All Broadcast articles in 27 April 2012 – Page 4
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News
Sky Atlantic wins Pitch for Studio Lambert series
Sky Atlantic has acquired a US series from Studio Lambert in which ad agencies go head to head to win business.
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News
BBC plans doc answer to Channel 4’s fixed rig
BBC commissioning editor for documentaries Charlotte Moore has greenlit three films that rely on footage supplied by the public – a move characterised by insiders as a calculated answer to Channel 4’s vogue for fixed-rig documentaries.
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News
Vic and Bob back on C4 as part of anniversary plans
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer will return to Channel 4 after nearly 20 years as part of the broadcaster’s plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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C4 picks up Fremantle daytime quiz show
FremantleMedia UK format 1001 Things You Should Know has been picked up for a daytime series on Channel 4.
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ITV1 to hand TOWIE's Mark Wright German format
Former The Only Way Is Essex star Mark Wright is to co-host a madcap ITV1 gameshow based on a hit German format.
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Sky confirms Idiot Abroad 3
Sky1 has confirmed a three-part An Idiot Abroad special which will feature Karl Pilkington travelling the globe with Warwick Davis.
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Comment
Necessity the mother of invention for Israel
Tight budgets and regulations have made Israel more creative, says Keren Shahar.
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Comment
Hollywood’s hold on the UK
Failure to define PSB is Americanising our TV, says Jeremy Tunstall.
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Ratings
UKTV: Strategic shift pays dividends
UKTV’s new strategy of increasing original commissions and bigger acquisitions has boosted share across its network of channels. Stephen Price breaks down the numbers.
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Comment
Off Cuts: From Twitter to a twit
He won E4’s Playing It Straight and has been branded a model farrier, primarily because he is both of these things, for a Horse & Country documentary.
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Comment
Silk / Ewan McGregor: Cold Chain Mission / Megastructures: London's Olympic Stadium
Icon Films’ Paul Connolly and Barge Pole’s Paul Crompton on briefs, awandering star and an Olympic task.
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Comment
CBeebies is working on female role models
While I do not fundamentally disagree with Alexander Gardiner’s assessment of a predominance of male lead characters in pre-school programming (Broadcast 13.04.12), it is unfair to single out CBeebies. Surely this is an industry-wide concern?
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The Broadcast Interview
Twenty Twenty: Tim Carter, Meredith Chambers
Twenty Twenty’s chief exec and creative officer have successfully applied entertainment values to serious subjects. They tell Alex Farber how they are simply mimicking life’s ‘sense of fun’
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Comment
How Hunt got his fingers burnt
Jumpy pictures aside, Leveson has put a hot potato back on menu.
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Comment
Unleash your Hidden Talent with branded content
Big opportunities await if brand, producer and channel all work together, says Simon Willis.
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The Broadcast Interview
Kim Shillinglaw, BBC, science and natural history
The BBC’s commissioning editor for science and natural history is investing in developing programmes that will take viewers on an unexpected journey.
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Behind The Scenes
Foxes Live: Wild in the City, C4
When our tame fox’s tail fell off in front of a group of drunken clubbers, we knew nothing about this would be straightforward, says Jamie Lochhead.
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Comment
Real-time apps add to viewer experience
The article ‘ITV1 plots playalong gameshow evolution’ (Broadcast 13.04.12) highlights the exciting changes taking place in the broadcast industry, as connected TVs are adopted and consumers expect the viewing experience to become richer and increasingly interactive.
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News
Hunt brands BSkyB bias "laughable"
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has labelled the idea he backed the News Corp bid to merge with BSkyB as “laughable”, in a statement to Parliament.