All Broadcast articles in 19 October 2012 – Page 4
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NewsBBCW and ITVS strike Nordics deals
BBC Entertainment is to launch with a Norwegian leading pay TV operator, while ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a distribution deal with Netflix in Nordic territories.
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RatingsE4 16-34 share grows to record level
E4 has recorded its best ever month in its key 16-34 year old demographic with a 5.75% share over September.
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NewsDarrall Macqueen to make CBeebies’ first drama
Darrall Macqueen, the indie behind Baby Jake, is to produce CBeebies’ first live action drama based on a series of 1960s books about five-year-old twins.
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NewsSyfy first to beam Star Trek in HD
Entertainment channel Syfy is to become the first broadcaster to air the Star Trek: The Next Generation series in HD.
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NewsBoxNation CEO to run BT sport channel
BoxNation’s chief executive Simon Green is leaving the boxing channel to head up BT’s forthcoming sports channel.
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NewsRiedel provides kit for record sky dive
Riedel Communications provided the communications set-up for Felix Baumgartner’s record-breaking balloon ascent and sky dive.
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NewsC4 orders Snowman spin-off game
Channel 4 has ordered a mobile game to support its Christmas classic sequel The Snowman and The Snowdog.
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NewsStormHD expands and upgrades London facility
StormHD has invested £300,000 in a facility-wide infrastructure upgrade.
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Stars return for Sky Arts interviews
Anna Friel, James Nesbitt and Ken Livingstone are among the celebrities to feature “in conversation” in a second series of Living The Life picked up by Sky Arts.
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NewsSurvey reveals unpaid work remains thorny issue
The TV industry could sustain itself without being dependent on unpaid workers, according to a new academic study.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off finale peaks with 7.2m
The Great British Bake Off final peaked with 7.2m viewers to become the highest rated BBC2 originated show outside of Top Gear in the past six years.
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CommentTV Critics: Order and Disorder; The Great British Bake Off; Fresh Meat; The Great Pretender
“This was a stimulating hour that made science sound very close to metaphysics.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsPredictable indie hires development head
Richard Ackerman’s indie Room 414 has hired Twofour development producer Thomas O’Brien as its head of development.
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NewsTalksport in Premier League tie-up with Twitter
Talksport is partnering with Twitter to offer live streaming of its Barclays Premier League coverage via the social media site.
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NewsGoPro unveils new range of cameras
GoPro has released a 4K version of its popular wearable camera.
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NewsFormer Sky News head and judge lead Savile inquiries
The former head of Sky News Nick Pollard and former High Court judge Dame Janet Smith are to lead the BBC reviews into the broadcaster’s handling of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsMcGuinness Xmas special recommissioned
ITV1 has commissioned Twofour and Group M Entertainment to make celebrity quiz Paddy’s Show and Telly, hosted by Paddy McGuinness as part of its Christmas line-up.
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NewsC4 breaks even on Paralympics
Channel 4 had to spend more money than planned on the Paralympics to meet viewer expectations but managed to break even due to high ratings, David Abraham has told MPs.
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RatingsSwitch spooks return of Chelsea
ITV2’s supernatural drama outspooked the return of E4’s Made In Chelsea by over 120,000 viewers.
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NewsBottom revival shelved
The BBC has confirmed that plans to revive Bottom have been shelved after Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall decided to focus on other projects.