All Broadcast articles in 29 October 2009 – Page 2
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NewsBBC orders successor to The Street from new McGovern indie
The BBC has ordered the ‘spiritual successor’ to The Street from Jimmy McGovern’s new production company.
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NewsWogan still king of breakfast
Q3 RAJARS: Sir Terry Wogan has again been crowned the king of breakfast radio, extending his lead over rival Chris Moyles and attracting a weekly audience of 7.8m.
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NewsBeing Human to get American makeover
Being Human is to get an American makeover after Syfy greenlit a 13-part remake from RDF Media USA.
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NewsTalkback and FME set up web content unit
Talkback Thames has set up its first dedicated digital division, which will oversee all crossplatform support for shows, such as The X Factor and The Bill, as well developing bespoke advertiser-funded web content.
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Multiplatform news in brief 30 October
Multiplatform news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 30 October featuring Skyworks, Blinkbox, ITV Studios and Sky.
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RatingsMidsomer wins the battle of Waterloo
ITV1 comfortably won the midweek drama battle last night, with Inspector Barnaby’s latest case in Midsomer Murders pulling in 6.3m viewers (26.8%) at its peak.
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FeaturesFlumotion Streaming Software
Open source software for delivering live and on-demand video and audio streaming from a single server.
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NewsEvolutions to launch commercials studio
Evolutions plans to spend £750,000 on a boutique commercials studio after tempting a Flame artist and two producers to join the company from Smoke and Mirrors.
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NewsAssimilate secures Scratch sales in Soho
Assimilate has secured two Soho sales for its Scratch system and appointed a UK reseller.
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NewsSky News in £4m deal with EVS
Sky News will replace the Quantel newsroom technology in its west London headquarters with servers from EVS after signing a deal thought to be worth £4m with the Belgian manufacturer.
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FeaturesRay Mears Northern Wilderness
New titles that focus on the scale of the Canadian wilderness and 20 maps for inclusion in the series all created by Hello Charlie
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FeaturesStar Wars: Clone Wars promo
A Sky Creative promo for Clone Wars in which Star Wars space ships battle it out over the skies of the UK.
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FeaturesMisfits promo
Effects work done by The Mill on a ‘hailstorm’ promo for a new comedy drama on E4.
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NewsHeart leapfrogs Capital to take second spot in London
Q3 RAJARS: Heart has leapfrogged sister station 95.8 Capital to become London’s second most popular radio station behind Magic.
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RatingsRatings: Revealing summer’s winners and losers
Did anyone find ratings victory during the traditional seasonal slowdown? Former ITV scheduler Stephen Price investigates.
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NewsOctober to make prefab house series for Home
Amanda Lamb will front an October Films series for Home that will see the presenter help people make prefabricated houses.
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NewsSilver River looks to scripted with ex-Endemol hiring
Silver River has hired former Endemol exec Shaun Parry to bolster its drive into scripted content, as its first-ever drama approaches TX in Scotland.
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CommentWe must embrace failure to find great success in drama
It’s worth the risk if we find the next great British drama series, says Ben Stephenson.
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CommentCoronation soap
True blue-sky thinking at ITV, where its latest sponsorship deal involves its flagship soap and… some soap.
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CommentContent must come first
Amid the C4 senior shuffle and wider digital debate, good TV is still key.