All Broadcast articles in 10 June 2016 – Page 2
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Ratings
Boris EU debate fails to match Cameron versus Farage
THURSDAY: Heated EU debate between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon drew a smaller audience than David Cameron’s clash with Nigel Farage earlier in the week, while BBC1 drama New Blood spluttered on its launch.
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News
BBC launches doc directors initiative
BBC1 and BBC3 are hunting for new directing talent for six one-off documentaries offered as part of a new scheme.
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News
RDF wins extended Shop Well For Less order
BBC1 has commissioned RDF TV West to make a full series of Shop Well For Less after a high rating two-part run in March.
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Critics
TV Critics: New Blood; Make! Craft Britain; Safeword
“There were plenty of Horowitz touches to make this fun. At least it’s not trying to be a Scandi-noir knock-of.”
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News
BuzzFeed eyes leap into TV production
BuzzFeed is eying a move into traditional TV production following the success of its short-form video strands including food site Tasty.
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Features
Voyage of discovery: Presenting Princess Shaw
After screening at the 31st Jerusalem Film Festival in front of rapt audiences, Presenting Princess Shaw became one of the year’s buzz Israeli titles.
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News
What to expect from Doc/Fest 2016
Documentary filmmakers will descend on Sheffield in the coming days to deliver viewers a window on the past, present and virtual future. Michael Rosser reports
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Features
Michael Moore talks Where To Invade Next
Michael Moore reveals how his electrifying Where To Invade Next was made under the radar.
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Features
DocWorks brings together UK and Ukraine filmmakers
British Council partners with Sheffield Doc/Fest and Docudays UA on the training and mentoring programme.
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Features
My Scientology Movie: review
Louis Theroux delivers a pleasingly eccentric take on L. Ron Hubbard’s religious cult with the impish yet effective documentary My Scientology Movie, which is a flirty companion piece to Alex Gibney’s harder-edged title Going Clear.
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Features
Where To Invade Next: review
Cleverly timed for an American Presidential race,Where To Invade Next marks the return of proud patriot and inveterate provocateur Michael Moore with a laughter-laced collage of uncomfortable truths and unvarnished insights into the lamentable state of the American nation.
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Features
Notes On Blindness: review
It is often said that the loss of sight can lead to a heightened acuity in the other senses.
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Features
Ambulance: review
A mixture of reportage and reality television, Ambulance follows a dedicated team of paramedics through the war-torn streets of Gaza at the height of its 2014 summer conflict with Israel.
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Features
City 40: review
On the surface, Ozersk in the southern Urals is a little slice of Russian paradise.
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Features
The Broadcast Interview: HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins
HBO documentary chief Sheila Nevins has revealed that she is looking for films that cover the impact of social media on society, male brutality towards women and the status of black art – while warning producers there are no trends in factual filmmaking.
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Comment
Doc/Fest 2016: inspiring change
2016 is a year of far-reaching decisions. Some to be made by the people, some not. The EU referendum. The American elections. The future of public broadcasting.
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Comment
Single docs provide a perfect opportunity to be distinctive
This genre can hold its own against its series counterpart and drama, says Alisa Pomeroy
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Comment
Hidden worlds of the rich will prove a bigger draw
Factual shows around benefits will take a back seat to luxury lifestyles, says Dan Whitehead
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Features
Game on for 8K
The world’s largest sporting events have always provided broadcasters and manufacturers with the opportunity to push technological boundaries, and this year’s Olympics and Euros will be no different, writes Adrian Pennington