All Broadcast articles in 6 January 2012
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NewsCowell returns to revamped Britain’s Got Talent
Simon Cowell is to return to the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel and plough his own money into the cash prize as part of the show’s revamp.
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RatingsSky1’s Treasure Island lands 900k
MONDAY: Sky1’s swashbuckling adaptation of Treasure Island unearthed the biggest audience on multichannel over the Bank Holiday.
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RatingsEndeavour arrests 6.5m
MONDAY: Inspector Morse returned to UK television with more than 6.5m viewers - the highest audience for a new one-off ITV1 drama in five years.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer hires BSkyB exec
The team behind BBC Worldwide’s Global iPlayer has received a boost with a trio of promotions and appointments.
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NewsRadio Fast Train tickets up for grabs
Tickets for the Radio Fast Train day for radio indie staff, freelancers and community radio workers will become available on 10 January.
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NewsBBC draws fire over Sherlock nudity
The BBC has received nearly 60 complaints about pre-watershed nudity in its opening episode of Sherlock on New Year’s Day.
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NewsTalksport picks up Euro 2012 rights
Talksport will go head-to-head with the BBC during Euro 2012 having secured the radio rights to the football tournament.
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NewsOlympics docs sold to Germany/Russia
Distributor Electric Sky has secured international sales for a brace of Olympics 2012 documentaries.
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NewsITV refreshes Daybreak
Daybreak has been refreshed for its 2012 return with new branding and further set changes.
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NewsOnline TV viewing stalls
Growth in viewing TV via a PC or laptop is flattening having increased by just 0.5% in the past year, according to a study by Barb.
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NewsPVRs hand Downton Christmas crown
Downton Abbey’s festive special was recorded by more than 3m viewers, making it the most-watched Christmas Day show – unseating EastEnders from the top spot.
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NewsBVE North competition winner announced
BVE North’s show video competition has been won by Tristan Hall.
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NewsOxygen DCT unveils mobile production unit
Oxygen DCT has launched a custom-built Land Rover Discovery for field and on-set recording.
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NewsVolicon releases Observer 6.0
Volicon has released a new version of its logging and monitoring system.
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NewsDave acquires Storage Hunters
Dave has picked up the UK rights to a new fly on the wall format from US indie T Group, as part of a swathe of deals brokered via Target.
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NewsBBC1 dramas rescheduled after Lawrence Panorama
Two BBC dramas have been rescheduled following the last minute addition of a Panorama concerning the Stephen Lawrence case.
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RatingsStephen Lawrence Panorama draws 2.6m
TUESDAY: A Panorama special on the Stephen Lawrence case could not prevent BBC1 from being outmanoeuvred by rivals in the primetime slot.