All Broadcast articles in 25 February 2011 – Page 5
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FeaturesITV audit sparks indie anger
Questionnaire sent out to producers is ‘intrusive’ and ‘ill-timed’, says Pact chair John McVay
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Comment24 Feb '11
“I think watching this lot even in real time would still be jaw-dropping.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsCracknell gets back on his bike for Discovery trilogy
Discovery Channel UK has sent Olympic rower James Cracknell on a new adventure, despite the highspeed cycling crash during his last challenge for the channel, which could have left him brain damaged.
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NewsTop chefs go head to head for Good Food series
UKTV channel Good Food has ordered a 20-part series from Optomen in which 26 of the world’s top chefs compete head to head.
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FeaturesHeston's Mission Impossible
Create a typographic title sequence in keeping with Heston Blumenthal’s character.
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FeaturesFriday Night Dinner
Picture post on a comedy following two brothers who visit their parents’ house each week for dinner.
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NewsBBC to explore more Coast
A further two series of the award-winning factual series Coast have been commissioned by the BBC, taking the total number of seasons to eight.
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NewsITV and STV in talks over dispute
ITV and STV are in contact about settling their long-running legal dispute out of court, as it emerged that the latter has racked up litigation costs of £3.5m.
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S4C protesters begin newsroom sit-in
About 15 demonstrators have occupied a BBC newsroom in protest at changes to the funding of the broadcaster’s Welsh language channel.
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FeaturesHail Mary, CBS (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new drama pilot starring Minnie Driver.
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Top Tory appeals over BBC cuts
A top Conservative MP has reportedly appealed to the Foreign Secretary to ask him to look again at his slashing of the BBC World Service budget.
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NewsFA opposes Uefa plans for broadcasting rights
The Football Association (FA) has confirmed it will oppose plans that would see television rights for England games being sold by Uefa if it led to reduced broadcasting revenues.
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NewsRTS lifetime achievement award for David Dimbleby
Veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Television Society, as he marks 50 years since starting at the BBC.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Newman, Objective Productions
Objective Productions’ new chief exec wants the indie to branch out from comedy and fact ent and work with a range of broadcasters, just so long as it’s ‘good telly’.
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NewsC4 to shake up supply base
Channel 4 plans to fling open its doors to small, first-time and regional producers after admitting its supplier base has become too narrow.
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NewsPinewood to operate facility in Dominican Republic
Pinewood Studios Group has entered into a partnership agreement with Indomina Group, the US and Dominican Republic-based content producer and distributor to run a new facility in the Dominican Republic.
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RatingsReal King’s Speech draws 2.8m
WEDNESDAY: The real story behind award-winning film The King’s Speech proved a major hit for Channel 4 – but its new Model Agency series struggled.
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NewsBoomerang Plus grows profits 74%
Welsh indie Boomerang Plus has grown its turnover to £16.3m for the six months to 30 November as it eyes future acquisitions from a variety of media businesses.