All Broadcast articles in 1 May 2015
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Digital editionsBroadcast Digital - April 2015
Making sense of the place where TV and digital collide
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 20 - 26 April 2015
Drama launches well against BBC1’s MasterChef, while Atlantis fails to dent Britain’s Got Talent
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RatingsTop 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5): 20 - 26 April 2015
Channel 5’s Autopsy series returned strongly, while chefs on trial found themselves in a BBC cook-off
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 20 - 26 April 2015
Repeats boost for Reggie Yates’ Extreme Russia
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NewsVFX R&D project to show findings at FMX conference
A three-year project to research and develop new VFX tools will present its first findings at next week’s FMX animation and effects conference.
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NewsSilverglade recruits new dubbing mixer
Silverglade has recruited Nick Handley to the role of dubbing mixer.
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NewsBBC Savile review delayed indefinitely
Dame Janet Smith’s review into the culture and practices of the BBC during Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall’s tenure has been delayed indefinitely following an intervention from the Metropolitan Police.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Studios and No Offence
Talking TV gets the inside track on Paul Abbott’s new drama No Offence and mulls over the race to run BBC Studios and the Channel 4 entertainment changes.
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NewsAll3Media America scores US drama pilot
All3Media America’s march into drama has taken a step forward after scoring a pilot for US cable network E!, written by Mad Men’s Jonathan Abrahams and produced by Objective Productions USA.
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NewsSky lands C5 ad sales
Sky has agreed a deal to handle Channel 5’s ad sales operation - less than a year after the latter vowed to keep the division in-house.
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CommentWhy Sky cannot afford to stand still
Sky is making some smart moves in its channel repositioning, but its mainstream offerings remain a mixed bag, says Stephen Arnell
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RatingsQuestion Time special draws 4.3m
THURSDAY: Question Time’s election special matched the challenger debate a fortnight ago, as BBC2’s The Game made an unspectacular start.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Game; Fraud Squad; W1A
“The first episode was wonderfully atmospheric and beautifully realised.”
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NewsITN growth fuelled by production arm
ITN experienced a 5% growth in revenue to £112m in 2014 fuelled by a 44% upsurge in production revenue over the 12 months.
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NewsA+E Networks boards War and Peace
US cable group A+E Networks has boarded BBC2’s epic adaptation of War and Peace as part of a landmark deal.
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NewsBBC acquires Danish drama Follow The Money
BBC4 has picked up Danish drama Follow The Money - a white collar crime thriller from the team behind The Killing and Borgen.
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NewsGood Morning Britain down on Daybreak but Q1 offers hope
ITV has lost 6% of its breakfast audience since the launch of Good Morning Britain - although there have been signs of improvement in the first quarter of 2015.
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NewsBBC Store to undergo major trial
BBC Worldwide chief executive Tim Davie has confirmed that download-to-own service BBC Store is to enter a major beta trial in June ahead of a full autumn launch.