All Broadcast articles in 29 January 2015
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News
Hyperactive scoops ITV Studios award
Hyperactive Broadcast has picked up ITV Studio’s Insider of the Year award for its work providing edit kit and services for studio and OB productions.
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Medical drama makes US return
Medical dramas, film adaptations and race-related projects are the prominent themes among nearly 80 scripted pilots ordered by major US networks for the 2015/16 season.
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Features
Best Multichannel Programme: Uncle
Uncle was described by the judges as a “truly original show” with “brilliant performances and great writing”.
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Features
Best International Programme Sales: The X Factor UK
The X Factor UK had never been sold to international broadcasters as a finished series, despite being on air for more than 10 years.
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Best Single Drama: Common
Jimmy McGovern’s 90-minute drama Common, which told the story of a young man standing trial for murder under complicated circumstances, was a “jaw-dropping drama that never did the predictable” and an “outstanding exposition of a complex theme”, according to the judges.
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Features
Best Daytime Programme: Couples Come Dine With Me
Shiver presented itself with a difficult task in creating a spin-off of one of the most successful formats of the 21st century, but triumphed as the first series of Couples Come Dine With Me performed well in Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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Features
Best Documentary Series: Bedlam
Other shows in this category may have attracted more viewers or generated more column inches, but Bedlam tackled mental health with a rare mixture of honesty and humour.
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Best Children's Programme: Operation Ouch! Goes Back In Time
Maverick TV has a long track record of successful spin-offs, and proved it can apply the formula to children’s programming with this stand-out episode of its medical format.
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Best Entertainment Programme: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
The popular Geordie duo have made it two Broadcast successes in a row (and three in total) after retaining the Best Entertainment Programme crown for ITV’s Saturday night format.
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Features
Best Sports Programme: The Grand National 2014
The judges were united in their praise for Channel 4’s coverage of Pineau De Re’s triumph in the 167th Grand National in April last year.
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News
UK Screen to host pensions seminar
UK Screen has teamed up with payroll and production management software firm Sargent Disc and commercial law firm Wiggin to host a seminar on pensions.
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NEP acquires Ireland's Screen Scene Group
NEP has acquired the Screen Scene Group, including the company’s OBStv operation and its Dublin-based divisions.
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Podcast
Talking TV: 10,000 BC & BBC IP rules
The latest episode of Talking TV gets the inside track on Channel 5’s ambitious new social experiment 10,000 BC and ponders commissioning changes at the BBC.
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C4 holds Immigration Street talks with Southampton Council
Channel 4’s head of documentaries Nick Mirsky will travel to Southampton today to tackle the local council’s concerns over upcoming series Immigration Street.
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Discovery hunts True Detective-style formats
US cable network Discovery Channel is hunting for True Detective-inspired factual crime series as part of a drive to grow its female audience.
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Tern hires Lion Scotland creative director
Tern TV has hired Andrew Snowball, the creative director of Lion Scotland, to the newly created role of director of features and popular factual.
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I'm A Celebrity co-creator hired as ITN Prods factual chief
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! co-creator Will Smith has been appointed as ITN Productions’ head of factual.
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HBO signs first-look deal with Roughcut
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut Television has agreed a first-look deal with HBO for the next two years - its third partnership deal in the last 12 months.
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Ratings
Top 15 Consolidated Shows 19 - 25 January 2015
On 13 January, Count Arthur Strong achieved 1.7 million/12% after 200,000 recorded and watched, only slightly behind 6 January’s 1.8 million/13% launch.