All Broadcast articles in 4 March 2011 – Page 4
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NewsGoldsack leaves Mentorn Media for Silver River
Silver River has hired the executive producer behind Sky 1’s An Idiot Abroad and Channel 4’s forthcoming Katie: My Beautiful Friends as its first head of factual.
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NewsPPL to use Soundmouse technology
Music licensing organisation PPL is to use Soundmouse audio-recognition technology to keep tabs on the music composed by its roster of 46,000 artists.
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NewsFacebook 'more popular than TV'
Facebook is now a bigger national past-time in the UK than watching TV, according to new research.
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NewsWorld Service could get DFID cash boost
The BBC World Service could receive a shot of cash from the Department for International Development (DFID) if its content is deemed to meet OECD rules on how international aid is spent.
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NewsBBCW signs deal to help Atomized reformat web series for TV
Multiplatform indie Atomized has struck an innovative deal with BBC Worldwide that will see the distributor help fund the reformatting of the indie’s web series as TV shows for international broadcasters.
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NewsSlavery series heads up Wall to Wall’s US push
Wall to Wall has won a commission from PBS for a series on slavery in South America, as it beefs up ties with the US.
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NewsTalkback gets Squeamish and Shackleton doc
Talkback Thames has won a $3m (£1.84m) commission from the Discovery Channel, and will make a documentary on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton for National Geographic.
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NewsWilson leaves Endemol UK for Spun Gold TV
Snog Marry Avoid executive producer Gill Wilson is to join Spun Gold TV in the newly created role of director of features and formats.
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NewsBBC keen to tackle freelancer skills gap
The BBC is attempting to plug the skills gap identified by Broadcast’s TV Freelancer Survey with the launch of a free training day, allowing freelancers to sample courses from public and private providers for the first time.
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NewsSohonet sees rise in 10GB connections
Sohonet has seen a rise in the number of top-end 10GB connections it is installing, with wider moves to file-based workflows and international use of its services helping to drive growth.
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NewsITV snares BBC expert for African adventure
ITV1 has poached BBC wildlife expert Steve Leonard to front two early evening series on Africa.
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JCA puts tools online
Media management firm JCA has made its enterprise-level content digitisation and transfer technology available to online media firms.
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News3 Mills Olympic legacy
The Olympic Park Legacy Committee has taken ownership of 3 Mills Studios.
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NewsITV to bring back Whitechapel as six-part series
ITV is to rejig detective show Whitechapel as a full six-part series when it returns for the third time next year.
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NewsVaizey hails 3D revolution
Creative industries minister Ed Vaizey last week said improvements in technology had led to a “massive opportunity” for the arts.
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NewsTime Team revamps production set-up in wake of Cardiff move
Time Team is overhauling its production team as it prepares to make its first series since moving to Cardiff.
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NewsVET's Smith joins TC Soho
DVD authoring and digital media firm TC Soho has appointed Terry Smith to the role of business development manager
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NewsDVB sets 3D TV standard
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) last week announced the approval of the DVB-3DTV specification.
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NewsVirgin sees VoD revolution
Virgin Media has revealed detailed insights about the on-demand revolution taking place among its 3.8 million TV customers.
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NewsSharp wins Sky 1 comedy
Manchester studio The Sharp Project has been chosen by BSkyB and Tiger Aspect for the filming of Sky 1 HD comedy drama Mount Pleasant.