All Broadcast articles in 9 November 2012 – Page 2
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Ratings007 puts BBC2 in driving seat
BBC2 celebrated the understated launch of a new Bond film with a Top Gear special in an appropriately stunty schedule in which it also stripped icebergs and autumn. While smarting at the fate of the Jewish mum competition, Channel 4 can take comfort from the redoubtable Grand Designs.
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NewsChannel 5 makes head of digital channels redundant
Channel 5’s Kate Barnes has been made redundant after the broadcaster decided to close its head of digital channels role.
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NewsC4 unveils next generation of 4oD features
Catch-up service 4oD is to allow users to download content on to their phones to watch when they have no internet connection.
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RatingsBBC wins audience vote for US election coverage
Coverage of the US Election boosted late night audiences for BBC1 and ITV1 as well as news channels – with BBC1 reaching a peak of 880k viewers.
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NewsRed Arrow Entertainment posts €1.4m loss
Red Arrow Entertainment made a loss of €1.4m (£1.11m) in the third quarter of 2012 on the back of its acquisitions spree - but its turnover more than doubled.
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CommentTV Critics: Secret State; Comic Strip Presents
“It looked great, its pace did not let up and the distractingly starry cast acted its socks off.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsC4 Gabriel Byrne drama starts with 1m
Channel 4 political drama Secret State, inspired by A Very British Coup, intrigued more than 1m viewers during the first episode on Wednesday night.
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FeaturesDrama comes into its own
In the last of our roundtables from MediaCityUK, six industry figures debate the health and future of drama, the role of talent and the importance of regionality. Robin Parker chairs.
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Behind The ScenesGreat Continental Railway Journeys, BBC2
Joining Michael Portillo as he embarks on a new set of train journeys, using the European Bradshaw Guide as his inspiration, Cassie Farrell finds that timing is everything.
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NewsC4 orders pilots for 4Funnies
Derek star David Earl will play a small-town taxi driver spending his nights trying to relate to the world through his passengers in a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsTransparent follows plastic surgery gone wrong for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Transparent Television to make a two-part documentary about attempts to correct plastic surgery that has gone wrong.
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The Broadcast InterviewMary Hockaday, BBC News
As BBC News shows gradually relocate to New Broadcasting House, the head of the newsroom tells Jake Kanter how the building will foster greater collaboration
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Behind The ScenesRoss Kemp: Invisible Wounded, Sky1
After six years meeting soldiers on the frontline, Ross Kemp wanted to make a personal film about an issue that is often ignored, says Tom Sheahan
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Warner heads to Scandinavia for Good Food
UKTV pay channel Good Food has commissioned a 10 x 30-minute cookery travel series from Rockabox Media, fronted by chef Valentine Warner.
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NewsJapan’s Wowow eyes co-pros
Japanese pay-TV broadcaster Wowow is looking to strike co-production deals with UK indies across a raft of high-profile factual and lifestyle programming.
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NewsRed Production Company puts up the For Sale sign
Scott & Bailey producer Red Production Company is the latest indie to consider selling to a bigger group.
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NewsHMRC strikes deals as CLAC crisis nears end
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun cutting deals with the thousands of TV freelancers caught up in the Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) tax crisis.
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NewsVFX house Cinesite turns to production with travel series
Visual effects house Cinesite has made its first move into production, selling a travel and adventure series to Discovery Networks.
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NewsCelebrity Juice creators launch ‘ideas factory’
The co-devisers of Celebrity Juice have established a company that will operate in the space between commissioning and production.
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NewsBBC to clamp down on freelancer status
Thousands of BBC freelancers including on-screen talent could be forced to take staff contracts after the corporation launched an ‘employment test’ as part of its campaign to tighten up its tax arrangements.