All Broadcast articles in 23 March 2012 – Page 6
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Wide-Eyed to make Nat Geo Manhunt series
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the indie behind March of the Dinosaurs, is to make a forensic science series in which investigators attempt to identify one person out of 313 million.
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All3 acquires C4 property format
All3Media International has secured the distribution rights to new Channel 4 property format You Deserve This House.
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Blakeway exec completes C4 current affairs team
Channel 4 has completed its news and current affairs commissioning team with the appointment of an executive producer from Blakeway Productions.
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BBC iPlayer launches on Xbox
BBC iPlayer users can find and play programmes using hand gestures and voice recognition for the first time following a distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox.
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UKTV unveils Home idents
UKTV has rolled out new idents for its Home channel as part of a year-long brand partnership with insurance firm Aviva.
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More4+2 to precede 4seven launch
Channel 4 is to launch a two-hour time-shifted version of More4, paving the way for the launch of repeats station 4seven.
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Comment
20 March '12
“Like so many other cooking programmes, it tried to cram in a bit of forced travelogue.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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C4 to air Gervais comedy - Derek
Ricky Gervais’s first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 is to be broadcast in April.
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Broadcast Indie Survey 2012
Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey is out now and subscribers can browse the league tables on Broadcast Greenlight.
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TalkSport boosts UTV profits
UTV Media has posted record underlying pre-tax profits of £23.3m after TalkSport performed “particularly well” last year.
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Cisco acquires software firm NDS
NDS Group has been sold by New Corp and Permira to Cisco for £3.1bn ($5bn).
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Ratings
Scott & Bailey conquers Empire
MONDAY: ITV1 drama Scott & Bailey lost around half a million viewers but continued to conquer BBC1 factual series Empire.
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Richard Bacon’s Antisocial Network draws 470k
MONDAY: Richard Bacon’s investigation into internet bullies drew nearly half a million viewers to BBC3.
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Thompson's tenure: highs and lows
Scandals and resignations, scraps with government and competitors. Just what has kept Mark Thompson busy in the last eight years?
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The hunt for a 21st century DG begins
The BBC Trust is updating the director general role to attract candidates who can tackle 21st century challenges.
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ITV relaunches news website
ITV has relaunched its news website as part of plans to compete with BBC and Sky’s online news output.
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Thompson out... so who will be the next BBC DG?
The worst kept secret in TV is out – now the question on everybody’s lips is who will replace Mark Thompson at the top of the BBC.
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BBC DG Mark Thompson confirms departure
BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed he is to step down this autumn.
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Chorion sells Olivia to Classic
The sale of Chorion’s catalogue continues with Classic Media securing pre-school brand Olivia.