All Broadcast articles in 9 September 2011 – Page 4
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CommentHolding a mirror to society is key to Casualty’s success
Cardiff marks a new chapter for our drama, but it belongs to the nation, says Johnathan Young.
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CommentOff Cuts: So last century
Channel 4 or ‘the web’? The Million Pound Drop’s contestants kept it old-school on Saturday night, opting for a dip into the broadcaster’s history.
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CommentWhy we’re in love with comedy
The comedy ‘battle’ is a friendly one - and viewers will be the winners, says Stuart Murphy.
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CommentHow Cowell ran out of luck
Recognising great ideas lie closer to home could be ITV’s saving grace.
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CommentHow to get a TV show trending on Twitter
All the pointers that Glenn Brown, director of business development at Twitter makes (‘Four steps to making most of Twitter on TV’ Broadcast, 02.09.11) are good and very true, but having interesting hashtags and pushing a show on air will not always get it trending.
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NewsTurner buys LazyTown producer in £20m deal
Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired the Icelandic producer of global kids brand LazyTown in a deal thought to be worth almost £20m.
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NewsDecode holds 3D day
3D rental and sales firm Decode will hold a 3D training day where sister company 3Dcode will train people to use its recently introduced 3D mirror rig D-Rex (pictured.
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NewsSpencer property show to lead C4 daytime push
Channel 4 will kickstart its increased investment in daytime by drafting in primetime talent Phil Spencer for a series about helping homeowners who are struggling to sell their property.
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NewsAustralian indie warns C4 over potential IP infringement
Channel 4 and Objective Productions have been sent a “legal warning shot” by Australian indie Zapruder that claims The Mad Bad Ad Show pilot could infringe the intellectual property around its existin
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NewsC4: Ortis Deley will work with us again
Channel 4 remains committed to using new talent and shaking up sports coverage despite facing intense criticism about the presenters and advertising during its coverage of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (WAC).
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NewsC5 orders second Uppercut military series
Channel 5 has returned to Uppercut Films in a bid to repeat the popularity of the indie’s recent Royal Navy series with an ob doc focused on the Royal Marines in Afghanistan.
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NewsParthenon acquires Olly the Little White Van
Parthenon Entertainment has acquired the worldwide rights to Olly The Little White Van, the CGI-animated pre-school series currently airing on CiTV.
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NewsCTVC wins orders for My Life and Arena strands
CTVC has won its first children’s commission, making a CBBC film about a group of boys who grow vegetables in a skip in Kings Cross, London.
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NewsMurphy heads to Tiger Aspect from Argonon
Tiger Aspect has hired former FremantleMedia executive Shane Murphy to head the commercial side of its business.
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NewsLime and Audio Network to launch band on Hollyoaks
Lime Pictures has struck a deal with music publisher Audio Network and music producer Steve Levine to launch a real-life band through Hollyoaks.
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NewsBBC awards pilot deal to Future Formats trainee
A six-figure BBC initiative to recruit and train bright sparks from outside the TV industry has led to its first order - a non-TX entertainment pilot for BBC1.
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NewsTravellers bar Firecracker in BFGW row
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films is being denied access to Dale Farm, the biggest travellers’ site in Europe, for the follow-up series.
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NewsBBC kicks off Roath Lock era
The BBC’s Roath Lock Studios drama hub has opened in Cardiff and will be home to 175,000 sq ft of HD-ready studios, filming areas, post production facilities and the largest green screen in Europe.
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NewsBBC orders Ripper-era drama from Tiger
BBC1 has commissioned an 8 x 60-minute detective drama from Tiger Aspect set in Jack the Ripper-era London.