All Broadcast articles in 28 March 2013 – Page 2
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RatingsPlebs smashes ITV2 records
Plebs became ITV2’s biggest sitcom launch in its near 14-year history - as BBC2’s intimate documentary on the rise of Boris Johnson pulled in nearly 2.4m viewers.
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CommentTV Critics: Boris Johnson; Wodehouse In Exile; Plebs; Broadchurch
“Regardless of what you think of Johnson’s politics or predilections, the man is TV gold.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsNetflix acquires Justin Time animation
Netflix UK and Ireland has acquired two series of Canadian preschool series Justin Time as it ramps up its kids content offering.
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NewsCan't Stop Media strikes first Lat Am deal
Brazilian broadcaster Globosat has acquired comedy series Funnymals from British distributor Can’t Stop Media.
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CommentDEBATE: Are online premieres the future?
Was Kay Mellor right to hit out at plans to debut Peter Kay’s sitcom on iPlayer?
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VideoVIDEO: Keeping Britain Alive: NHS In A Day, BBC2
BBC2’s Keeping Britain Alive: NHS In A Day kicks off tonight and will feature a raft of footage captured in a single day by over 100 camera crews in hospitals across the country.
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RatingsTVC nostalgia propels BBC4 to record ratings
Nostalgic programming about the BBC’s exit from Television Centre helped BBC4 post its biggest ever weekly share of viewers.
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NewsGroupM poaches DCD's Hammond
DCD Media managing director Tim Hammond has left the super-indie after less than a year to join GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsPanasonic unveils new P2 HD camcorder
Panasonic has launched the AJ-PX5000G, the manufacturer’s first P2 HD camcorder with native AVC-Ultra recording and built-in micro P2 card slots.
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NewsMaxon and Adobe strike strategic alliance
Cinema 4D developer Maxon has entered into a strategic alliance with Adobe.
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NewsClear Cut appoints new head of online
Clear Cut Pictures has recruited Dan Preston-Bear as its new head of online.
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NewsVice strikes first 4Music series deal
4Music is planning to kick off a late night strand following its acquisition of a “sex, drugs and rock & roll” series from multiplatform publisher Vice.
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CommentTV Critics: NHS in a Day; How to Be a Lady; Great British Bake Off; The Mindy Project
“An extraordinarily bold project, about an extraordinary institution.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBroadcast Fives 2013 tournament
Get involved with the annual Broadcast fives tournament and help raise over £100,000 for the Vision Charity.
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NewsFreeview hits 11m homes milestone
Freeview is being used as the primary TV service in 11m homes, its highest ever figure, further to the completion of digital switchover.
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RatingsKeeping Britain Alive hobbled by England match
BBC2’s ambitious documentary charting the work of the NHS across a single day got off to a below-par start – unaided by 8.5m viewers tuning in to see England struggle in Montenegro.
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NewsDiscovery sets launch date for TLC
Discovery-owned entertainment channel TLC is to make its long-awaited debut in the UK and Ireland at the end of April, as first reported by Broadcast last month.
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NewsChristine Bleakley heads to James Grant
ITV talent Christine Bleakley has left her management agency Avalon to be represented by James Grant.
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VideoVIDEO: Margaret Mountford uncovers Pompeii
Former The Apprentice star Margaret Mountford fronts BBC1 doc Pompeii which uses X-ray technology to recreate the faces of two men killed in the eruption.
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CommentThe Making of The Cleaners
Konstantinos Georgousis travelled to Athens to document the chaos which had engulfed his country.