All Broadcasters articles – Page 866
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NewsGrand Designs set to hit 100 episodes
Grand Designs, Channel 4’s show following people determined to build their own homes from scratch, will celebrate its 100th episode when it returns in September.
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NewsMrs Brown gets Saturday night gameshow
The star of Mrs Brown’s Boys, Brendan O’Carroll, is being handed his own BBC1 Saturday night gameshow.
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NewsC5 pledges to air students' show
Channel 5 has formed a partnership with the National Film and Television School which will see it broadcast a show developed and produced by students.
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NewsBBC Sport breaks online records at Olympics
BBC Sport’s online coverage of the London 2012 Olympics attracted 55m global browsers across the 16 day event, making it the broadcaster’s most successful online event to date.
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NewsFishing TV app reels in 40,000 downloads
Fishing TV has launched a connected-TV app on Samsung devices that has been downloaded more than 40,000 times globally in the four weeks since it launched.
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NewsBBC pension deficit rockets to £2.6bn
The BBC’s pension deficit has increased by more than one billion pounds to £2.6bn amid “economic headwinds”.
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NewsLondon 2012: highest rating TV moments
Sport accounted for most of the headlines over the past 16 days of Olympic action, but it was the bookends to the Games that drew the biggest BBC audiences.
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NewsAlan Partridge recommissioned by Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has recommissioned Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters as part of the output deal between the broadcaster and Baby Cow Productions.
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NewsIMG wins C4 racing contract
IMG Sports Media has been handed a four-year contract to produce horse racing on Channel 4 and has secured BBC Olympic presenter Clare Balding to front coverage.
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NewsApp and tech firms strike audio watermarking deal
Connected TV provider Capablue has forged a partnership with audio watermarking specialist Intrasonics to enable broadcasters to launch synchronised second screen experiences.
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NewsUsain Bolt wins Twitter gold
The London 2012 Olympic Games generated over 150 million messages on Twitter over the past 16 days, led by updates about Usain Bolt.
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NewsFlying Monsters 3D film grosses $7m
Atlantic Productions’ Flying Monsters 3D, featuring Sir David Attenborough, has grossed over $7m at the box office to date.
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NewsSwearing in BBC3 interview sparks Ofcom probe
An over enthusiastic Belgian sailing fan could land BBC3 in hot water after he swore twice during the channel’s pre-watershed Olympics coverage.
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NewsX Factor final moves to Manchester
The live final of the The X Factor is moving out of London to Manchester for the first time.
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NewsMicky Flanagan to pilot family clip show for C4
Channel 4 is trialling a studio clip show about family life as a vehicle for comic Micky Flanagan, who has signed an exclusive deal with the broadcaster.
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NewsThompson: BBC Olympics coverage set new benchmark
Mark Thompson has argued that the BBC must now cover every big event in the same way it has broadcast the 2012 Olympics.
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News4Music to support C4's House Party
4Music will support Channel 4’s House Party with a weekend of content dedicated to dance music featuring David Guetta, LMFAO and Sara Cox.
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NewsITV Quay Street site sale edges closer
Discussions about the sale of ITV’s Manchester Quay Street site have started taking place with a preferred bidder ahead of the broadcaster’s move to MediaCityUK.
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NewsBBC4 explores the sweet tooth of Nigel Slater
BBC4 has commissioned Doghouse Media to produce a one-off documentary charting Nigel Slater’s affection for sweets.
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NewsTwofour looks at hoarders and holiday homes for ITV1
How Clean Is Your House? presenter Aggie MacKenzie is to front an ITV1 daytime series about hoarders as part of a double order for Twofour.