All Broadcast articles in 6 February 2014 – Page 5
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Irish radio group buys Global stations
Global Radio has sold eight Real, Capital and Smooth-branded local radio stations to Irish radio group Communicorp.
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Sky orders more Parkinson
Michael Parkinson is returning to Sky Arts, which has commissioned his interview series for a second run.
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UK Screen hits out at Bectu's VFX charter
UK Screen Association has accused Bectu of publishing misleading information as part of its campaign for better working practices for VFX workers.
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ChannelFlip founders exit for ‘new challenge’
ChannelFlip founders Justin Gayner and Wil Harris are leaving the multichannel network (MCN) two years after selling it to Shine Group.
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Discovery to air Everest leap
Discovery is to air live coverage of Californian daredevil Joby Ogwyn jumping from the summit of Mount Everest.
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C5 orders live immigration debate
Channel 5 is launching a live debate on immigration following the success of its benefits debate earlier this week.
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Critics
TV Critics: Inside No. 9; Royal Cousins at War
“It’s testimony to the top-notch acting and the perfectly-pitched dialogue that the 30-minute episode kept you interested right to the end.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Greenbird backs Nell Butler’s fledgling indie
Greenbird has invested in an indie being established by Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler and her former ITV Studios colleague Tim Miller.
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Salford boss gets DMI role
Alice Webb, the BBC exec who helped oversee its move to Salford, has been drafted in to pick up the pieces of the £100m Digital Media Initiative (DMI) fiasco.
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Bait Studio expands into animation and interactive
Cardiff-based VFX firm Bait Studio has launched two new divisions, including an animation unit that is working on projects rescued from animation studio Dinamo Productions.
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Time to stop paying lip service
As well as boosting female experts, broadcasters must give them time to speak, says Lis Howell
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C5 back in the dating game
Channel 5 has ordered its highestprofile dating format since cancelling The Bachelor after its second series last year.
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Comment
British indies must up their US ambitions
Producers need to go ‘bigger and better’ than their Realscreen offerings, says Peter White
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Analysis: Sky and HBO co-pro deal
Sky has entered the next phase of its arrangement with HBO and is set to spend millions on epic Game Of Thrones-rivalling dramas that it will co-produce with the US pay-TV network.
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ITV orders Chocolate Media daytime quiz
An ITV gameshow from Chocolate Media is one of the first projects to come out of NBC Universal’s newly formed central development unit.
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Sky to overhaul ‘rules of engagement’
Sky is to overhaul its ‘rules of engagement’ with the indie community after receiving feedback from more than 100 production companies.
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Twitter issues Vine guidance
Twitter has compiled best practice guidelines for Vine following a four-fold increase in interest from TV broadcasters and producers.
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River Cottage joins Jamie Oliver Food Tube network
Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is to launch a YouTube channel that will join Jamie Oliver’s emerging Food Tube network.
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Sky commissioning performance: how does it compare?
Indies want clearer lines of communication, more marketing support and quicker response rates in their dealings with Sky, according to the broadcaster’s first commissioning survey.
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Hammond exits GroupM for Spun Gold
GroupM Entertainment commercial director Tim Hammond is leaving to join The Alan Titchmarsh Show producer Spun Gold TV.