All Broadcast articles in 1 April 2016 – Page 5
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NewsBBC3 lands heavyweight Anthony Joshua access
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has been following British boxer Anthony Joshua for a year and will detail his preparations for a world heavyweight title fight in a series of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.
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NewsShine's Hunted reaches China
Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is to be remade in China after Endemol Shine struck a deal with local broadcaster Shenzhen Satellite Television.
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NewsCompression firm Beamr to merge with Vanguard Video
Israel-based video compression firm Beamr is to acquire Vanguard Video.
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CriticsTV Critics: Bake Off: Crème de la Crème; Murdered By my Father; The A Word
“A bloodless, uninvolving affair at once frenetically busy and yawningly free of incident.”
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NewsMPs call to ‘mutualise’ BBC
MPs Gareth Thomas and Steve Baker have called for the BBC to be restructured as a mutual organisation in which TV licence-holders elect its board.
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NewsRondo appoints first commercial director
Welsh indie Rondo Media has appointed Sion Clwyd Roberts as its commercial director.
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NewsWolf Hall leads hunt for Bafta
Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the hunt for a Bafta television award, but the academy has snubbed Catastrophe in its Scripted Comedy category.
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FeaturesHot Picks: British drama
From Marcella to Victoria - all the hottest dramas to be showcased at Mip TV.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Story of God with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman has famously played God against Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty and Steve Carell in the sequel Evan Almighty.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Weiner
It has been a tumultuous year for US politics as the country approaches a landmark presidential election in November.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Dracula
Horror on the small screen has been dominated in recent years by big-budget series such as The Walking Dead.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Football Nightmares
Fremantle Media’s new reality format Football Nightmares challenges two of Italy’s best-known former players to resurrect the fortunes of failing amateur clubs.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Collection
The Collection is a story about Parisian fashion, created by an American, overseen by an Irish director and produced by British and French indies for a global online streaming service. TV shows rarely get more international than this.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Case
The surge of European scripted series shows no sign of slowing down, with the focus moving from Denmark to Iceland.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Wolf Creek
Distributor Zodiak RightsProducers Screentime; Emu PicturesLength 6 x 60 minutesBroadcaster Stan (Australia)The horror genre has been slashing through the schedules of broadcasters around the world for several years, with series such as The Walking Dead and American Horror Story becoming incredibly valuable franchises.Zodiak Rights will hope ...
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FeaturesHot Picks: Intersection
Turkey has quietly become one of the fastest-growing exporters of drama outside of the US and UK.
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FeaturesHot Picks: You, Me, Her
Polyamory is an unlikely topic for comedy. The practice – intimate relationships involving more than two people – is generally more suited to risqué psychological dramas such as Eyes Wide Shut.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Writer
Israel is known for high-stakes political thrillers such as Prisoners Of War (remade as US hit Homeland), False Flag and Hostages.