All Broadcast articles in 20 January 2012 – Page 2
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RatingsStargazing Live sparkles with 3.8m
MONDAY: The second series of Stargazing Live rocketed into the BBC2 schedule with a stellar performance of nearly 4m viewers.
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NewsBroadcasters swerve red tape on film
Broadcasters are attempting to swerve suggestions that the government create new red tape to encourage investment in the film industry, arguing that levels of support should be determined by commercial interests.
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RatingsSherlock detects further 2m
CONSOLIDATED: Sherlock’s investigation into the Hounds of Baskerville was recorded by more than 2m viewers – taking its audience over the 10m mark.
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NewsITV News boosts specialist reporting
ITV News has promoted senior journalists James Mates and Penny Marshall to editors as part of efforts to bolster its specialist reporting.
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NewsDaybreak appoints deputy editor
Daybreak’s night editor Abi Donald has been promoted to deputy editor.
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NewsMentorn emails C4 over Dispatches shortlist
Mentorn executive Steve Anderson has written to Channel 4 to express disappointment about the way the recently awarded Dispatches contracts were handled, Broadcast has learned.
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Behind The ScenesCrime Scene Forensics, BBC1
Raw Cut’s Steve Warr takes Broadcast behind the police tape of BBC1’s Crime Scene Forensics and reveals that this was not a production for the faint-hearted.
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NewsCrimson Petal planted in US
BBC2 drama The Crimson Petal and the White has been sold into the US by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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NewsReal King’s Speech delivered in Asia
DRG has secured new sales for a three Royal documentaries, including The Real King’s Speech.
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NewsLloyd Webber to front ITV1 musical talent hunt
ITV has confirmed it is to embark on an X Factor-like search for the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new arena musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Comment18 Jan '12
“He said what he saw was amazing but not in that weird, hippy, mystical way that Professor Brian Cox does.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsE! apologises for Golden Globes gaffes
E! Entertainment Television has issued an apology to viewers following disruptions in its Golden Globes coverage.
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RatingsMasterChef return serves up 4.8m
TUESDAY: The eighth series of MasterChef failed to cook up a storm on its launch night.
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RatingsSuits debuts on Dave with 566k
TUESDAY: New US legal drama Suits made its opening statement on Dave with a 75% boost to the channel’s usual audience figures.
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NewsDeverell leaving BBC for Ofcom
Richard Deverell is to leave the BBC less than a year after he was charged with overseeing the corporation’s exit from W12.
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NewsBBC Asian Network boss to exit
Head of BBC Asian Network Vijay Sharma is to step down after 20 years at the corporation.
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NewsITV series to mark Diamond Jubilee
ITV is to broadcast a three-part series about the Queen’s reign to mark the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsAtom to produce Ultimate Cops for Discovery
Bristol indie Atom Productions International is to make a major new police series for Discovery.
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