All Broadcast articles in 31 October 2008 – Page 4
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News
MTV UK considers axing in-house production unit
MTV Networks UK & Ireland is considering axing its in-house production unit and outsourcing all its British-made content.
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Burnham: co-operation is way ahead for PSB
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has outlined a PSB future in which broadcasters co-operate and scheduling clashes in the chase for ratings are a thing of the past.
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More Trial and Retribution
St Trinian's actress Tamsin Egerton will star in one of three new instalments of Lynda La Plante's Trial and Retribution when it returns to ITV1 early next year.
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Features
Ratings Focus: Dead Set breathes life into E4 with 1.4m
E4 was alive and kicking on Monday as zombie drama Dead Set gave it its best performance among 16 to 34 year olds since June 2002.
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Orient Express remake bound for ITV1
A new version of Murder on the Orient Express is bound for ITV1 as part of a commission of eight Agatha Christie adaptations from Chorion.
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Dave to order original web content
Dave is to begin commissioning original online content as part of a major overhaul of its website.
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Dyke: BBC governors were ‘useless bastards'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has launched his most outspoken attack on the BBC governors who ousted him during the Hutton inquiry, calling them “hopeless, useless bastards”.
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Features
Eureka!: Kerwhizz (BBC Children's for CBeebies)
Producer Steve Cannon and exec producer Alison Stewart how a kids show was put to the test.
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Horse story saddles up for Storyville
The BBC is to offer a horse's eye view of the Irish national hunt in a documentary for the Storyville strand.
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Blakeway North gains 30 Stone sequel
Manchester-based Blakeway North is celebrating four new commissions following the appointment of executive producer Sarah Murch earlier this year, including a follow-up to the successful documentary Lose 30 Stone or Die for ITV1.
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Comment
Hot Topic: Trust in TV
Television journalism is so fair it makes Andy Pandy look dodgy, says Dorothy Byrne.
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News
Alex wins encore on C4 and at cinema
Channel 4 has commissioned a follow-up to Cutting Edge documentary A Boy Called Alex and a movie adaptation of the story is also on the cards.
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DCD falls despite raft of Stephen Fry sales
It was another gloomy week in which the value of shares fell for the majority of companies in the Broadcast Sharewatch.
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Behind The Scenes
On location: Britannia High
Producer Gareth Phillips on tracking down the talent for a drama series with a musical twist.
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Features
Picture perfect
Now the technology to transmit progressively scanned images in HD is available, broadcasters are faced with the dilemma of whether to upgrade or stick with the interlaced system.