All Broadcast articles in 19 August 2011 – Page 3
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NewsEndemol launches US studio for scripted TV
Endemol has launched an in-house scripted TV studio operation, which will fund the production of pilots and series through deficit-financing.
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Facebook to stream first FA Cup game
The opening game of The FA Cup between Ascot United and Wembley FC is to be the first live match streamed via Facebook.
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CommentSeven Dwarves / The Marvellous Mrs Beeton with Sophie Dahl / Wilfred
Broadcast’s Robin Parker and Jake Kanter on ambitious dwarves, culinary history and a talking dog
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RatingsNation tunes in to news channels
If you were a Martian landing on Earth and took a look at the Digital Networks Top Programmes list (because let’s face it, you would) you might think we were all news junkies. And if our visitor saw The Borgias too, he/she might also wonder what history narrative we thought ...
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RatingsFish and homes win out
Dragons moved, fish returned, hospitals went, home restoration made its point and all featured in a week of few biggies but where some stalwarts remained, stal (or maybe that’s wart?).
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RatingsRiots leave ratings in a spin
Word has it that the Kaiser Chiefs are quickly penning a sequel to their hit I Predict a Riot to be called ‘I Predict A Calming Down’; it’ll be played on brooms and with hoovers. Well, okay, they’re not. But after one of the more surreal and frankly tragic ...
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NewsBeActive kicks off transmedia adventure
Multiplatform indie BeActive has launched a digital adventure documentary following two environmentalists as they trek across the globe.
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Comment18 Aug '11
“It was as though Tim Burton himself were doodling away on my television screen.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsJK Rowling's family history draws 6.1m
WEDNESDAY: Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are? helped the show to its biggest audience in a year.
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RatingsThe Pendle Witch Child enchants 424,000
WEDNESDAY: The Pendle Witch Child intrigued an audience of 424,100 (1.8%) for BBC4 lifting the audience for the slot.
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NewsLiz Murdoch netted £129m from Shine sale
Elisabeth Murdoch received $214m (£129m) in cash for her stake in the Shine Group from News Corp, the media giant’s annual report has revealed.
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NewsJeremy Hunt kicks off local TV summits
Sangat TV, the Sikh community broadcaster, is among the media stakeholders set to attend Jeremy Hunt’s first local TV summit in Birmingham.
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NewsKlass fronts online series for Yahoo
Myleene Klass is to front a new online series for Yahoo’s Lifestyle channel, co-produced by GroupM Entertainment and Twofour.
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NewsNickelodeon unveils autumn slate
Nickelodeon is premiering a range of shows, including Blue Zoo’s Olive The Ostrich, as part of its autumn/winter slate of programmes.
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NewsBBC faces first step in pensions legal challenge
BBC staff are poised to send template letters to managers and HR claiming they are “unlawfully” being asked to relinquish their pension rights in order to accept a pay rise.
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NewsBroadcasters unite to slam NI riots footage request
The BBC, Sky News and UTV have launched a stinging attack on the Northern Ireland police force’s “indiscriminate” demands for media footage of social unrest.
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NewsHello Charlie designs new Big Brother logo
Bristol-based consultancy Hello Charlie is behind the design of the new series of Big Brother.
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NewsRoll To Record gets ready for Big Brother
Roll To Record has installed three purpose-built HD studios and broadcast galleries at Elstree Film Studios for the new series of Big Brother.