All Broadcast articles in 27 January 2012 – Page 5
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CommentOff Cuts: Ikea's sweet gesture
Demonstrators outside the BBC’s Mailbox building in Birmingham were stumped when an Ikea van pulled up during their protest.
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CommentNew doc voices need an outlet
Who will give producers the freedom to be bold now, asks Jane Mote.
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The Broadcast InterviewJez Nelson, Somethin' Else
Somethin Else’ founder Jez Nelson speaks to Alex Farber about the firm’s unique business model – and why convergence is the future.
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CommentThis time we have to get investment in kids’ TV right
There must be incentives for all, not just one part of the industry, says Michael Carrington.
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CommentTV’s light shines in the gloom
Quality drama, comedy and entertainment keep viewers gripped.
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NewsPost firms and producers join iCity Olympics bid
Zig Zag Productions, The Mews, Sumners, Aframe, Cosgrove Hall Fitzpatrick and The DIA Group are part of a shortlisted consortium that has bid to take over the Olympic broadcast and press centre after the London games.
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Dundas takes charge of Reef fact ent slate
Reef Television has hired Alex Dundas to head its popular factual output after securing a double series commission of BBC1 Daytime show Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.
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NewsITV1 orders army wives drama
Military wives are to be the focus of an ITV1 drama created by former Birds of a Feather writer Sue Teddern.
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NewsPlum cooks up BBC2 show for Paris-based chef
BBC2 has ordered a cookery show introducing Croydon-born but Paris-trained chef Rachel Khoo.
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NewsITV3 looks to ride Danish wave with Those Who Kill
ITV is planning to capitalise on the popularity of The Killing and Borgen by acquiring its own Danish drama.
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NewsC4 to look externally for deputy head of factual
Channel 4 has ruled out internal candidates for its new deputy head of factual role, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsHoarders set for C4 return in home makeover series
Channel 4 has ordered its second series on hoarding, which will follow shopaholics given the opportunity to sell their collections and make over their houses.
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NewsBBC faces £5.6m move bill
The BBC is facing a bill of up to £5.6m to cover the cost of redundancies and relocation packages for its exit from Birmingham.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with C5’s Fifth Gear
Discovery has poached Channel 5’s flagship series Fifth Gear in a move that will shift the motoring show exclusively to pay-TV after 10 years of airing on the PSB.
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NewsC5 acquires Once Upon A Time
Channel 5 has secured the first-run terrestrial rights to new US fantasy drama Once Upon A Time.
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NewsSet-top box-maker IP Vision enters administration
IP Vision, the manufacturer of Fetch TV set-top boxes that offered access to linear Freeview, BBC iPlayer and IPTV service Sky Go, has gone into administration.
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NewsWalking Dead app in watermarking first
FX UK is launching the first consumer-facing app to make use of audio watermarking to promote the forthcoming series of The Walking Dead.
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NewsCPL on brink of Red Arrow deal
A League of Their Own producer CPL Productions is poised to become part of Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsNighty Night’s Davis to pen Sky Atlantic comedy
Nighty Night creator Julia Davis is to write and star alongside a cast of crones and hunchbacks in a gothic black comedy set in the 1800s for Sky Atlantic.
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NewsITV moves back micropayment launch date
ITV’s much-anticipated micropayments system now looks set to launch as late as this summer.