All Broadcast articles in 4 May 2012 – Page 4
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Behind The Scenes
Planet Earth Live, BBC1
It’s been a huge task getting this global wildlife event off the ground – but as TX day looms, the real work is just starting, says Colin Jackson.
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News
ITV1 to tell ‘definitive’ story of Murdoch
Brook Lapping is to make a “definitive” documentary on Rupert Murdoch for ITV1 as part of a raft of high-profile factual commissions.
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News
BBC1 facing sitcom pitch shortage
BBC1 is feeling the heat in the comedy market, with the genre head claiming competition from ITV and Sky has affected the flow of pitches.
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Thames and Scott join forces for ITV1 sports show
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames has teamed up with Sebastian Scott-backed Superhero Television to create a sports-based talent show for ITV1.
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Pro Motion growth sparks move to bigger office
Pro Motion Hire is moving to a new 10,000 sq ft building in South London.
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The Farm in record Pro Tools installation
The Farm has undertaken the UK’s largest installation of the latest version of Avid’s Pro Tools audio workstation and software.
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Endemol to rep Ruth Rendell drama
Endemol Worldwide Distribution has picked up the rights to ITV1’s new Ruth Rendell drama.
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LemonAid sparks 176 complaints over puppy prize
ITV1 entertainment show Keith Lemon’s LemonAid has attracted 176 complaints and scorn from the Kennel Club after a puppy was awarded to a child as a prize.
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See Saw hires BBC exec to lead TV push
See Saw Films, the producer behind The King’s Speech, has hired former BBC Films exec Jamie Laurenson to spearhead its move into TV.
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More4 sets launch date for Digital Scrapbook
More4 has cemented a launch date for its “Digital Scrapbook” project that will allow viewers to collate programme information in one place.
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Seeking Salvage returning to History
History has ordered a longer second series of Seeking Salvage after the first became its biggest ever original commission.
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Features
Drain the Great Lakes
Produce more than 70 CGI sequences revealing wrecks and strange topography beneath the waters on the bed of the Great Lakes.
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Features
Dirty Great Machines
Create a series brand and in-show GFX that break away from the well-trodden schematics and blue-print style.
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News
NEP acquires Bow Tie Television
US-headquartered OB and facilities provider NEP has acquired Bow Tie Television.
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Dyke: BSkyB should offload News Corp and Murdochs
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has said it would be in BSkyB’s interest to “offload News International and the Murdochs’ shares in the company”.
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Sky News launches in US/Canada
Sky News has today launched into the US and Canada, via streaming platform Livestation.
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Foxes attract same web traffic as Big Brother
Channel 4’s new live interactive study of urban foxes in the UK attracted the equivalent web influx to the broadcaster’s website as a Big Brother eviction.