All Broadcasters articles – Page 957
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NewsJames Cameron to work on BBC 3D dinosaurs
James Cameron, the pioneeing film director behind CGI blockbuster Avatar, will introduce 3D to the BBC’s big screen version of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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NewsFacebook's Shields says new media is no parasite
Facebook exec Joanna Shields has said the social network is playing a key role in growing TV audiences and engagement - and new media giants are not the “parasite” that some critics have claimed.
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NewsO Briain to host maths show
Comedian Dara O Briain is to host a light-hearted maths show based on a Japanese format for UKTV channel Dave.
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NewsC4 to help school starters
Somethin’ Else is producing an immersive online game for Channel 4 Education to help children starting secondary school.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for motoring doc
Manchester indie Bigger Picture is producing a documentary about motorsports in the mid-1980s, when a relaxation of rules led to exciting and dangerous consequences.
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NewsPeers give thumbs up to Kermode’s ITV move
News and daytime experts believe 5 News editor David Kermode is an astute choice to become the new editor of Daybreak and predict he will conduct a root and branch review of the ailing breakfast show.
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NewsUniversal ties up exclusives on US crime dramas
Universal Channel has secured two new US crime dramas as part of an ongoing strategy to acquire exclusive shows.
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NewsReach TV seeks content partners
IPTV provider Reach TV has acquired three Freeview HD slots and is seeking lifestyle and foreign-language channel partners to distribute via the internet-connected set top boxes.
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NewsUKTV hikes content spend
UKTV will boost its spending by 20% in 2012, pushing its content budget to £75m and potentially ahead of BBC3.
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NewsFactual execs keen on cameras in court
The “long overdue” move to allow cameras into courtrooms in England and Wales has been welcomed by the factual TV community as well as news executives.
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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.
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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 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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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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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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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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NewsGlee to air on Sky two days after US
Sky has revealed it will launch US high school musical show Glee two days after its US broadcast.