All Broadcast articles in 2 October 2015
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NewsHot Picks: The Five
Crime author Harlan Coben has sold more than 50 million books in more than 40 languages. Now he is hoping that his first attempt at an English-language TV drama can travel as far and wide.
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NewsHot Picks: The Girlfriend Experience
The Girlfriend Experience is a dark, voyeuristic drama based on fi lm director Steven Soderbergh’s controversial 2009 movie starring porn star Sasha Grey.
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NewsHot Picks: Trapped
Hollywood director Baltasar Kormákur is striving to turn Iceland, which has a population of just over 300,000, into the new Denmark and hopes that claustrophobic crime drama Trapped can help him do it.
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NewsHot Picks: The Last Panthers
Arctic crime drama Fortitude was a big success for Sky, both on Sky Atlantic in the UK and internationally. The pay-TV company is keen to follow that up with its next major original drama: The Last Panthers.
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NewsHot Picks: Beowulf
ITV has made no secret of its ambitions to crank up its family-oriented adventure slate, and it’s gone back to the classics for inspiration.
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FeaturesSophie de Bodisco, senior trade advisor, France
UKTI’s consumer, creative and digital services team lead in Paris talks scripted formats, the Canal+ regime change and the quest to find a French Borgen
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FeaturesWilliam Mager, See Hear
As BBC2’s magazine show for the deaf community enters its 35th series, series producer William Mager discusses the ongoing significance of the format.
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RatingsITV2’s Almost Impossible Gameshow struggles
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Almost Impossible Gameshow started slowly, while Chris Tarrant went back on his travels for Channel 5.
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NewsWorkflow Innovation Group to tour Germany
A group of technology providers is about to embark on a tour of Germany’s main media production hubs.
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NewsIn brief: Jeff Ford; Thinking Violets; Warp
Fox has handed Jeff Ford a promotion, while Remy Blumenfeld has hired an ITV Studios exec at Thinking Violets. Read on for more.
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NewsYouTube stars establish indie
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg have established their own production company as they aim to produce further linear TV formats.
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NewsQUIZ: Test your ratings knowledge
How well did September’s biggest shows perform? Test your knowledge with Broadcast’s ratings quiz
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NewsHouse of Cards creator plans docs push
House of Cards creator Beau Willimon is planning a focus on factual projects to grow his production company.
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NewsTiger Aspect promotes drama duo
Tiger Aspect executives Will Gould and Frith Tiplady have been promoted to joint managing directors of the producer’s drama division.
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Digital editionsMipcom 2015
Click for the definitive guide to the best dramas, formats, documentaries and kids’ programmes
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NewsC5 orders Alex Polizzi spin-off
Alex Polizzi is sticking with Channel 5 after the Viacom-owned broadcaster ordered a further two series from its Hotel Inspector.
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NewsHospital Club reveals h.club winners
Twofour’s David Clews, BBC iPlayer head of content Victoria Jaye and children’s producer Collin Williams are among the figures recognised by The Hospital Club for innovation and inspiration in broadcasting.
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NewsBBC3 plans Doctor Who spin-off as online-only commission
A Doctor Who spin-off is set to be one of BBC3’s first online-only commissions, if the closure of the linear channel is approved.
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NewsR3 to protect orchestras and live shows from cuts
BBC Radio 3 controller Alan Davey has revealed that orchestras and live performances will be protected from cuts, on the day that plans to expand 5 Live’s digital sister station were rejected.
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CriticsTV Critics: Oak Tree; Who Do You Think You Are?; Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways
“This was 90 minutes of telly at its best, entertaining and educational.”