All Broadcast articles in 6 November 2014
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News
Pinewood boss warns of looming skills shortage
Pinewood Shepperton chief executive Ivan Dunleavy has warned of an impending skills shortage that he said could hit businesses in all sectors of the UK economy.
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The Bridge hunts indies for Asian market
British indies are being encouraged to develop factual and factual entertainment projects for Asia after Argonon-backed business The Bridge struck a wide-ranging deal in South Korea.
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Labour MP lobbies Crozier over US working conditions
A member of the shadow cabinet has urged ITV to settle its dispute with the Writers Guild of America (WGAE) over working conditions for non-scripted employees.
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Sony pulls plug on 1/2-inch VTRs and camcorders
Sony is to stop selling its range of ½-inch tape machines and camcorders in just over a year’s time.
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Sally Head hires Hotel Babylon producer
Tipping The Velvet indie Sally Head Productions has hired Hotel Babylon producer Polly Williams to boost development.
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Ratings
Death loses to Downton
BBC1’s repeat of Death In Paradise fails to trouble ITV’s period drama but Strictly tops the lot.
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BBC2: seasons to be cheerful
BBC2’s stripped Strictly Come Dancing - It Takes Two was Monday’s 2.2 million/11%.
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Spooky Juice refreshes ITV2
ITV2’s Celebrity Juice: Halloween Special achieved 1.4 million/9% at 10pm on Thursday.
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Dave finds joy in UK storage
Storage Hunters UK kicked off on Tuesday at 8pm with 1.1 million/5%, beating the US show’s record 1 million/5% on 2 July 2013.
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C4 to visit The Paedophile Next Door
Channel 4 is planning to challenge perceptions of paedophilia in a potentially controversial documentary co-directed by Werner Herzog’s son.
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Broadcast TECH Young Talent Awards: photo gallery
Pictures of the winners and party at last night’s Broadcast TECH Young Talent Awards ceremony
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Adrian Van Klaveren returns to BBC News
Adrian Van Klaveren, the former Radio 5 Live controller who lost his job in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, is to return to BBC News as head of strategic change.
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Video
VIDEO: Poppies, CBeebies
Go behind the scenes on the making of the CBBC and CBeebies Remembrance animation, Poppies.
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News
Radio Production Awards nominees unveiled
The nominations for the fifth Radio Production Awards have been unveiled.
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Ratings
Apprentice does the job
BBC1’s The Apprentice returned with a double bill at 9pm on Tuesday 14 October (8.2 million/ 31%), followed by Wednesday’s 7.5 million/28%.
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Maxine Watson named BBC acting docs head
BBC documentaries commissioning editor Maxine Watson has been appointed as acting head of documentaries to replace Emma Willis.
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Christine Bleakley heads to Ireland for ITV
Christine Bleakley is to front a six-part travel series for ITV from Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions.
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BBC4 unearths more Detectorists
Quirky comedy Detectorists is returning for a second series on BBC4.