All Broadcast articles in 9 June 2011 – Page 4
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NewsITV2 links with Cadbury for US gameshow remake
ITV2 is to reversion NBC gameshow Minute To Win It as part of a major new commercial partnership with confectionery company Cadbury.
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NewsBBC3 orders trio of disability docs for Fresh strand
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett and documentaries commissioning editor Charlotte Moore have ordered three 60-minute films for the Fresh strand that have disability as their central theme.
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NewsC4 wins murder trial access
Channel 4 and Windfall Films are planning to create the most ambitious courtroom documentary series on British TV in more than 15 years.
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NewsSnow/Murthy to front C4 docs
Channel 4 News presenters Jon Snow and Krishnan Guru-Murthy are to front Dispatches and Unreported World docs as part of a strategy to boost current affairs output.
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NewsC4 specialist factual to woo male audience
Channel 4 head of specialist factual Ralph Lee has been briefing indies that his department is seeking programmes to attract male viewers to the channel.
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NewsMore 4 and BBC4 set for gypsy docs clash
More 4’s True Stories will go toe-to-toe with BBC4’s Storyville after commissioning a documentary about bare-knuckle fighting in the traveller community.
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NewsSky makes £600m content pledge
Sky has revealed it spent £380m on UK-originated programming in the year to July 2011 and plans to boost investment to £600m a year by 2014.
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NewsIsaacs leaves Studio Lambert after rejig
Studio Lambert creative director Jamie Isaacs has left the company after a restructure of the UK arm of the business.
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NewsSpall and Crompton re-team to launch indie Barge Pole
Actor Timothy Spall has launched a production company with former Steadfast Television executive Paul Crompton.
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NewsCITV set to revive Fort Boyard
Former Channel 5 adventure gameshow Fort Boyard is set to be revived as an ITV children’s show.
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NewsITV chiefs concerned at Loose Women’s five-month wobble
Loose Women has stumbled in the ratings since the start of the year, prompting concern among ITV executives.
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NewsCineflix sells ITN tsunami docs
Two documentaries about the devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March have been sold by Cineflix International Distribution to broadcasters around the world.
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NewsDisney XD lands on Scorpion Island
Disney XD has acquired children’s gameshowEscape From Scorpion Island from Zodiak Kids.
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NewsRival wins US remake for teen gameshow format
Teen gameshow Power Struggle is set to be remade in the US and will return for a second series in the Middle East.
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Japan effect hits CVA
Bristol-based tape evaluation firm Creative Video Associates (CVA) has reported a 40% rise in the amount of used tapes it is servicing following the shortage of Japan-manufactured media.
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NewsSkillset offers VFX guide
Skillset has launched a guide to best practice in VFX education and training.
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NewsBBC outsources design of infrastructure for DMI
The BBC has outsourced part of its much-maligned digital media initiative (DMI) project to a consortium of three technology firms.
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FeaturesOxygen DCT HMV160
A modular range of multi-viewers that display up to 64 images on a single screen
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NewsDeltatre open in Salford
London-based sports media services company Deltatre Media is opening a regional office in Salford Quays.
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NewsDancing on Ice to Elstree
Elstree Studios has confirmed that its “number one show” Dancing On Ice will return to the studio for the seventh series.