All Broadcast articles in 20 January 2012
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NewsDownton, Luther and Episodes win Golden Globes
British talent scored at the Golden Globe awards in Los Angeles, with dramas Downton Abbey and Luther picking up prizes.
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RatingsHustle returns with 5m
FRIDAY: The final series of Hustle got underway with more than 5m viewers, but it was the lowest debut audience in the drama’s eight-series history.
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RatingsSherlock arrests 7.9m but Call the Midwife delivers more viewers
SUNDAY: BBC1’s smash hit Sherlock bowed out with its lowest overnight audience of the series, as Call the Midwife made a storming debut on the same channel.
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NewsMoffat: Sherlock will return
Steven Moffat has confirmed that a third series of BBC1 drama Sherlock has been commissioned.
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NewsLovefilm partners with Disney on ABC TV
Lovefilm has partnered with Disney to offer US shows including Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy on demand.
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NewsBBC staff to strike over Birmingham cull
BBC Birmingham staff will walk out on strike for 24 hours this week, in protest against plans that will turn the city into a “media ghost town”.
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NewsiPlayer tops 1.9bn views; Sherlock breaks record
The first episode of Sherlock was the most-requested show ever in a 24 hour period on the BBC iPlayer as the VoD service posted its highest-ever month in December with a total of 187m requests.
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Comment16 Jan '12
“Anyone who expected some pleasant but lazily assembled Sunday night cockle-warmer would have been surprised.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsCasualty takes Saturday honours
SATURDAY: Casualty was the highest rated show of the day as ITV1 suffered a wretched evening.
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NewsVirgin Media green lights Sky Sports F1
Sky Sports has secured carriage for its dedicated Formula 1 channel on Virgin Media from its launch in March.
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NewsReport: Film needs greater support from TV
The UK’s main broadcasters should increase their investment in British films and programming around the subject, a major review of the industry has said today.
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NewsAP and IMG turn to HD
Associated Press and IMG Worldwide’s joint venture Sports News TV is launching a high definition service for its international broadcaster client base.
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NewsJCA strike US deal
JCA has struck a deal to provide digital media services to US clients via LA-based media management company SMV Complete Media.
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NewsOlympic year will be pivotal for 3D TV sector
The coming year will be pivotal for 3D TV, according to leading figures from the sector.
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Cel-Soft adds QC suite
Cel-Soft has added to its suite of quality-control and monitoring software with Reel-Check Solo- QC, which allows QC tests to be performed on live or file-based video and audio.
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RatingsStella doubles ratings
CONSOLIDATED: Ruth Jones’ new comedy Stella nearly doubled its audience through catch-up, with consolidated ratings of almost 1.5m viewers.
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NewsITV scores cut-price FA Cup deal
ITV has penned a £90m deal to secure free-to-air broadcast rights to the FA Cup and England internationals for the next two years.
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NewsMore 4 rebrand set for launch
More 4’s new branding will go live on 23 January ahead of a more prominent push in April.
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Comment17 Jan '12
“We got the message Wilson was making. Had got it in fact long before he had tried to pass it on.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsITV orders 'journalism idol'
ITV2 is to give six budding reporters the chance to work for consumer magazine giant Bauer Media in a journalism idol-style show.