All Broadcast articles in 18 May 2012 – Page 2
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NewsR1 and Somethin’ Else producers launch indie
Former BBC Radio 1 and Somethin’ Else producers have launched their own multiplatform radio indie and have already won a slate of commissions.
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NewsPower secures Bankside library
Producer/distributor Power has struck a deal with Bankside Films to represent 21 of its titles worldwide.
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NewsUS shows: saved and scrapped
As US networks decide what to save and scrap from their schedules, Broadcast offers an at-a-glance guide to how UK TV channels will be affected.
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NewsEdwards and Lineker land key Olympics roles
10 0’Clock News anchor Huw Edwards is to lead the BBC’s line-up of Olympics presenters, commentating on the opening and closing ceremonies, while Gary Lineker will front the early evening flagship coverage.
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NewsOfcom raises concerns over C4 News ratings
Ofcom has raised concerns about the decline in Channel 4 News ratings, the online strategy for its education remit and the decline in the proportion of out of London production during 2011, as a result of the broadcaster’s annual report.
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NewsNew C4 terms of trade to reward online viewing
Channel 4 and Pact have reached a terms of trade agreement that will result in quicker payments to producers for their programmes being viewed on 4oD.
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RatingsBGT's Pudsey helps ITV2 top 500k
Britain’s Got Talent may be over for another year but a highlights show featuring canine winner Pudsey helped ITV2 draw an audience of more than half a million viewers.
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RatingsBBC1's Silk returns with 5.6m
Legal drama Silk returned to BBC1 with more than 5.6m viewers – its biggest overnight audience to date.
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Quantum adds metadata app
Quantum is adding a scalable metadata appliance to its StorNext line of products.
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NewsRTE boards Rival surf series
Rival Media is to produce a reality series about teen surfers for RTE Ireland.
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NewsJubilee to air live across Asia and Middle East
ITN’s coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be broadcast live across Asia and the Middle East on ITV Granada.
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NewsBBC local radio cuts reduced; kids shows removed from BBC1/BBC2
The BBC Trust has given the green light to the corporation’s cost-cutting plans, which include revised plans to better protect local radio and the Asian Network - and the removal of children’s programming from BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsBBC orders TSL kit for Olympics coverage
The BBC is set to take delivery of more than forty of TSL’s PAM2 multi-channel audio monitoring units for its Olympic broadcast coverage.
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NewsEddie Izzard runs to Sky1
Sky1 has fired the starting gun on a new documentary series in which comedian Eddie Izzard attempts to run 27 marathons in 27 days across South Africa.
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NewsGoPro launches underwater housing
GoPro has released an underwater housing unit for its HD Hero cameras.
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NewsBrockhaus joins Prime Focus
Prime Focus has recruited Juan Pablo Brockhaus to head up the CG studio in the firm’s UK commercials division.
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NewsLord Patten's DQF email to staff
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten’s email to BBC staff regarding the corporation’s Delivering Quality First plans.
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NewsFlying TV boss attacks Olympic flight ban
The managing director of Flying TV has hit out at government plans for a month-long no-fly zone over London during the Olympic games.