All Broadcast articles in 10 April 2015 – Page 5
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News
BBC revives Shannon Matthews drama
The dramatisation of the Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping is to resume after the BBC halted production last year to address production and editorial issues.
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Aaton-Digital delivers Cantar X3
Aaton-Digital has begun delivery of its 24-track location sound recorder, the Cantar-X3.
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Critics
TV Critics: Meth and Madness in Mexico; Ordinary Lies; Spotlight; Better Call Saul
“The most inexplicable combination of presenter and subject matter since Channel 5 chose Keith Chegwin to bare all for Naked Jungle”
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BBC2 explores Victorian baking
BBC2 is to explore Victorian baking techniques in a three-part series produced by Wall To Wall.
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Battle for Number 10 tops Twitter chat
The upcoming general election helped boost TV-related political conversation on Twitter, as The Battle For Number 10, Question Time and coverage of the budget all performed well.
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BBC2 pilots Shakespeare sitcom
Peep Show star David Mitchell is to play William Shakespeare in an in-house sitcom being piloted for BBC2.
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Comment
Joe Godwin: BBC Academy on track with Midlands move
BBC Academy and Birmingham director Joe Godwin responds to Broadcast’s story last week that staff have shunned a relocation to the Midlands city
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Canon unveils 4K-capable C300 MKII
NAB 2015: Canon has unveiled a 4K version of its popular C300 camera and launched a new compact 4K device.
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C4 orders 'real time' election sitcom
Channel 4 will gear up for the general election with a “real time” satirical sitcom from the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered.
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Ratings
Poldark slips with Vera return
SUNDAY: Vera returned to ITV on a low but still managed to dent Poldark.
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BBC1 leads Bafta nominations
BBC1 is the most-nominated channel at this year’s Bafta TV Awards, with shows including Happy Valley and The Great British Bake Off shortlisted for gongs.
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BBC condemns attacks on Scottish journalists
The BBC has condemned attacks on its journalists in Scotland, who have been subjected to abuse while covering the general election.
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ITV cooks up Harry Hill pilot
Red Arrow indie CPL Productions is to bring Harry Hill back to ITV for a cookery show pilot.
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Teens pulled from C4 schedule
Channel 4 has pulled digital-rig documentary series Teens from the linear schedule to make it available online-only.
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Secret Life of Four Year Olds grows into full series
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds following the success of the one-off documentary.
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E4 sets up dating format
E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.
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Tom McDonald lands BBC natural history job
Tom McDonald has been named BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats as the shake-up to the factual commissioning team continues.
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Ratings
Code of a Killer grips 5m
MONDAY: ITV drama Code of a Killer got underway with 5.3m, comfortably outperforming the channel’s slot average.
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Woodcut Media hires A+E commissioner
Fledgling indie Woodcut Media has hired former A+E Networks UK commissioner Jinal Patel.