All Broadcast articles in 6 April 2012
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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey 2011
Click to view the definitive report on the UK independent production sector.
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RatingsBGT widens its lead on The Voice
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent widened the gap on The Voice UK after pulling in its highest-rating second episode since 2009.
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NewsPace appoints international president
Set-top box manufacturer Pace has appointed Shane McCarthy as president of its international business unit.
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NewsShed Media takes majority stake in Renegade
Shed Media Group has acquired a majority stake in Don’t Tell The Bride producer Renegade Pictures, as first predicted by Broadcast two months ago.
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NewsSony unveils NEX FS700 and HXR NX30E
Sony today launched two new camcorders, with the NEX FS700 the latest addition to the manufacturer’s range of NXCAM camcorders.
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NewsNetflix US acquires United
MIPTV: World Productions’ BBC2 drama United will be broadcast in the US, Canada, Latin America following deals made by Content Television.
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RatingsTitanic loses 2.5m viewers
SUNDAY: ITV1’s epic miniseries Titanic hit choppy waters, losing more than a third of its viewers in the face of competition from Silent Witness.
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NewsC4 battles BBC at South Bank awards
Channel 4 dramas This is England ’88 and Top Boy will square off against BBC1’s Sherlock at this year’s South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
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RatingsTwenty Twelve returns with 1m
FRIDAY: Olympic comedy Twenty Twelve returned with its biggest audience on record in its new BBC2 home.
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All3 secures first Miss Fisher sales
MIPTV: All3Media International has made the first sales for new detective drama Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.
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NewsRightster recruits senior staff
Cloud-based rights and distribution technology company Rightster has made three senior appointments.
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NewsMore Sing if You Can for Brazil
MIPTV: ITV1 show Sing if You Can will return for a second series in Brazil following a deal struck by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsAbbott: Shameless safe on Channel 4
MIPTV: Writer and producer Paul Abbott is confident long-running drama Shameless has a future on Channel 4 - and is planning an edgy new police series.
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NewsSony launches PMW-100 camcorder
Sony today launched the compact PMW-100, which it dubbed “the smallest and lightest camera in the XDCAM family”.
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NewsAframe expands with £4.3m funding and US office
Aframe is launching its cloud video production platform in the US.
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NewsBBC Learning orders disability docs
BBC Learning has ordered a series of eight shorts about primary school children with disabilities as part of a move to promote inclusivity.
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NewsITVS to adapt Audience for the US
MIPTV: Innovative new Channel 4 format The Audience is set to be remade for audiences in France, Australia and the US.
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NewsBBC4 reveals more details of Everett biopic
The BBC has revealed further details of its biopic of well-loved comedian Kenny Everett, two years after the commission was first announced.
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NewsAvalon's pre-tax profits surge to £4.7m
Avalon Entertainment’s pre-tax profits surged by more than 85% last year after the company won more commissions overseas.
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RatingsSilent Witness slices Scott & Bailey
MONDAY: BBC drama Silent Witness remained a thorn in ITV’s side after its audience of 5.3m was enough to reduce Scott & Bailey to its lowest audience on record.