All Broadcast articles in 21 November 2008 – Page 2
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NewsWinners: Grierson Awards
The full list of winners at the Grierson 'British Documentary' Awards 2008.
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NewsITV detective drama may return for new series
The stars of ITV's new Jack the Ripper copycat thriller Whitechapel have indicated they may be back for another series.
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NewsBBC Trust refuses local online video plans
The BBC Trust has blocked BBC proposals for a£68m online local news service, claiming it would not justify the expenditure of licence fee funds or the negative market impact on commercial rivals.
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CommentBlog: Hail Sergeant - the great entertainer
Variety and vilification, in one fizzing package! This is TV entertainment at its most engaging and silly, says Geoff Motley.
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NewsITV1's football gets a friendly 7.2m
ITV1's live coverage of England's friendly against old rivals Germany gave the commercial network a decisive peaktime victory with the game averaging 7.9m viewers (33.7%) from 7.45pm.
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NewsTV Critics 20 November ‘08
“It is flatteringly well written and acted.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBBC backs down on TOTP Xmas special
The BBC has backed down on plans to axe this year's Top of the Pops Christmas special, returning the annual round-up of the year in music to Christmas Day.
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NewsHumphreys to head Shine specialist arm
Shine Television has recruited Parthenon Entertainment creative director Natalie Humphreys to head a new specialist factual unit.
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FeaturesMultiplatform commissioning
Inertia has hindered the development of innovative cross-platform projects from UK broadcasters - but the commissioning culture is changing.
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Case study: BBC Switch
The youth audience's expectation of multiplatform delivery is far in advance of other demographics, which makes it all the more important for BBC teen brand Switch to reach them with cross-platform content.
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NewsCase study: 4iP
Channel 4's pioneering cross-platform education projects have laid the groundwork for its online PSB initiative, 4iP.
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FeaturesProduction: Specialist locations
Countries eager to boost their production sector are offering incentives that UK production companies are finding ever more enticing, writes Ann-Marie Corvin.
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FeaturesInterview: Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux dodges questions on internal BBC politics, muses on the role of the journalist-interviewer and tells Katherine Rushton why these days he's more interested in telling good stories than trying to be funny.
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NewsLiverpool Screen School upgrades kit
Liverpool Screen School, part of Liverpool John Moores University, has invested in camera equipment and editing software as part of a£275,000 upgrade at a new teaching facility.
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Lipsync cuts jobs to counter downturn
Lipsync Group is making five people redundant as a precautionary move to help the company deal with the impact of the current depressed economic climate.
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Arena offers single expanding OB truck
Outside broadcast facilities provider Arena Television has begun deploying a single expanding HD truck designed for productions taking place in confined spaces such as London streets.
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Expansion for Giant
Video boutique Giant, part of The Jungle Group, has opened its second Smoke suite.
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Globecast beats Arqiva
The World Teleport Association's 2008 Top Teleport Operators league has placed Globecast ahead of Arqiva, its chief rival in the UK market.