All Broadcast articles in 2 March 2012 – Page 4
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NewsSky 1 finds recipe for food and business with Splash
Sky 1 is continuing its push on business-related factual entertainment with a major order for a format that mixes cooking and entrepreneurship.
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CommentTalpa makes its Voice heard
De Mol vehicle is repositioning for dominance, says Kate Bulkley.
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FeaturesWales: Roath Lock - a home fit for doctors, Daleks and flappers
From Crimewatch to Casualty, productions at BBC Wales’ new studio are already benefi ting from sharing skillsets, reports Ben Dowell.
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CommentCelebrities: TV’s only saving grace
Let’s face it, the reason we’re in this dull line of work is to mix with ‘stars’, says Steven D Wright.
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The Broadcast InterviewJames Hunt, Sky Arts
Sky Arts director James Hunt wants to polish Sky’s ‘gem’ by signing up top talent and ordering ‘surprising’ content. And he wants indies to share his ambition.
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CommentLove Life / Alcatraz / The Indian Doctor
PBS’s Katie Cook and Objective’s Paul Routledge on love triangles, lost inmates and smallpox.
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NewsRed Arrow completes CPL deal
Red Arrow Entertainment has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in A League of Their Own producer CPL Productions.
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NewsUS firm to control Agatha Christie literary estate
IP firm Chorion has sold a majority stake of the Agatha Christie’s literary estate to US firm Acorn Media Group.
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C4 picks up Fred Perry subculture doc
Channel 4 has picked up a series of online films ordered by clothes brand Fred Perry that will document six decades of subculture - from soul boys to punks.
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NewsBroadcasters to appeal Dale Farm footage ruling
The NUJ, BBC, ITN, BSkyB and Hardcash Productions are appealing a Crown Court order for them to hand over footage to the police that was recorded during the Dale Farm evictions.
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NewsC4 acquires Labyrinth and Pillars of the Earth sequel
Channel 4 has acquired an adaptation of Kate Mosse thriller Labyrinth and the sequel to medieval drama The Pillars of the Earth.
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NewsITFC restores Renown films
ITFC has signed a deal with Renown Films to restore and archive some of the UK production and distribution company’s vintage black and white films.
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NewsMusic & Sound Awards winners announced
Envy and Clerkenwell Films were among the first winners of the inaugral Music & Sound Awards, which took place last week.
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NewsJames Murdoch quits News Int'l; remains at Sky
James Murdoch has stepped down from his position as executive chairman of News International but remains chairman of BSkyB.
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NewsDTG updates Freeview EPG
The Digital TV Group’s (DTG) latest technical specifications for Freeview include a backwards EPG and navigation from the programme guide to the web.
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NewsCrozier: product placement rules 'too restrictive'
ITV is being prevented from making serious money on product placement deals as a result of overly restrictive regulations, Adam Crozier has said.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings back over 4m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings soared back over the 4m mark, following a dip in viewers last week at the hands of the Brit Awards.
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Soho firm th1ng heads to New York
Animation and graphics company th1ng Corp is opening a New York studio.
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CommentRobinson on BBC local radio cuts
Cuts to BBC local radio drivetime programming proposed by BBC management have been decisively rejected by a new report in the wake of falling listening figures, writes Paul Robinson.