All Broadcast articles in 6 April 2012 – Page 4
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Positive message from MipTV
At the MipTV market in Cannes this week, television appears to be turning its back on the theatre of cruelty in favour of more uplifting formats, writes Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell.
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James Murdoch resigns as BSkyB chairman
James Murdoch has resigned as BSkyB chairman, citing fears that his presence would act as “a lightning rod” to the company.
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BBCW unveils global wildlife series
MIPTV: BBC Worldwide has revealed plans for the biggest live wildlife broadcast ever undertaken by the corporation that will air around the globe.
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Titanic sails to China; Endeavour heads Down Under
MIPTV: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has secured an output deal with one of China’s largest VoD providers and secured a raft of crime drama sales.
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CBeebies orders new series from Waybuloo producers
Waybuloo producer The Foundation is to make a new preschool series for CBeebies.
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C5 extends Big Brother to 2014
Channel 5 has struck a new deal with Endemol to keep hold of Big Brother for another two years.
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Made in Chelsea returns on high
MONDAY: E4 structured reality show Made in Chelsea returned with its biggest audience on record as the second series of Game of Thrones launched with more than half a million viewers.
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BBC to launch 24 Olympics channels
The BBC is launching 24 free-to-air temporary channels on cable and satellite platforms, running live streams of every sport taking place at the London Olympic Games.
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2 April '12
“There was very little evidence in [Hirst’s] conversation of the searching self-dissatisfaction that is often the hallmark of a great artist.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Silent 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.
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Avalon'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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BBC4 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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ITVS 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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BBC 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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Aframe expands with £4.3m funding and US office
Aframe is launching its cloud video production platform in the US.
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Sony 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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Abbott: 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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More 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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Rightster recruits senior staff
Cloud-based rights and distribution technology company Rightster has made three senior appointments.
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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.