All Broadcast articles in 8 April 2011 – Page 3
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NewsBBC3 formats head to Ukraine
MIPTV: BBC3 formats The Week the Women Went and Baby Borrowers are to travel to the Ukraine as part of a number of BBC Worldwide deals.
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RatingsBBC3 Islam conversion doc attracts 482,500
MONDAY: BBC3’s documentary about a young filmmaker trying to understand his stepbrother’s conversion to Islam was watched by 482,500 viewers (1.9% share)
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NewsC4 orders Battlefront 3 after Emmy win
MIPTV: Channel 4 has recommissioned Raw Television’s website and TV project Battlefront for a third series as last year’s project scooped an Emmy award.
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NewsC4 quiz remade in Abu Dhabi
MIPTV: Channel 4 quiz show Relentless, from indie Zig Zag Productions, is to be remade for audiences in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsC5 acquires green Olympics doc
MIPTV: Channel 5 has picked up a new doc about the efforts to make the 2012 Olympic Games the greenest to date.
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NewsCBeebies extends reach in Latin America
MipTV: CBeebies is to grow its presence in Argentina on the back of a distribution deal struck by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsC4 orders 27 Inch Man doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a special for its Bodyshock strand following the journey of a tiny man and his attempt to enter the record books.
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First Hand to adapt BBC 'primetime' doc
MIPTV: Distributor First Hand Films has finalised a deal with the BBC to produce an international version of the US doc series America in Primetime.
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NewsDSP to make Japan quake film
MIPTV: Darlow Smithson Productions is to made a one-hour special looking at the impact Japan’s recent earthquake has had on the country, for Discovery Networks International.
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Green Bay to make £1m deserts doc
MIPTV: Welsh indie Green Bay Media has announced a £1m deal to produce a documentary about life in deserts around the world.
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NewsE4 lines up teen model series
MIPTV: A new series exploring the lives of young models is being made for entertainment channel E4.
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NewsFour Weddings remake unveiled in France
MIPTV: ITV Studios is to adapt its Four Weddings format for France’s biggest broadcaster.
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NewsMTV orders prank show
MTV has commissioned a hidden camera prank show from indie Splash Media which will be broadcast across its international regions.
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NewsNews Corp audit committee backs Shine deal
News Corporation has completed its controversial acquisition of Shine Group after it was approved by the media giant’s board of directors audit committee.
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NewsThe Farm wins £10m MediaCityUK post contract
The Farm has won a £10m contract to provide post production services at BBC North’s MediaCityUK sites.
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NewsC5 signs Big Brother in two year deal
Channel 5 has signed a two-year deal to bring Big Brother back to British TV, kicking off with a celebrity version this summer.
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RatingsKatie Price ratings continue to slide
TUESDAY: Katie Price’s new series for Sky Living continued to shed viewers while BBC3 saw a dip in numbers in the wake of Junior Doctors.
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RatingsCandy Cabs clocks up 5.5m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new comedy drama Candy Cabs got off to a flying start, outwitting the UK Border Agency in ITV1’s Smugglers.
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NewsITV royal wedding to be 'ad free'
Ofcom rules will prevent ITV from running commercial breaks during the royal wedding, it has emerged.
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NewsCast unveiled for Titanic TV series
Linus Roache and Geraldine Somerville are to head the cast of Julian Fellowes’s epic dramatisation of the Titanic story.