All Broadcast articles in 9 December 2011 – Page 6
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C5 adds channels on Freesat
Channel 5 is adding a raft of multichannel and +1 options to its portfolio on Freesat.
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5 News takes shape under ITN
ITN has no plans to cut the number of staff working on 5 News but is set to replace around a third of employees on the service.
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Global iPlayer to roll out on new platforms
BBC Worldwide has revealed the first results for its on-demand service Global BBC iPlayer, which is set to roll out on iPhone and iPod Touch this week.
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Panorama dwarfs shorter Dispatches
MONDAY: An investigation into supermarket prices gave BBC1’s Panorama its biggest audience in more than a year – eclipsing the first of Channel 4’s half-hour Dispatches.
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Chorion completes Mr Men sale
IP firm Chorion will turn its attention to finding a buyer for Agatha Christie and other key brands after sealing the sale of Mr Men to Hello Kitty owner Sanrio.
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Chris O'Dowd teams with Coogan for Sky 1 comedy
The IT Crowd star Chris O’Dowd is to adapt his short film for Sky 1’s Little Crackers into a full length comedy series.
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Sienna Miller to star in BBC2 Hitchcock drama
Alfred Hitchcock’s obsessive relationship with actress Tippi Hedren is to be the subject of a new BBC2 drama about the master of suspense starring Toby Jones and Sienna Miller.
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Russell T Davies shelves US projects
Torchwood writer Russell T Davies has reportedly put his US plans on hold and returned to the UK to care for his partner, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
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Clare Hollywood resurfaces at Zig Zag
Former Sky 1 commissioner Clare Hollywood has resurfaced in a newly created role at Zig Zag Productions.
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BBC2 to profile John Craven
The BBC is producing a one-off documentary on the legendary broadcaster John Craven to be broadcast on Christmas Eve.
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C4's Peter Kay clip show tops 2.5m
FRIDAY: A collection of Peter Kay’s best comedy moments beat both BBC2 and Channel 5 combined.
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ITV rapped over Downton Abbey sponsorship
ITV has been censured by Ofcom after it allowed Aviva’s sponsorship of Downton Abbey to stray too close to advertising.
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Ofcom clears news coverage of Gaddafi's death
Ofcom has cleared news coverage of Colonel Gaddafi’s death across a spectrum of broadcasters.
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C4's Black Mirror reflects 1.6m
SUNDAY: Charlie Brooker’s new dark comedy drama Black Mirror was outshone by an interview with Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg at 9pm - but made up the numbers an hour later.
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C4 breakfast show back for 2012
Freshly Squeezed, Channel 4’s daily breakfast show, has been recommissioned for another year-long run.
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Sky's Strike Back sex cleared by Ofcom
Three sex scenes shown shortly after the watershed in Sky1’s drama series, Strike Back: Project Dawn, have been cleared by broadcast regulator Ofcom.
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BBC2 to unveil 'unseen' Austen
A previously unseen portrait of author Jane Austen will be revealed in a BBC2 documentary this Christmas.
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ITV1 heads to Middleton's home town for Christmas
Kate Garraway will present ITV1’s Christmas carol service from the home town of Kate Middleton.
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Coolabi in £5m MBO
Children’s indie Coolabi has undergone a £5m management buy-out, funded entirely by venture capital trust Edge Performance.