All Broadcast articles in 5 August 2011 – Page 3
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Comment3 August '11
“Only the flintiest churl would look at this and find nothing to rejoice in.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Passion secures Figure 8 titles
Passion Distribution has snapped up the distribution rights to a slate of factual shows from US indie Figure 8 Films.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer chart
The last episode of Doctor Who before its summer hiatus proved the most-watched programme on iPlayer in June.
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News4thought.tv to return with new series editor
Channel 4’s religion and ethics strand 4thought.tv is to return with 365 new films made by Irish indie Waddell Media - and a new series editor.
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NewsLeopard exec returns to Talkback
Talkback Thames has bolstered its factual features department by luring back an exec who spent less than a year at Leopard Films.
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NewsMentorn updates Jaycee Dugard kidnap doc for C4
Mentorn Media has updated its film about the discovery of Jaycee Lee Dugard, the Californian girl who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 18 years.
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NewsSky Arts to put O'Grady and Tate in the frame
Paul O’Grady, Catherine Tate and Tamsin Greig are among six celebrities who will pose as a key character from a famous portrait for a second series of Sky Arts’ Fame In The Frame.
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NewsITV confirms Inspector Morse prequel
ITV1 has confirmed that Inspector Morse will return to UK television in a prequel drama charting the origins of the iconic detective.
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NewsShine Int’l poaches ITVS exec
Shine International has hired a key sales exec from ITV Studios Global Entertainment as it continues to bolster its global team.
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NewsGeraghty joins Envy
Post house Envy has recruited former Prime Focus commercials director Tara Geraghty to its commercials team.
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NewsOnline listening down 5 million since Radioplayer launch
RAJAR: Online radio listening has dropped by 5 million hours since the launch of Radioplayer - but is up on the same period last year.
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NewsWTS to sell TVU backpack
WTS has been appointed sole UK distributor for a 3G-enabled backpack for mobile newsgathering.
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NewsRavensbourne launches post course
Ravensbourne’s new FdA Editing and Post-Production: Industry Practice course aims to “bridge the skills gap” entry level staff may have when they join a post facility.
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CommentStill rocking after 30 years
With so much to celebrate, why is MTV shying away from its past?
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Behind The ScenesSeven Dwarves, Channel 4
We set out to challenge preconceptions, but we weren’t prepared for how much our cast liked to burn the candle at both ends, says Nick Curwin.
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CommentOff Cuts: Stewart pooh-poohs Channel 4
When More 4 pulled an edition of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, due to rules about using parliamentary footage in satire shows, no one was more surprised than the host himself.
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FeaturesOnce Upon A Time, ABC (US)
Broadcast takes a bite out of a new fairytale drama fromt he writers of Lost set to debut in the US this autumn.
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CommentThe Camera That Changed The World / Forgotten Blitz / Amazing World Of Gumball
Comedy Central’s Pete Thornton and Sons of Cuba director Andrew Lang on doc makers, the Blitz and cartoon capers.
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CommentCan anyone solve the Torchwood mystery?
The latest series of Torchwood is a glamorous and glossy affair, but does anyone with knowledge of all things geeky in the technical department know why the show’s visuals have a strange strobing effect every time the camera pans or moves slightly?
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CommentThe horrible art of being a TV boss
A panel at Edinburgh will ask what makes a TV bully. Steven D Wright has all the answers.