All Broadcast articles in 23 November 2012 – Page 4
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Cooke rebrands Panchro
Cooke Optics is rebranding its Panchro range of lenses as the Mini S4/i range.
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NewsTarget's Ali Hill joins DRG
DRG senior vice president of acquisitions Diane Rankin is leaving the company as Ali Hill joins from Target Entertainment.
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NewsBBC4 keeps one foot in drama
BBC4 is looking at taking a minority stake in co-produced dramas in a bid to keep the genre on the channel in the face of Delivering Quality First cuts.
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NewsTim Davie tackles staff concerns over BBC crisis
Tim Davie addressed all BBC staff for the first time today as he embarks on a tour of the country to “get a grip” on the crisis engulfing the corporation.
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NewsLicence holders welcome renewal
Northern & Shell will continue investing in all genres having retained the Channel 5 licence, owner Richard Desmond has said, while ITV chief executive Adam Crozier hailed the Channel 3 renewal as an important milestone.
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NewsKlein hints at pulling TOTP
Archive editions of Top of the Pops face an uncertain future on BBC4, with controller Richard Klein admitting that “no decision” has been made on whether to screen the 1978 editions of the music show.
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NewsVicars, boffins and scousers share jokes for BBC4
Vicars are to tell dirty jokes for BBC4 in a British spin-off of cult hit Old Jews Telling Jokes for a planned ‘year of comedy’ on the channel.
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NewsTwofour sells hoarder and table-dancer docs to Really
UKTV has picked up two Twofour docs covering table dancing and hoarding for free-to-air channel Really.
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NewsDHX signs Lovefilm VoD deal
DHX Media has partnered with Lovefilm to offer subscribers to its VoD service access to around 2,000 kids shows including Inspector Gadget and Dennis The Menace.
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NewsITV dodges grilling over This Morning stunt
ITV executives have avoided being questioned by MPs over Phillip Schofield’s paedophile list stunt on This Morning.
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RatingsLast Tango in Halifax takes to floor with 6.16m
BBC1’s romantic drama Last Tango in Halifax got off to a strong start - as Chelsea’s Champions League hopes were left on a knife edge in front of 3.75m viewers.
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NewsGearhouse upgrades UEFA facility
Gearhouse Broadcast has completed an upgrade of UEFA’s match centre and master control room.
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NewsBBC4 orders emergency aid film
BBC Four has commissioned a feature length documentary from Wall to Wall exploring the history of emergency aid and the current challenges facing the fundraising and distribution of disaster relief.
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CommentTV Critics: Last Tango in Halifax; Fresh Meat
“It triumphed because it wasn’t about old people or even elderly romance, but love.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsC5 secures licence with promise to air record level of kids content
The Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences will remain with their current owners for another decade, culture secretary Maria Miller has decided.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2013: Best Post House nominees revealed
The firms in the running for the Best Post Production House award have been revealed.
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NewsDavie and Patten summoned by culture committee
Acting BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten are to be grilled by MPs next week over the crisis at the corporation.
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NewsElstree secures funding for studio expansion
Elstree Studios will begin work on a new studio early next year after studio owner Hertsmere Borough Council accepted a £2 million loan towards the £4.5 million project.
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NewsBBC told to improve financial reporting by NAO
The BBC must improve its financial reporting systems to tackle the budget cuts resulting from the 2010 licence fee settlement, according to a review.