All Broadcast articles in 30 March 2012 – Page 3
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DPP and IABM kick off workflow initiatives
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) and the International Association of Broadcasting Manufacturers (IABM) are launching separate initiatives to help production companies, post firms and broadcasters improve their file-based workflows.
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NewsSIS Live uses Eyeheight
OB firm SIS LIVE will use an Eyeheight canalettoMDi multistandard colour corrector during its coverage of next month’s Grand National.
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RatingsJack stalls on comedy road
This week, Jack Whitehall hit the road, the first Apprentice was shown the road, Hairy Bikers bowled along merrily and Four Rooms returned.
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RatingsBGT fails to silence The Voice
Spoils are shared as Saturday night battle begins, but Sport Relief slumps to an all-time low.
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RatingsC4 wins game of catch-up
The top 10 makes good reading for Channel 4: three of its big brands continue to feature strongly, and two of them are factual, boding well for its experiment with catch-up service 4Seven.
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RatingsA nice Touch for Sky 1
“Don’t touch that” was something I was told a lot as a child, but I didn’t listen (as the time I put my finger in a socket at college proved). Sky 1 launched a Touch of its own this week, Yesterday celebrated the jet set, while BBC3 turned sportsmen into ...
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RatingsRatings: imports show power of VoD
For every acquired hit like Mad Men or The Killing there’s a Pan Am or New Girl struggling to find an audience – but catch-up is increasingly coming to the rescue. Stephen Price reports
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NewsGumball producer to lead Turner’s hybrid Team Toon
Turner Broadcasting has commissioned a live-action and animation hybrid series led by the exec producer responsible for Bafta-winning The Amazing World Of Gumball.
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NewsGold greenlights Yes, Prime Minister revival
Yes, Prime Minister is to return to TV after an absence of 24 years as UKTV’s comedy channel Gold kicks off its original commissioning push.
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NewsFremantleMedia looks to put fans in front row
Viewers of The X Factor could sit at the heart of the online action for the next series, as FremantleMedia negotiates with a start-up tech firm offering 360-degree views of live events.
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FeaturesStudios: meeting demand for space
With several new studios opening and established ones being expanded, Adrian Pennington asks: is there over-capacity in the market, or will rising demand keep everyone busy?
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NewsSky orders karaoke dating from Love Machine indie
Sky Living is to build on the early success of The Love Machine with a second dating show from the same indie, in which singletons are united by their passion for karaoke.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Crane and Jeffrey Klarik
The Hollywood couple who have found themselves making a sitcom in the UK about a UK couple making a sitcom in Hollywood tell Robin Parker about blurring fiction and reality.
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NewsMaverick swoops for ex-BBC factual boss
Maverick Television has drafted in Ben Gale to its senior UK management team and hired its first US boss as it gears up for growth.
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NewsKirkwood returns to Lime to boost structured reality
Former EastEnders executive producer Bryan Kirkwood is returning to Lime Pictures to expand the producer’s catalogue of structured reality and scripted programming.
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NewsBrooker's Black Mirror goes global
Black Mirror, the dark satirical drama series written by Charlie Brooker for Channel 4, has been sold to 21 countries around the world.
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NewsLocal TV bidders write to Ofcom over concerns
A catalogue of concerns have been raised about Jeremy Hunt’s local TV vision by organisations looking to win broadcasting licences under the scheme.
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CommentSupport the originators and everyone benefits
Audience has the most to gain from tax and rights agreements, says Charles Sturridge.