All Broadcast articles in 30 November 2007 – Page 5
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NewsToday programme unveils guest editors
The former head of MI5 and musician Damon Albarn are among a diverse mix selected to edit BBC Radio 4's Today programme over the festive period.
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NewsITV1’s football gives BBC1 a scare
ITV1’s live coverage of Manchester United against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League averaged a respectable 5.2m viewers (21.3%) last night, outperforming BBC1’s Spooks.
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NewsNew quotas boost commercial radio
Commercial radio will be able to compete more effectively with the BBC following Ofcom’s decision to reduce quotas of locally produced content to 10 hours a day, according to City analysts.
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NewsZane to name rising star
Xfm has become the official radio partner to the Orange Rising Star Award at the Orange British Academy Film Awards.
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FeaturesA life of crime
Lynda La Plante goes to forensic lengths to ensure her crime dramas are accurate. Now she’s making moves into the US and classic adaptations.
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NewsThree execs to battle outsiders for GCap job
GCap’s departing chief executive, Ralph Bernard, has revealed that there are three strong internal candidates applying for the role.
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NewsFive's Hotel Inspector lured by C4
Channel 4 has lured Five’s Hotel Inspector Ruth Watson away from her inspection duties with an exclusive presenter deal.
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NewsTop level hirings at MediaCity:uk
Salford's MediaCity:UK has appointed Brian Greasley as managing director and Jane Deane as programme director, two weeks after the project's developer secured a£360m funding package.
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More Freshly Squeezed
Channel 4 is to extend weekday breakfast music show Freshly Squeezed to Saturday mornings.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus
Bravo has healthy budgets on offer for new commissions - so long as indies can deliver the range of anti-social behaviour its action-hungry audience loves.
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NewsViewers accept online ads if content free
Consumers will tolerate online advertising as long as content is free, a survey by business law firm Olswang has found.
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NewsSMG and GCap both sink to 52-week lows
As happened last week, the majority of the Broadcast 20 ended the week less valuable than at the start.
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CommentCatherine Wearing and Syeda Irtizaali
Catherine Wearing and Syeda Irtizaali discuss new shows airing at the moment including Sony Picture’s Television’s The Company.
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NewsTen Alps acquires online ad firm MMA
Bob Geldof’s indie Ten Alps plans to boost revenues with a new online video advertising business, following its acquisition of Multimedia Arts (MMA).
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NewsHigh demand fuels rapid growth in VFX
Three leading Soho post facilities are investing in compositing and 3D kit in order to meet a surge in demand for broadcast visual effects.
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Scratch solution for Red workflow
DI software specialist Assimilate has launched version 3.7 of Scratch, which supports the first workflow to allow an editor to work on uncompressed footage from the Red camera.
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Somethin’ Else for Reid
Production company Somethin’ Else has appointed Gregor Reid as its new head of facilities.
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KidsCo workflow on the go
Global kids entertainment channel KidsCo and London-based digital media facility JCA TV have joined forces to create an international digital workflow.
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NewsVirgin Media loses head of strategy
Virgin Media head of strategy Ernie Cormier has left the group following weeks of speculation about his future.
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Camera Corps hail Leader
OB support facility Camera Corps has invested in a Leader LV5800 HD/SD-SDI multi-standard waveform monitor.