in danger of losing valuable footage if they continue to transport and store rushes on hard drives, according to a survey commissioned by web-based production service Aframe.
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NewsPrime Focus sets up production arm
Prime Focus is ramping up its plans to move beyond the traditional post business model by setting up a production company.
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FeaturesAngry Boys, ABC1 (Australia)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on the new series from Chris Lilley (Summer Heights High), coming to the UK this summer.
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The Broadcast InterviewJanice Hadlow, BBC2
With the BBC facing swingeing cuts, critics of BBC2 have called its role into question. But a new slate of commissions will redefine the channel, its controller tells Catherine Neilan.
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CommentBectu is setting the standard
Code of practice is good for indies and workers, says Moray Coulter.
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CommentCompliance doesn’t mean not taking risks
It is hard to reconcile your suggestion of editorial risk aversion with recent TV output owing to the BBC’s compliance and editorial policy (‘Heavy hand of compliance’, Broadcast 11.03.11).
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CommentIndustry must confront failures of consolidation
Super-indies should restructure deals and nurture acquisitions, says Julius O’Dowd.
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CommentHard times for indie sector
The impact of the recession is plain to see in this year’s Indie Survey, which reports the first fall in combined turnover since 2003.
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NewsBBC1 ring-fenced as cost-saving themes emerge
Pat Younge has revealed that BBC1 could well be ring-fenced as he outlined the main themes to have emerged from talks over how the corporation can save £1.3bn over four years from 2013.
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NewsWatch tucks into more Too Fat For 15
UKTV channel Watch has picked up the second series of Too Fat For 15 from Passion Distribution.
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NewsITVS deals with Shine and 19 Entertainment fail to bear fruit
ITV Studios’ co-development deals with Shine Group and US indie 19 Entertainment have ended without resulting in a single commission.