All Broadcast articles in 8 August 2013 – Page 4
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NewsNetflix cues up Dutch dance doc
Netflix has acquired a feature-length documentary about Dutch dance music from UK factual distributor Journeyman Pictures.
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NewsCBS greenlights Steven Spielberg space series
US network CBS has ordered sci-fi series Extant from Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television to air next summer.
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RatingsSharknado sees 200k storm to Syfy
Sharknado was the highest-rated film of the year for pay-TV channel Syfy on Wednesday night, as the man-eating shark disaster movie hooked 200,000 viewers.
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NewsBBC2 moves into Tudor Abbey Farm
Lion TV is turning the clock back to the year 1500 for the fourth installment in its hugely successful Farm franchise for BBC2.
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RatingsFinal Top Gear laps Das Auto
In the card game Top Trumps, German Cars was the best pack to have. Memories of shouting “60 BHP” and “1760cc!” were evoked by Sunday’s BBC2 German car documentary, which, coincidentally, on the 99th anniversary of Britain declaring war on Germany, launched a, er, German season.
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RatingsCartoons are a top draw
Displayed in the National Gallery is the Burlington House Cartoon by Leonardo someone.
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RatingsHowzat! for a result
I am not sure there is any other sport in the world that can have a triumphant, historically significant result brought about directly by rain-induced inaction after four days of fruitless tussling. Which is why you have to love cricket.
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RatingsNo trouble at The Mill
Working in TV can be quite glamorous, but when August arrives, things do slow down – to the extent that my big job seems to be pairing up the hundreds of socks I own.
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NewsDigby Jones to front BBC2 manufacturing series
BBC2 has commissioned a three-part series that will see Lord Digby Jones attempt to help three British manufacturers get in shape for the future.
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RatingsField of Blood runs to over 3m
The return of BBC1 drama The Field of Blood produced over 1m more viewers than the first series debut on Thursday, while BBC2’s The Men Who Made Us Thin shrank from Jacques Peretti’s previous series performance.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Field of Blood; The Men Who Made Us Thin; Legally High
“It’s a potent brew of corruption, conflict and car coats.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsCome Dine With Me creator exits ITVS
Nell Butler, the woman who created Come Dine With Me, is leaving ITV Studios at the end of the year.
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FeaturesThe Midwives (series two)
Picture and audio post-production for the second series of the documentary
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FeaturesSouthcliffe
Provide picture post-production on the four-part drama about a loner ex-soldier who embarks on a killing spree
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NewsTVOne launches two HD transmission products
Video-processing equipment manufacturer TVOne has launched two products for the transmission of uncompressed, 1080p high-definition signals over a single Cat.5e or Cat.6 cable.
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NewsPro Tools usage exceeds expectations, says Avid
Avid has sold 7,500 Pro Tools HDX systems worldwide since the software launched in October 2011.
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Adobe launches Creative Cloud single-app plan
Adobe has launched a new version of its Creative Cloud service that enables users to purchase a single desktop application.
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CommentTen years of bringing human history to life
Farm franchise shows there is more to history than battles and royalty, says David Upshal
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NewsC5 gives birth to IWC's Animal Maternity
Channel 5 has commissioned a six-part series about the world of animal births from IWC Media.