All Broadcast articles in 6 November 2009 – Page 5
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NewsLiza Marshall quits as head of C4 drama
Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall is the latest senior exec to quit the broadcaster for a job in the indie sector following the recent departure of head of comedy and entertainment Andrew Newman.
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NewsImageworks and The Foundry forge development alliance
Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) and The Foundry will work together to develop the next generation of compositing software after the Soho company acquired SPI’s 2D and 3D lighting package Katana.
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NewsRed unveils Epic-X spec
Red Digital Cinema has revealed further details about its planned new digital stills and motion cameras (DSMC) but has stopped short of providing actual shipping dates.
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NewsSumCreative completes Jinx effects
SumCreative has provided more than 200 visual effects shots for the new CBBC sitcom Jinx which started this week.
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NewsViz upgrade for Sky News
Sky News will upgrade its Viz Engine to version three as part of the launch plans for Sky News HD.
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NewsSIS LIVE to build Coral TV facility
SIS LIVE has been commissioned to design and build a new production facility that will be used to produce content for the in-shop television service Coral TV.
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RatingsNew look News at Ten adds 100,000
ITV’s new look News at Ten piled on an extra 100,000 viewers compared with last Monday, but couldn’t topple the might of BBC News.
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Blinkx to raise £5m through shares
Video search company Blinkx plans to raise £5m through new shares to shore up its cash reserves, which have fallen by £13m in the past year.
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NewsBerger adds Spain to Warner Bros remit
Warner Brothers Entertainment’s UK boss Josh Berger will also run the company’s operations in Spain from next month.
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News3DD to take musicians back to their roots for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned 3DD to produce a new music series that will see artists such as Snoop Dogg and the Stereophonics revisit locations that inspired their work.
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NewsBBC 'spends £400,000 on consultation'
The BBC’s regulator spent nearly £400,000 in 10 months on consultations about whether to approve the corporation’s planned internet-enabled television service Project Canvas, according to reports.
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RatingsChurchill drama storms away with 2.5m
Winston Churchill drama Into the Storm rode out with 2.5m viewers (9.8%) last night – thundering past the slot average by 600,000.
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Comment3 Nov, '09
“Could not be taken seriously either as history or biography.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsPM questions Ross' salary
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.
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NewsAbsolute Radio to launch 80s station
Absolute Radio is to ditch Absolute Xtreme and replace with with the more mainstream Absolute 80s, from early December.
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NewsGordon Ramsay to co-pro MasterChef US
MasterChef is finally heading to the States - featuring Gordon Ramsay.
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CommentRobinson on Rajar
Radio 4’s stellar performance in the Rajar audience figures for the third quarter of 2009 has dominated the headlines but more significantly points to some fundamental shifts in UK listener behaviour, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsLamb switches 6Music slots
BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to swap his weekday show for a new weekend slot and will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, as part of a station reshuffle.
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NewsHollyoaks producer named EastEnders EP
EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer will step down in February to be replaced by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.
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NewsFriends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission
ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.