All Broadcast articles in 3 December 2010
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NewsOfcom to investigate Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into Frankie Boyle’s show after Katie Price complained about a joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsHarry Hill: BBC3 shows "nonsense"
Harry Hill has laid into BBC3’s programming, describing shows as “just nonsense” and a waste of licence fee money.
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NewsUS firm Encompass to acquire Ascent Media's TX arm
US playout firm Encompass has agreed to buy Ascent Media’s content distribution business, including its London-based TX facility for a total of £76 million.
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NewsNews Corp in EU bid over BSkyB
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has offered the EU specific commitments in a bid to smooth over concerns raised by its proposed takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsShine hires BBC Films exec
Shine Group has appointed BBC Films commercial manager as its new senior vice president.
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FeaturesPower List: Talent
Two dames, some national treasures and a few newer faces provide a strong field in our list of the year’s most influential female talent.
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NewsKaty Brand slams ITV over comedy awards
Comedian Katy Brand has launched a four-letter tirade against ITV via Twitter over its “error” in not entering her ITV2 show into the British Comedy Awards.
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NewsSamsung hits 1m app milestone
Samsung has seen 1m TV apps such as BBC iPlayer, Muzu.TV, Facebook and Twitter downloaded globally from its app store.
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NewsHuw Davies joins ContentFilm
The former chief executive of HTV Wales has joined the board of TV and digital content rights owner ContentFilm as non-executive chairman.
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FeaturesPower List: Craft
Our craft category features women earning plaudits for their award winning work in areas such as casting, composing and costume design.
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FeaturesPower List: Writers
These 10 female writers have produced some of the most memorable film and TV scripts of the past year, wowing critics and audiences alike.
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FeaturesPower List: Executives
The decision-makers - the women who create careers, reverse companies’ fortunes and set the national viewing agenda - step into the spotlight.
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FeaturesWomen in film and TV: the Power List
Broadcast celebrates 50 of the top women in television and film with a special report on the best executives, producers, directors, writers, talent and craftswomen. We also have the winners of this year’s Women in Film and TV Awards, which this year celebrates its 21st anniversry.
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NewsUK leads way on digital TV take-up
The UK has led the way on digital TV take-up (91%) as the digital switchover is implemented, a report by media regulator Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsOfcom: Teletext value "limited"
The advantages of setting up a new teletext service to replace the one that closed down last year are “limited and diminishing”, according to communications regulator Ofcom.
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NewsRadio 3 to broadcast nothing but Mozart
BBC Radio 3 is to throw its entire schedule over to the works of Mozart, playing every work written by the composer and nothing else.
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RatingsFifa World Cup draw nets 1.6m
THURSDAY: Live coverage of England’s failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup drew more than 1.6m viewers to BBC2 and Eurosport.
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NewsSheila Hancock collects lifetime award
Sheila Hancock was honoured today with the Women in Film and TV lifetime achievement award marking for her 50 years in television.
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NewsMore job cuts on the way at BBC S&PP
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is to axe 123 jobs following the corporation’s decision to move its children’s and sport production departments to Salford.