All Broadcast articles in 27 November 2009
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NewsOff the Fence picks up diamond doc
Off the Fence has picked up the distribution rights to Blink Productions’ forthcoming documentary about the world’s most famous jewel.
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NewsNorman to start at ITV on 1 January
ITV will start the new year with a new executive chairman, after confirming that Archie Norman would officially start on January 1 earlier today.
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BBC4 orders John Lennon drama
Christopher Eccleston is to play John Lennon in a BBC4 drama from Blast! films.
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NewsSky eyes New Year launch for 3D TV
Sky could launch its 3D TV channel as soon as next spring, according to executives.
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Job fears for regional ITV news staff
The ITV regional journalists who work in areas that will get pilot regional news consortium schemes next year have had no guarantees that their jobs will be safe.
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NewsPower secures £10m debt deal
Power, the producer of The Day of the Triffids, has struck an innovative £10.8m financing deal partly based on the value of its intellectual property.
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NewsBlessed plays Henry VIII in BBC web comedy
Monkey Kingdom is producing an online comedy series for the BBC starring Brian Blessed as an internet-obsessed Henry VIII.
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BBC Radio 5 live to Answer Me This!
BBC Radio 5 live have rewarded Sony Award-nominated podcasters Helen Zaltzman and Olly Mann by giving them their own national show.
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NewsLiving orders My Ugly Best Friend
Living will transform the life of people who find themselves constantly in the shadow of their aesthetically-pleasing friend in a pilot from ITV Studios.
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RatingsGavin and Stacey pulls in 5.6m for BBC1
The much-anticipated return of Gavin and Stacey delivered 5.6m (22.3%) to BBC1 last night – the best ratings for the Baby Cow comedy outside of last year’s Christmas special.
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CommentQuestion time for current affairs programming
TV commissioners must get back to the “nitty-gritty” of people’s lives and wrestle politics away from Westminster’s “anoraks”, writes David Hencke.
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NewsBritish TV exports surge close to £1bn
Exports of British TV rose by 25% last year to almost £1bn, fuelled by strong demand from Australia and New Zealand, according to new figures from Pact.
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NewsTyne Tees and Border to get regional news pilot
The England regional news consortium will be based in the North East regions of Tyne Tees and Border, the government has confirmed.
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NewsCollinson named Corrie producer
The head of BBC’s Manchester drama division Phil Collinson has been named as the new producer of Coronation Street.
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NewsITV2 orders more Katie Price
Katie Price’s indie Pricey Media has secured a second series of reality show What Katie Did Next from ITV2.
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NewsCBBC accessible newsreader
Young children with physical diffi culties who want to use computers have been given a helping hand with Switch technology.
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NewsShed Media to make web soap for CTVC
Not-for-profit religion and ethics specialist CTVC has commissioned Shed Media to make a 20-part web soap opera.
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NewsTelegenic wins deal to build Sky 3D OB truck
BSkyB has commissioned Telegenic to build its first outside broadcast truck specifically for stereoscopic 3D production.
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Unit teams with Content to offer joint post service
Two Apple Mac-based facilities have forged an exclusive working relationship to jointly offer pre and post-production services to commercials, corporates and television producers.