All Broadcast articles in 23 March 2012 – Page 5
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C4 to preview Damien Hirst exhibition online
Channel 4 has partnered with artist Damien Hirst and the Tate for his first ever UK retrospective offering an online virtual tour of the exhibition and documentaries to mark his upcoming exhibition.
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Al Jazeera debuts mobile app
Al Jazeera English viewers can now instantaneously submit and share content as well as live stream 24-hour news broadcasts using its first iPhone app.
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Sky1’s Touch debuts with 757k
TUESDAY: New US drama Touch, starring Kiefer Sutherland, drew nearly four times Sky1’s usual audience on its debut.
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Dads Army and Doris Day in Radio 4 dramas
BBC Radio 4 has ordered radio dramas about the making of sitcom Dad’s Army and the friendship between Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor from indie CPL Productions.
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T4 gets extra slots in E4 move
Youth programming slot T4 will include additional entertainment slots and programmes as a result of moving on to E4 on Sunday mornings.
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Premier League eyes TV rights shake-up
The Premier League is considering a major shake-up of the way it sells television rights to mitigate the potentially financially damaging consequences of a European Court of Justice ruling last year.
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Comment
21 March '12
“It was, essentially, a face-off between acceptance and technological intervention.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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C4 dominates RTS Awards; Vertue calls for risk taking
Channel 4 landed 10 of 23 categories at the RTS Programme Awards as Lifetime Award winner Beryl Vertue called on the TV industry to keep taking risks.
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Hit the Road Jack stumbles
TUESDAY: Fresh Meat star Jack Whitehall’s new Channel 4 comedy was beaten by a repeat of Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC2, as ITV1’s Falklands doc finished in last place at 9pm.
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Sky names IPTV service Now TV
Sky has revealed that its new internet TV service will be titled Now TV.
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RTS Programme Awards: full list of winners
Browse the full list of winners from the RTS Programme Awards, which saw Channel 4 claim 10 prizes.
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Content Media secures Target agreement
Content Media has been appointed by the administrators of Target Entertainment as the “preferred distribution partner”.
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FremantleMedia signs Wipeout creator
FremantleMedia North America, the producers behind US versions of The X Factor, Idol and Got Talent, has poached Wipeout creator Matt Kunitz from Endemol.
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BBC America to co-pro Ripper Street
New BBC1 crime drama Ripper Street is to be co-produced by BBC America.
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Doc Martin to be remade in Russia
ITV1 drama Doc Martin is set to be adapted for audiences in Russia – part of a raft of new deals by distributor DRG.
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Zodiak’s Sally Bollywood to return
Animated series Sally Bollywood has been recommissioned for a second series - with a budget of £4.4m.
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StudioCanal UK appoints COO
Robb Smith has been promoted to chief operating officer of StudioCanal’s UK operations.
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BBCW names Australia programming exec
BBC Worldwide Australia has appointed a new head of programming and production for its channels in the region.
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Holy Flying Circus heads to US
The BBC4 drama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian has been picked up for broadcast in the US.
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FME hires Nwabueze to boost IP
FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Solomon Nwabueze to exploit its IP around the world.