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Talking TV: 10,000 BC & BBC IP rules
Preview of Inside the Commons
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C4 holds Immigration Street talks with Southampton Council
Nick Mirsky travels to coastal city
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The future of immersive TV
Virtual reality TV edges close
Talking TV: 10,000 BC & BBC IP rules
Preview of Inside the Commons
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Latest News
I'm A Celebrity co-creator hired as ITN Prods factual chief
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! co-creator Will Smith has been appointed as ITN Productions’ head of factual.
HBO signs first-look deal with Roughcut
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut Television has agreed a first-look deal with HBO for the next two years - its third partnership deal in the last 12 months.
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South Side Story trials SnapChat
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Tern hires Lion Scotland creative director
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Idris Elba fronts BBC Taster interactive series Video
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Discovery hunts True Detective-style formats
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Amazon nabs US Catastrophe rights
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In brief: Mentorn clip shows & London Irish halted
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Channel 5 revamps commissioning
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BBC sets strict IP guidelines
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BBC factual plan in spotlight
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Tom Giles handed new BBC role
Latest Ratings
Fortitude launch captures 700k
THURSDAY: Sky Atlantic’s heavily-promoted drama Fortitude made a successful debut, securing an overnight audience of over 700,000 viewers.
Opinion
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There’s a lot to be said for clarity
C5 and BBC’s indie and IP guidelines are a commissioning plus
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BBC’s Taster of things to come
Online initiative is a brave attempt at a tough task, says Kate Bulkley
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Terms of Trade are key to UK’s international success
Indies will be the losers if PSBs get their way in Ofcom’s review, says Cat Lewis
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Watch out for TV’s sexy new terms
Industry talk is now all about ‘casting producers’, ‘precinct’ and ‘3G’, says Steven D Wright
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Comment: Fixed-rig is evolving fast
What next for the genre Dragonfly started with The Family in 2008, asks Sarah Swingler
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Muddled thinking clouds BBC3 bid
So little of Avalon and Hat Trick’s BBC3 bid adds up. What’s their long-term goal, asks Stephen Arnell.
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Korea is open for business
Co-production links are being forged betwen Korea and the UK, says Amanda Groom
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BBC3: we still need convincing
Is it right that a distinct group should bear the brunt of cuts?
Podcast
Talking TV: 10,000 BC & BBC IP rules Video
The latest episode of Talking TV gets the inside track on Channel 5’s ambitious new social experiment 10,000 BC and ponders commissioning changes at the BBC.
Features
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The future of immersive TV
Virtual reality TV is edging closer, with producers, manufacturers and broadcasters trialling the technology for music, sport, natural history and even news.
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The Secret Life of Four Year Olds, C4
When we started filming a group of four year-olds, we had no idea what it would teach us, says Teresa Watkins. The revelation was that we saw in them so much of our grown-up selves
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The Eichmann Show, BBC2
The trial of the Nazi war criminal was also the birth of mass media, discovered producer Laurence Bowen
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Fortitude, Sky Atlantic
The producers battled limited daylight, snow shortages and polar bears
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Masterclass: How to get ahead in broadcasting
Lucy Hooper asks five experts for their tips on reaching the next rung on the ladder
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The hunt for the next big entertainment formats
Co-development and keeping it local could be the answer
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Russell T Davies on Cucumber
Writer Russell T Davies tells Robin Parker about mixing grit and gloss in his return to the Manchester gay scene.
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Crims, BBC3
The team behind BBC3’s new sitcom set in a young offenders institution talk to Paul Whitelaw about spotting fresh talent and creating comedy gold
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VIDEO: Inside the Commons, BBC2
Click to view the trailer for the upcoming BBC2 access doc
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VIDEO: Adam Curtis' Bitter Lake, iPlayer
The iPlayer exclusive explores how politicians attempt to bewilder the population.
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VIDEO: 10,000 BC, C5
Get a sneak peek at The Garden Productions and GroupM Entertainment’s reality format.
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VIDEO: Catastrophe, C4
Click to watch a preview of the opening episode of the Avalon TV / Merman Films sitcom for Channel 4.
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VIDEO: The Eichmann Show, BBC2
Watch the trailer for the Holocaust trial drama starring Martin Freeman.
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VIDEO: House of Cards
Watch the trailer for the third series of the Netflix drama starring Kevin Spacey.
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VIDEO: Indian Summers, C4
Watch the trailer for New Pictures forthcoming period drama about the final years of British colonial rule in India.
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VIDEO: Cucumber, C4
Watch the trailer for Russell T Davies’ anticipated drama series.
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VIDEO: Crims, BBC3
Click for a sneak preview of the forthcoming single camera sitcom set behind bars.
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VIDEO: Bring Back Borstal, ITV
Click to view the trailer for Wall to Wall’s factual format following the attempts of a group of young troublemakers to go straight.
TV Critics
TV Critics: Fortitude; The Vikings Are Coming; The Mega Brothel
“Wilful obscurantism is not unheard of when setting up a mystery drama, but Fortitude is all cloak and very little dagger.”
The Twitter verdict
The Twitter verdict: Fortitude Video
“Well I stuck with #Fortitude and thought it was really good. Except for the pig. Didn’t like the pig bit”
