All Broadcast articles in 26 August 2011 – Page 3
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NewsFoster heads to Tyrell
Former Altered Images support engineer Ian Foster has joined Tyrell CCT as technical support engineer.
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RatingsShow Me the Funny has the last laugh
THURSDAY: The live final of Show Me the Funny, ITV’s comedy stand-up competition, bowed out with one of its biggest audiences of the run.
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NewsImpossible to re-appear on C5
Channel 5’s magic-themed gameshow Impossible?, which was pulled mid-run earlier this year, is to make a return to tap into Big Brother’s audience.
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NewsHunt urges Virgin and YouView to support local TV
The government is in talks with Virgin Media and YouView over securing prominent positioning for local TV services on their internet-enabled television platforms.
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NewsCarpool takes return trip to online roots
Chat show Carpool, in which Robert Llewellyn interviews guests while driving, is moving off Dave to return to its online roots for its second series.
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NewsDead Donkey writer pens phone hacking comedy for C4
Channel 4 has ordered a phone hacking comedy from Drop the Dead Donkey writer Guy Jenkin.
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NewsBoaden backs Newsnight
The BBC’s director of news Helen Boaden has hit back at claims that Newsnight is “losing its way”, describing them as “wholly inaccurate and unfair”.
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NewsFormer Thames Television exec dies
Ian Martin, the former editor of ITV’s This Week and factual executive at Thames Television, has died aged 75.
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NewsFilms at 59 lands Cardiff studios deal
Post-production and hire company Films at 59 has won a three-year contract to service the BBC’s new Roath Lock studios in Cardiff.
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FeaturesBroadcast Hot Shots 2011
From writers to schedulers, and producers to marketers, Broadcast’s Hot Shots 2011 reveals the young industry names who are already making their mark.
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NewsHD to reach 70% of UK homes in five years
More than 70% of UK households will be watching HD channels by 2016, according to figures from Informa.
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RatingsArsenal victory draws 6m peak
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 scored a peak audience of nearly 6m viewers as Arsenal scraped through to the Champions League group stage.
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NewsTVC HD upgrade nears completion
BBC Studios and Post Production’s (BBC S&PP) HD upgrade of all the major studios at Television Centre (TVC) has almost been completed, with the £1.5m refit of Studios Two and Three due to be finished by early next month.
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Comment25 Aug '11
“It more than lived up to its pre-broadcast hype as a radical reassessment of the relationship between Wallis and Edward.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsUnited's Ferguson ends BBC boycott
Sir Alex Ferguson has agreed to appear on the BBC after he blackballed the broadcaster for seven years.
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NewsDate set for restart of RKT tribunal
The employment tribunal brought by former employees of Rocket Post Production (RKT) and ILab for unfair dismissal will restart on 20 September.
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NewsC4 launches 'My 4oD' account service
Channel 4’s online catch-up service 4oD will re-launch with a range of additional features allowing users to personalise their viewing from 31 August.
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RatingsMount Pleasant gets strong start on Sky1
WEDNESDAY: Mount Pleasant, Sky1’s new comedy drama entertained a healthy 506,700 (2.1%) significantly building on the slot average.
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NewsBroadcast Sports Inc in UK expansion drive
Broadcast Sports Inc (BSI) has set up an office in the UK as it expands into Europe and begins selling its RF products.
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NewsBristol's Bottle Yard brings in £8m
Bristol’s Bottle Yard production facility (pictured) has attracted more than £8m in investment into Bristol since it launched last year.