All Broadcast articles in 28 November 2008
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NewsCohen: There's still life in Phoo Action
Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has said the corporation may revive canned drama format Phoo Action - but that he could not justify spending£3m on taking it to a full series in its current state.
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NewsOfcom rap ITV1 over transport plan ads
Ofcom has rapped ITV1 Granada over an ad for the Greater Manchester transport plan, finding it breached the TV advertising code.
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CommentBlog: Smart TV is de rigueur
Has TV become too easy to watch? Do we simply switch on and gaze at flickering plasmas without engaging our little grey cells? Finally great programmes are muscling in on no-brainer TV, says Geoff Motley.
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NewsCall for PSB contracts to be open to public bodies
Media Festival: Enabling public bodies to bid for PSB contracts would create a “step change” for underserved genres and open up opportunities for indies not seen since the creation of Channel 4 in 1982, the chief executive of the UK Film Council has declared.
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NewsGeorge Sampson gets online series
Bebo will go behind the scenes with Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson in a special online series following the young street dancer.
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NewsITV3's Frost still has the Touch
ITV3 gained its best ever performance on a Thursday with a 2.5% of multichannel homes as a Touch of Frost repeat attracted 807,000 (3.98%) from 8pm.
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NewsITN secures Asian news agency deal
Asian News International - the company that has been producing much of the footage of the Mumbai terrorism attacks - has signed an exclusive representation deal with ITN Source.
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NewsCarter: BBC sharing plans should go beyond PSBs
Media Festival: Minister for communications, technology and broadcasting Stephen Carter has called on the BBC to extend its soon-to-be-announced information sharing initiative beyond the usual public service broadcasters.
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NewsFootball scores for Five
Five's decision to turn over virtually all of its peaktime schedule to live Uefa Cup action paid off with a share of 8.6%, its third highest of the year so far.
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NewsDemons to spawn ITV's first interactive game
ITV has unveiled plans to launch its first online interactive game themed on forthcoming Van Helsing drama Demons.
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NewsSky to appeal ITV stake decision
BSkyB has applied to the Competition Appeal Tribunal for permission to make its case to the Court of Appeal in a bid to keep its 17.9% stake in ITV plc.
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NewsEthnic mentoring scheme launched
All the major UK broadcasters and a number of indies have joined forces to create a black and ethic minority mentoring scheme.
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NewsAnimal Planet goes organic
Animal Planet International has commissioned producer Red Earth Studio to make a new observational documentary series set on an idyllic organic farm.
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NewsITV braces itself for more cuts and job losses
ITV has called in the Boston Consultancy Group for the second time this year to help it identify new areas of the business where costs can be cut.
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NewsTV Critics 28 November ‘08
“[A] compelling, bittersweet documentary.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBBC's Bennett backs Grade on swearing
Media Festival: BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has backed ITV executive chairman Michael Grade's call to reduce unnecessary swearing on TV.
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NewsTriffids to sprout again on BBC1
The BBC is lining up a new adaptation of sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids for next year.
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NewsC4/BBC3: Sachsgate will not kill risk-taking
Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen and Channel 4 director of television Julian Bellamy have both pledged that their channels will not lose their nerve by “playing safe” in the wake of the Sachsgate affair.
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NewsArena to profile Paul Scofield
BBC2's arts strand Arena is to profile the celebrated actor Paul Scofield in a special edition of the show over Christmas.
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NewsBBC names acting head of radio comedy
Comedy producer and writer Gareth Edwards has been appointed acting head of radio comedy at the BBC, while a permanent replacement is found for Paul Schlesinger.