All Broadcast articles in 2 December 2016
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Ratings
Sky's robots outgun pope
It can’t be long before some writer coming down with a fever in their freezing garret dreams up the idea of having Lenny The Pope wander into the artificial Wild West. After a few weeks on Sky Atlantic, it’s clear who’d win that particular gunfight at the corral.
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Honey traps young crowd
Despite The X Factor’s elongated Honey trap, the Saturday live shows have come under more pressure from BBC1’s new hit Michael McIntyre’s Big Show (6.8 million/28%) opposite.
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Big Show adds to X Factor misery
After much probably unintended yet welcome hilarity, a teenager finally dropped its Ed Balls. No amount of coquettish pouting on Strictly’s 14th series was going to save this man from the sequinned boot once the red dance-off beam of doom had him in its sights.
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Solid start for BBC4's Modus
BBC4 continued its particular Saturday night operandi with new Nordic thriller Modus.
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Top table for BBC2's chefs
Forty years ago, it fell to West Bromwich of all places to promote black footballers and take on racists. On Sunday, BBC2’s doc about a strange but significant football match in 1979 defeated Channel 4’s Humans, as it did quite a few low-watt humans at the time.
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News
50 MPs demand explanation of Channel 4 board controversy
More than 50 MPs have written to culture secretary Karen Bradley about the “extremely worrying” decision to block the appointment of a BAME women to Channel 4’s board.
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Podcast
Talking TV: MPs Behind Closed Doors & Bear Hunt
C5’s Guy Davies and Sundog Pictures’ Dov Freedman visit the studio
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News
CNBC serves up Pop Up Start Up
NBCUniversal-owned network CNBC International has ordered business entertainment show Pop Up Start Up from London video agency The Hub.
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Ratings
The Apprentice stumbles to low
THURSDAY: The Apprentice fell to its lowest audience on record as it struggled against fierce competition from I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here.
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News
BBC1 to shake up Saturday night with Tom Hardy drama
BBC1 will ‘reinvent’ its approach to drama next year by carving out a new post-watershed slot for the genre on Saturday nights.
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Critics
The Sikhs of Smethwick; Who Do You Think You Are?; The Big Food Rescue
“This brilliant film told the community’s journey from unwelcomed arrivals to Smethwick stalwarts.”
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News
Sky buys drama from The Bridge creators
Sky Atlantic has acquired a Swedish-French drama from the creators of The Bridge.
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Komixx lands first Netflix commission
Netflix has ordered a feature-length adaptation of young adult novel The Kissing Booth from Komixx Entertainment.
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In brief: All3Media; High Noon
All3Media has appointed a chief executive for its Dutch subsidiary IDTV, while Cake Boss producer High Noon has made a round of promotions.
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C4 launches Bear Hunt app
Channel 4 has launched an app for kids based on its forthcoming picture book adaptation We’re Going On A Bear Hunt.
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Sun Military Awards producer to head CTVC
Not-for-profit indie CTVC has hired the producer of ITV’s Sun Military Awards as its chief executive.
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Comment
Planning is key to turning a show into a 'destination'
Audiences are increasingly demanding more experiential viewing, says William Sargent
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News
David Abraham: C4 suffering 'unprecedented' interference
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has warned staff that the broadcaster is experiencing a “worrying and unprecedented level of government interference”.
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Slum Britain sparks C5 content review
Channel 5 is considering a review of its 2017 programming line-up in light of its 90-minute documentary Slum Britain: 50 Years On.
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MPs: BBC must take on over-75s licence fee
Members of parliament have voted to uphold plans to hand the cost of over-75s licence fees to the BBC.