All Broadcast articles in 15 May 2014
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NewsHistory plans Columbus shipwreck doc
History and October Films have teamed up to explore the site of the shipwrecked vessel of Christopher Columbus, the Santa Maria.
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NewsBBC Academy to move to Birmingham
BBC North director Peter Salmon has been handed a beefed up role with responsibility for the corporation’s Bristol and Birmingham divisions as it relocates its training arm BBC Academy and HR division to the Midlands.
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CommentCasting the net wider
Directors UK’s report into female directors was troubling, but producers can always do more to grow the talent pool, says Neal Street co-founder Pippa Harris
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NewsGuardian, Telegraph and YouTube launch election debate bid
Newspaper publishers Guardian Media Group and Telegraph Media Group have joined forces with YouTube in a bid to host an online leaders’ debate in the run-up to the 2015 General Election.
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NewsMentorn appoints director of programmes
Mentorn Media has promoted Tayte Simpson to become its director of programmes.
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NewsLiberty Bell lands CBBC joke show
CBBC has kicked off a hunt to find the nation’s best playground jokes.
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RatingsA Family of My Own locates 2.2m
Nicky Campbell’s series for ITV on adoption Wanted: A Family of My Own failed to grow its audience across its three parts – bowing out on Thursday with 1m fewer viewers than the channel’s slot average.
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CriticsTV Critics: Tyger Takes on Porn; Thalidomide – the 50 Year Fight; The Big Allotment Challenge
The documentary urgently needed insights from someone who hadn’t been brainwashed by sex industry professionals all their life.”
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NewsC4 sends Jon Richardson on road trip
Channel 4 is sending comedian Jon Richardson on the road to discover what is takes to be a ‘happy adult’ for its latest order from Open Mike Productions.
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NewsSanjeev Bhaskar fronts Wildseed pilot
Goodness Gracious Me star Sanjeev Bhaskar is to voice the lead character in Spin Kick Bros’ online animation Rajesh Finesse, backed by Wildseed Studios.
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NewsEndemol, Shine & Core: key facts
A guide to the businesses set to form Fox and Apollo Global Management’s mega-indie.
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NewsAnalysis: the first true mega-indie
The creation of a mega-indie that combines the firepower of Endemol, Shine Group and American Idol co-owner Core Media is the most significant step in the latest round of super consolidation.
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NewsEndemol and Shine enter joint venture talks
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has entered talks with Endemol-owner Apollo Global Management to create a mega-indie combining Shine Group, Endemol and Core Media.
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RatingsJack's back with a bang
Jack’s back, covered as he is in scars inflicted by eight series of fist-fights, shootouts, drugs and the odd momentary death.
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RatingsBGT sees off Eurovision
In Blackadder III, Prince George declared himself as thick as a whale omelette, but even he’d have known a hit when one clouted him.
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RatingsBBC2 pots a TV winner
So that’s that then: another year’s wait until a waistcoated world champion contender vigorously chalks his cue while pondering the balls on the baize.
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RatingsBBC1 hits the right note
In times of ubiquitous bad temperedness, Saturday’s annual reality holiday felt especially welcome.
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RatingsBBC1 is happy in the valley
It’s hard not to feel a bit sorry for valleys, lying as they do beneath the la-di-da hills with all their sun and fresh air.
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NewsAvid releases Media Composer price plans
Avid has launched new payment options for its Media Composer suite of tools.
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NewsUnions slam BBC pay offer
Broadcasting unions have branded the BBC’s pay offer “completely unacceptable” and are launching a campaign calling on the corporation to reform its remuneration structures.