All Broadcast articles in 2 September 2011 – Page 4
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News
Cohen sets out the ‘step change’ in BBC content
The BBC’s channel controllers outlined commissions and content wishlists at Edinburgh as they deflected questions about impending Delivering Quality First cuts.
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Battle lines drawn in comedy
Comedy has emerged as a key battleground after this year’s Edinburgh festival, as BBC1 and ITV1 unveiled new initiatives to fend off Sky’s latest offensive in the genre.
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O’Reilly slams Heggessey ‘personal attack’
Presenter Miriam O’Reilly, who won a landmark ageism case against the BBC, has hit back at a “personal attack” on her during an Edinburgh Festival debate.
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BBC trials first playalong app
The BBC is conducting its first trial of two-screen playalong technology, using audio watermarking around Saturday night gameshow The National Lottery: Secret Fortune.
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AETN UK takes on Roberts to boost programming
AETN UK has hired Stephen Roberts to the newly created role of head of programming scheduling, and promoted a number of its programming team.
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Adastra wins Turner order
Turner Broadcasting’s pre-school brand Cartoonito has ordered its first pan-EMEA show from Grandpa In My Pocket-producer Adastra.
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The Garden wins C4 love series
Channel 4 is to study the meaning of love in a documentary series from the maker of Seven Dwarves.
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Morgana returns to C4 with impressions show
Comedian Morgana Robinson is to return to Channel 4 with a new sketch show as part of a raft of orders secured by Running Bare Pictures.
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Electric Sky seals first 3D sales
Electric Sky has made its first ever sales of 3D content and has bolstered its catalogue with new acquisitions as demand for 3D programming continues to grow.
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BBC3 and E4 differ over pre-watershed
BBC3 is to all but stop commissioning for pre-watershed slots at precisely the moment E4 puts resource into 8pm for the first time.
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ISPs to sell YouView boxes for under £100
YouView partners BT and TalkTalk are preparing to sell the internet-connected TV service for less than £100.
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Comment
Is the ride over for SeeSaw?
Video site needs to sort out ownership - and fast, says Kate Bulkley.
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News
Firecracker lands UKTV party order
Watch has ordered a series from Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films that will uncover some of Britain’s most eccentric characters as they organise a range of events.
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Comment
Off Cuts: Edinburgh special
Men, women, straight, gay… the whole festival seemed under the spell of Sofie Gråbøl, the star of hit gloomy Danish crime drama The Killing.
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Features
IBC: What to see in Amsterdam
Ahead of this month’s IBC technology show, George Bevir presents his pick of the latest cameras on display, from manufacturers including Sony, P+S Technik and Arri.
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Comment
Honouring all the Classic FM luminaries
The death of Michael Bukht is a very sad loss, but press reports of his role in the conception and birth of Classic FM are a little misleading and I’m sure he would want to salute some former colleagues, also no longer with us.
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Stories of bullying are all too familiar
I read your story ‘Bullying in TV: the ugly truth’ (Broadcast, 26.08.11). What goes around comes around.
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How a hybrid format can bring current affairs to life
The docu-drama is often controversial, but it’s great for engaging viewers, says Phil Craig.