All Broadcast articles in 23 October 2014
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NewsAmazon schedules Ripper Street weekly
Amazon has opted to schedule Ripper Street, its first UK commission, in a regular weekly slot rather than follow the Netflix model of releasing the entire series all at once.
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NewsRona Fairhead demands BBC efficiency
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has stressed that the efficiency of the organisation is “fundamentally important” in her first media interview.
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NewsWill Smith to leave RDF
Will Smith, director of programmes at RDF Television, is to leave the Zodiak Media-owned production company.
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NewsYouView turns on BBC red button
YouView has rolled out BBC connected red button services and an updated version of BBC iPlayer to its 1m homes.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Modern Family creates UK buzz
Content discovery service Outbrain has claimed that sitcom Modern Family is the global show which is of most interest to UK consumers.
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NewsMPs clear BBC reporting on Sir Cliff Richard raid
The Home Affairs Committee (HAC) has fully exonerated a controversial BBC report about a police raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s home in August.
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Behind The ScenesRome: The First Superpower, Channel 5
We always knew Rome wasn’t built in a day. But this show came chock-full of challenges.
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VideoVIDEO: Fortitude, Sky Atlantic
Click to watch the trailer for the Tiger Aspect and Fifty Fathoms produced drama
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RatingsLife Story falls short of Africa
THURSDAY: Sir David Attenborough’s Life Story failed to hit the heights of Africa for BBC1, as Channel 4’s Educating the East End bowed out with half of Educating Yorkshire’s audience.
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NewsKeshet beefs up UK division
Homeland producer Keshet has bolstered its fledgling UK division with the hire of two comedy and formats executives.
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CriticsTV Critics: Life Story; Peaky Blinders; The Great Fire
“What fabulous, amazing television. We should count ourselves very lucky to be able to see it.”
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NewsPact revises data guidelines
Pact has updated its data protection and security guidelines for indies and broadcasters to include website cookies, location-based data and anonymisation.
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NewsSTV bids for three local licences
STV is bidding to increase its portfolio of local TV stations after submitting applications to Ofcom for the Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee licences.
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NewsAMC takes 49.9% stake in BBC America
AMC Networks, the US broadcaster behind Mad Men and Breaking Bad, has acquired a 49.9% stake in BBC America for $200m (£125m).
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NewsMiranda calls time on her sitcom
Miranda Hart has revealed that her eponymous sitcom will draw to a close later this year after three series.
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RatingsCHARTS: Spoonful of Sugar lifts BBC1
Double dose of The Apprentice hands advantage to BBC1 but ITV’s Downton beats Our Girl finale.
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RatingsCHARTS: Celeb Gogglers see off rivals
The best performer for Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer night on Friday was Gogglebox: Celebrity Special
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RatingsCHARTS: BBC4 fails to crack The Code
There was disappointment for BBC4 with Australian drama The Code, which fell to 432,000/2%
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RatingsCHARTS: The Knick can’t cut it for Sky
Just 104,000 overnight viewers tuned in to see Clive Owen in this latest acquisition
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RatingsBake Off final takes bronze
The figures were already pretty gobsmacking, but the consolidated numbers for the GBBO final on Wednesday at 9pm were awesome