All Broadcast articles in 5 August 2016
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NewsDanny Cohen backs Tessa Ross indie
Access Entertainment, the media investment firm run by former BBC boss Danny Cohen, has joined forces with BBC Worldwide to back Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell’s new indie House Productions.
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CriticsTV Critics: The 80s with Dominic Sandbrook; Mo Farah: Race of His Life
“It’s not worthy, furrowed-browed analysis. It’s bold, cheerful, there is knitwear and jokes”
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RatingsMo doc runs off with 2.5m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s one-off film about British champion Mo Farah ran off with an audience of 2.5m ahead of tonight’s Rio 2016 opening ceremony.
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VideoVIDEO: Katie Price's Pony Club, TLC
Shiver’s six-part series following Katie Price as she creates a pony club team
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NewsC4 plans ‘refresh’ of long-running docs
Channel 4 is hunting warm and ‘life-affirming’ scalable documentary series to help refresh its slate of returning shows in the 9pm slot.
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NewsThe Box strikes Netflix rap deal
Netflix has struck a partnership with music TV channel The Box for a short-form series promoting the subscription giant’s forthcoming hip hop drama.
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NewsBarcroft hires News UK exec
Barcroft Media has hired the former managing editor of FHM and Heat following its investment from Channel 4.
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NewsIn Brief: Fifteen To One; BBC Sport 360
Remedy has secured another 100-episodes of Channel 4 gameshow Fifteen To One as BBC Sport takes the wraps off its 360 video app
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FeaturesMo Farah: Race of His Life
Picture and audio post production on the 1 x 60-minute documentary
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NewsCrimewatch rebooted as weekly format
Crimewatch is to air weekly for the first time in its 32-year history as it undergoes a major refresh which includes live segments filmed from a mobile incident studio.
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NewsC4 appoints deputy head of factual
The Murder Detectives commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of factual at Channel 4.
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NewsClear-Com acquires intercom firm Trilogy Communications
Clear-Com has completed the acquisition of Hampshire-based intercom systems manufacturer Trilogy Communications.
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NewsDanny Cohen to exec Harry Potter spin-off
Former BBC director of television Danny Cohen is to executive produce a forthcoming Harry Potter spin-off movie.
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RatingsSuspects doubles previous launch
WEDNESDAY: Semi-improvised police drama Suspects returned to Channel 5 with twice the audience it locked up for the previous series opener.
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NewsITV reveals scripted comedy plans
ITV head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey has offered a glimpse of the channel’s “new dawn” - pinning sitcoms and cost-effective mid-week entertainment shows to the top of his wish list.
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NewsSurvey suggests greater use of red button for Olympics viewing
Nearly half (49%) of those planning to watch the Olympic Games said they will “probably” or “definitely” use the BBC’s red button service to watch the action in Rio, according to research commissioned by Snell Advanced Media (Sam).
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CriticsTV Critics: Suspects; Granny’s Guide to the Modern World; Gogglebox: Brexit
“Semi-improvised style resembles a hard weekend at film school”
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NewsHill joins Ikegami as UK manager
Ikegami has appointed Kris Hill to the role of UK general manager.
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NewsProcam hires HotCam pair to launch projects division
Procam is to launch a projects division led by the senior management team that previously ran rival hire firm HotCam.
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NewsDazPix to up sticks and move in with The Farm
Motion graphics, CGI, VFX and animation studio DazPix is to move into The Farm’s new facility on Newman Street.