All Broadcast articles in 9 June 2011 – Page 3
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RatingsBBC3’s Our War recruits 1.3m
TUESDAY: A new documentary exploring the war in Afghanistan from the soldier’s point of view drew one of BBC3’s biggest audiences in its eight-year history.
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NewsHIGNFY suicide bomber joke sparks 76 complaints
Ofcom has received 76 complaints over a joke about suicide bombers on Have I Got News For You.
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NewsUnique wins Radio 2 breakfast contract
Radio indie Unique has won the contract to produce BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Sounds Of The 60s with Brian Matthews after the strand was put out to tender.
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NewsBaby Cow teams with BBC Comedy North
Steve Coogan indie Baby Cow is to develop comedy scripts for production out of MediaCityUK in Salford with the BBC’s in-house comedy department.
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CommentWimbledon in 3D - and why it matters
The BBC’s decision to air this year’s Wimbledon finals in 3D gives Sky’s John Cassy confidence that the UK will continue to break new ground in this area.
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Nerd hires first director of production
Charlie Parsons-backed indie Nerd has named a former Darlow Smithson and Tiger Aspect producer as its first director of production.
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NewsGallowgate boss Ed Forsdick dies aged 45
Ed Forsdick, managing director of Ant & Dec’s production company Gallowgate, has died suddenly while on holiday.
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NewsC5 orders celeb news from ITN
Channel 5 has ordered ITN Productions to produce two daily entertainment news bulletins for digital channels 5* and 5USA.
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Behind The ScenesPoor Kids, BBC1
Returning to the subject of child poverty 12 years on, film-maker Brian Woods witnesses how risk-averse society - and TV - have become.
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Features2 Broke Girls, CBS (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new comedy from Warner Bros TV.
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Behind The ScenesTerry Pratchett: Choosing to Die, BBC2
If you want to end your life, should you be allowed to? It was a difficult subject, but a very personal one for Sir Terry Pratchett, says Charlie Russell.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Cassy, Sky 3D
Sky has filmed more than 100 live events in 3D and its dedicated channel has a burgeoning arts and factual slate. But the story has to come first, its 3D head tells Robin Parker.
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FeaturesIsle of Wight 3D, Sky Arts
Having covered live sports and even opera in the past, Sky is taking its 3D trucks to the Isle of Wight this weekend for the first big music festival of the summer.
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Features3D: top tips from the experts
As use of the technology becomes increasingly widespread, the BBC Academy’s Mark Jacobs offers some words of advice from those at the cutting edge of the UK’s 3D industry.
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CommentThe golden age of the documentary is now
Those who say the genre is in decline couldn’t be more wrong, argues Hamish Mykura.
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CommentOff Cuts: A tale of two Alans
Alan Titchmarsh proved a good sport when he dropped in on Shaun Keaveney’s 6 Music breakfast show, with jovial banter swiftly descending into an impromptu Gardener’s Question Time.
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CommentLuther / Angry Boys / The Royal
BeActive’s Nuno Bernardo and Green Bay Media’s Alyn Luker on murderers, bad boys and hospital drama.
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The Broadcast InterviewJan Younghusband, music and events, BBC
The BBC’s commissioning editor for music wants to give viewers a more ‘immersive’ experience - and indies without a background in the genre shouldn’t be put off.
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CommentITV’s got talent for factual
Thought-provoking docs are nothing new for us, says Peter Fincham.