All Broadcast articles in 3 October 2013
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RatingsGreat British Year dawns brightly
The penultimate instalment of Whitechapel equalled its record low on Wednesday – as The Great British Year triumphed at 9pm.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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NewsDRG takes rights to Nice Love Nest
UK distributor DRG has taken international rights to Scandinavian dating format Love Nest, which comes after parent company MTG Studios acquired local indie Nice Entertainment.
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NewsDiscovery partners with NFTS on factual course
Discovery Networks International has partnered with the National Film and Television School (NFTS) to launch a factual development and production course to find the generation of producers.
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CommentArrow Media shoots for natural history
Arrow Media is moving into wildlife for the first time, writes creative director Tom Brisley
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NewsDiscovery orders ship series from Windfall
Discovery Networks International has commissioned UK indie Windfall Films to produce World’s Biggest Ship.
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NewsFox's 24 to film in London
The latest version of 24 is set to film in the UK later this year after US network Fox ordered 12 episodes of the action series.
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NewsChallenge rebrands with animated idents
BSkyB is to rebrand Challenge as it bids to boost the entertainment channel’s profile.
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NewsPaxman nearly quit Newsnight over Savile scandal
Jeremy Paxman has admitted that he came close to quitting Newsnight at the height of the Jimmy Savile scandal last year.
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RatingsSearch for Modern Medicines provides remedy for BBC4
Michael Mosley’s new science series Pain, Pus and Poison: the Search for Modern Medicines had the right chemistry for BBC4 on a quiet night for viewing on Thursday.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Great British Year, Pain, Pus & Poison, Hotel of Mum and Dad
“Missing the important questions was a problem for Hotel of Mum and Dad.” Read the verdict on last night’s TV
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NewsArqiva and SES forge deal in UK and Ireland
Arqiva has signed a long-term multiple transponder contract with SES to serve its television and radio customers in the UK and Ireland.
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FeaturesThe Magaluf Weekender
Provide location services and post-production for the fixed-rig series
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NewsC5 buys Canadian cop drama
Channel 5 has acquired Canadian police drama Played after striking a deal with Muse Distribution International.
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NewsComedy Central to try gameshows with Initial pilot
Comedy Central has ordered a pilot of The Almost Impossible Gameshow, a stupid-but-funny Wipeout-style format from Initial.
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NewsEvolutions adds Envy's Wallace to Bristol team
Evolutions has recruited Envy colourist Blair Wallace to lead the grading team at its new Bristol postproduction facility.
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NewsSilverglade hires Garwood to head up online team
Silverglade Post Production has recruited online editor and colourist Christopher Garwood to lead its online team.
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NewsGoPro unveils 20% lighter Hero3 camera
GoPro has launched a version of its Hero3 camera that is 20% smaller and lighter than the previous version.