All Broadcast articles in 13 March 2014
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RatingsBBC1 finds Gently does it
In the same buildings where Woolies once offered its pick ’n’ mix range of gardening tools, CDs and bleach, pound shops now offer… well, much the same eclectic stuff but all for a pound.
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RatingsDerby clash wins for Sky
Sometimes watching Tottenham Hotspur is like watching an episode of The Walking Dead. But fans’ hope, so often squished, springs eternal.
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RatingsLewis sees off Morse for ITV3
ITV3 wrestled with time and space this week as Lewis was pursued from the past by his deceased boss’s younger self.
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RatingsMary cooks up BBC2 success
In the summer of 1914, moustaches and frock coats roamed the corridors of power and decided that it was time for war.
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RatingsHeavenly boost for Channel 4
That’s it, then. No more wobbly triple axels, uncertain camel spins or hydrant lifts of a Sunday night.
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NewsGilles Peterson sets up content business
Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide radio show is set for wider US syndication after the DJ established a content creation business.
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PodcastTalking TV: The great BBC3 debate
Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast rips up the format guide to bring you a no-holds-barred debate on the plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsCohen: BBC1 drama budget boost aimed at youngsters
The £30m drama funding boost handed to BBC1 under the radical changes to BBC3 will be used to commission content that appeals to young audiences, Danny Cohen has pledged.
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NewsReport finds 'clear opportunity' for Scottish studio
A long-awaited feasibility report commissioned by Scottish Enterprise has identified a ‘clear and present opportunity’ for a film and TV studio facility in Scotland and highlighted the potential to build a £15m facility at Pacific Quay.
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NewsC5 lines up more Suspects
Channel 5 is backing its bet on original drama after ordering a second series of semi-improvised crime show Suspects.
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NewsFremantleMedia UK hires digital chief
Kat Hebden is returning to FremantleMedia UK to become head of interactive following the departure of Peter Cassidy.
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NewsOvation buys BBC arts docs
US cable network Ovation has acquired a slew of UK arts series including four-part doc series The Aristocrats.
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NewsBBCW beefs up Central European team
BBC Worldwide has promoted Jay Tallon to lead its sales strategy across Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA).
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RatingsC4 space series retains trajectory
C4’s second space documentary kept the channel’s ratings in orbit with 1.6m viewers.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Walshes; How To Be A Billionaire; WW1’s Forgotten Photographs
“Not the subtlest piece of work you’ll ever see…but there are lovely touches.”
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsAll3Media umbrellas new US indie
All3Media has backed a new US indie set up by former Ryan Seacrest Productions exec Heather Schuster.
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NewsITV2 conjures up more Tricked
Magic format Tricked will be conjuring up a fresh round of tricks after it was renewed by ITV2 for a second series.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Sweat The Small Stuff
BBC3’s Sweat The Small Stuff is to return for two more series marking the channel’s first big renewal after the revelation it is to move online.