All Broadcast articles in 8 April 2011 – Page 5
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Behind The Scenes
Filming the heart of darkness
HD and tapeless kit is transforming how film-makers self-shoot in the world’s least hospitable environments. Ed Braman and Fiona Lloyd-Davies report from the Congo.
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NewsBBC S&PP in £500k digital drive
BBC Studios and Post Production has invested £500,000 in a suite of technologies to standardise its digital workflows and move its customers to file-based delivery.
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CommentMarriages of inconvenience
The market’s open for co-pro deals, but be careful who you partner with.
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CommentHow do you make news pay?
ITN’s content repackaging plan may be the answer, says Kate Bulkley.
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CommentOur special relationship with the US broadcasters
UK producers’ stock is high across the pond, so let’s take advantage, says Danny Fenton.
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CommentArnie: Hasta la vista, Colonel?
Action star Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken on robots, aliens and even Batman, but may face his toughest villain yet: Colonel Gadaffi.
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CommentSmugglers / My Brother The Islamist / The Kennedys
Freesat’s Mark Briggs and Projector Pictures’ Claire Sheppard on contraband, extremism and American icons.
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NewsITV bets on Cowell gameshow
Simon Cowell and ITV are creating an epic gameshow in which thousands of contestants compete to win a million pounds - on the spin of a roulette wheel.
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The Broadcast InterviewGerhard Zeiler, RTL
The RTL chief executive talks to Andy Fry about his plans to expand the ‘family of channels’, and how the group bounced back from the economic downturn to produce record revenues in 2010.
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Behind The ScenesWonderland: the Trouble With Love and Sex, BBC2
Working with animators for the first time on a documentary dealing with the difficult subject of marital breakdown gave Zac Beattie ‘the fear’
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NewsSky to air previously unseen 3D Nazi footage
Sky is to broadcast unaired footage and photographs of Nazi soldiers in 3D following the discovery of World War II recordings.
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NewsBig Brother returns on C5
Endemol plans to draft in a big-name executive producer from outside the company to lead the resurrection of Big Brother on Channel 5.
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NewsTen Alps unveils Pretend indie in formats push
Ten Alps is branching out from its factual heartland with the launch of Manchester-based entertainment format vehicle Pretend.
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NewsITV writes off Carbon and Crackit indie investment
ITV is to close down Carbon Media and write off its stake in Crackit Productions.
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News422 South wins US deal
Bristol-based 422 South has won a contract to provide CGI animation for US production Earth: The Operators’ Manual.
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NewsFlaws appear in DQF drama plan
The BBC proposal to repeat highend drama in daytime or overnight would barely save any money, Broadcast has discovered.
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NewsWhy should we stay in Bristol, BBC asks indies
The BBC has asked indies in Bristol to make a case for why the corporation should remain in the city rather than move more production to Cardiff.
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NewsSecurity Men marks Aherne’s ITV1 return
ITV1 has greenlit Caroline Aherne’s first comedy series in a decade as part of a concerted scripted comedy push.
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NewsGuardian service to link consumers to TV content
The Guardian is leading the development of a YouView and Android prototype service designed to help consumers discover TV and video content.