All Broadcast articles in 30 September 2011 – Page 2
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RatingsExposure debuts with 1.1m
MONDAY: ITV1 launched its new investigative journalism strand Exposure with just over a million viewers.
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NewsAbsolute Radio off the market and set to turn profit
Absolute Radio is no longer for sale following the conclusion of a review by its owner Times of India and is set to break even in 2012 after three years in business.
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NewsBBC facing strikes in Wales
The BBC is facing a 24 hour strike by staff in Cardiff and Bangor, who are taking action in protest against compulsory redundancies.
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NewsSNTV launches online sports video player
Sports video news agency SNTV is to launch an online player for publishers to include a range of sports news about events including the Rugby World Cup and Formula 1 on their sites.
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CommentBlue Peter 2.0
Blue Peter editor Tim Levell reveals the thinking behind the latest revamp of the BBC children’s show, which was broadcast from Salford for the first time this week.
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NewsAttenborough doc wins Emmy hat trick
A David Attenborough special about the first life on Earth has won a hat-trick of Emmy awards.
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NewsC4 orders Renovation Game
Channel 4 has ordered a property series that will see homes being revamped in a bid to raise their value by £15,000.
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NewsBBC Trust considers proposals to leave Birmingham
Proposals for the BBC’s network productions to quit Birmingham have been put forward to the Trust, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsObjective conjures up Christmas specials
Objective Productions has landed two Christmas orders from Channel 5 looking back at memorable events in the history of magic and celebrity highs and lows throughout the year.
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NewsMoney Drop returning to Russia
Channel 4 game show The Million Pound Drop is being remade for a second time for audiences in Russia.
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NewsKatie Price signs with All3
Katie Price’s production company Pricey Media has signed a first look deal with distributor All3Media International.
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NewsChannel 6 unveils fresh local TV plans
Channel 6, one of the most vocal bidders for Jeremy Hunt’s local TV plans, has confirmed that it will attempt to secure the licence for London.
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NewsGMG rebrands Rock Radio Glasgow
GMG Radio is to rebrand Rock Radio Glasgow as Real Radio XS following a successful similar move by its Manchester-based sister station.
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NewsITV's IRA doc featured video game footage
The first film in ITV1’s new investigative journalism strand Exposure presented footage from a video game as factual evidence.
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RatingsBBC2’s Bake Off burns new Gok Wan series
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Great British Bake Off has cooked up its biggest audience to date, beating Channel 4’s new fashion series with Gok Wan.
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NewsBoomerang profits hit £1.9m
Welsh indie group Boomerang Plus has posted operating profit growth of over 50% as it benefits from the growth of its AFP business and its acquisitions of Indus Films and Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsDRG to sell Top Boy
Top Boy, the new Channel 4 drama from writer Ronan Bennett, has been picked up for worldwide distribution by DRG.
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Comment28 Sep '11
“Not all deforestation is bad, as you’d know if you lived next door to an out-of-control leylandii.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsElectric Sky acquires Ronnie Wood series
Sky Arts new series starring Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has been picked up for worldwide distribution by Electric Sky.