All Broadcast articles in 6 August 2015
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PodcastTalking TV: C4’s future & Amazon’s Top Gear deal
The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal with the former Top Gear team.
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NewsBroadcast launches WhatsApp alerts for Edinburgh
Sign up to Broadcast’s WhatsApp messaging list for the latest Edinburgh news
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NewsPolish film festival opens TV strand
Camerimage, the world’s biggest festival dedicated to cinematography, is to launch a TV strand for pilots and first episodes.
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NewsYentob: Kids Company claims 'a disgrace'
BBC creative director and chairman of Kids Company Alan Yentob has refuted claims of financial mismanagement at the children’s charity but admitted to contacting Newsnight regarding its revelations.
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RatingsKatie Hopkins' TLC show fails to rule the world
THURSDAY: Katie Hopkins’ much-publicised TLC talk show failed to rule the world, scraping slot average and falling well short of her previous project for the channel.
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CriticsTV Critics: If Katie Hopkins Ruled the World; Sex in Class; Wonder Of Britain; Flockstars
“If Katie Hopkins Rule the World was a mixed bag: part game show, part tabloid talk show, part gaseous deposit of horse droppings.”
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NewsBBC1 developing Mark Duggan drama
BBC1 is in the early stages of developing a factual drama about Mark Duggan, the Tottenham resident killed by police in 2011 whose death sparked riots across the country.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.
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NewsAll3Media hires Endemol Shine legal exec
All3Media has poached Dónall Crehan from rival super-indie Endemol Shine Group to head up its legal operations.
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NewsTop 100 network programmes: 27 Jul - 2 Aug 2015
BBC1’s Ripper St easily defeats launch of ITV’s cooking contest BBQ Champ
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NewsDiscovery appoints international content boss
Discovery veteran Marjorie Kaplan is to become president of content for Discovery Networks International (DNI), overseeing the US giant’s international commissioning hub and working closely with its UK indies including All3Media.
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FeaturesThe National Lottery: 5-Star Family Reunion
Titles and GFX Jump Design Client 12 Yard Productions Brief Create the full visual identity for the Saturday night Lottery quiz show in which a UK family and their overseas relatives to try to win a luxury holiday. How it was done The show features a ...
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FeaturesGenius of the Ancient World
Picture and audio post-production for the 3 x 60-minute series hosted by Bettany Hughes investigating the revolutionary ideas of three giants of ancient philosophy: Buddha, Socrates and Confucius.
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FeaturesPartners in Crime
Picture and audio post, as well as VFX, for the 6 x 60-minute series set in the 1950s