All Broadcast articles in 11 December 2014 – Page 3
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Features
2014 Review: Outside broadcast round-up
A trio of major sporting events provided opportunities to test new technologies
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Features
2014 Review: Post-production round-up
The post sector’s fortunes were on the up this year - despite the controversy over inaudible dialogue
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Behind The Scenes
The Wrong Mans, BBC2
With stunts involving helicopters and a moving train, the first series of the The Wrong Mans was hard to top, says Jim Field Smith.
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Comment
Make filming fair for everyone
TV has the same duty of care wherever it is made, says John Willis
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News
Two-thirds of top shows available to view online
Nearly two thirds of the most popular and critically acclaimed TV shows are now available to view through legal online video services like Netflix and Now TV, according to a report published by audit and consultancy firm KPMG.
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News
Bumper year for distributors
The UK’s top distributors have generated more than £1.1bn in revenues this year after exploiting more than half a million hours of programming in their catalogues.
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News
Sean Bean to front doc on Waterloo for History
Actor Sean Bean is to present a two-hour documentary marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo for pay-TV broadcaster History.
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News
Diversity improves in peak
Ob-doc series Liberty Of London and The Gadget Show helped to boost Channel 4 and Channel 5’s on-screen diversity last month, according to the latest phase of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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News
ITV hunts for next Doc Martin
ITV has reaffirmed its commitment to broadening its drama slate beyond crime and is on the hunt for contemporary pieces like Doc Martin and family adventure series.
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News
Scripps invests £4m in original UK shows
Food Network and Travel Channel owner Scripps Networks is to spend nearly £4m on original UK shows next year as it ramps up its local commissioning ambitions.
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News
ITV staff pay offer raises speculation over sale
ITV’s offer of a 2% pay rise for staff next year could be a sign of the broadcaster preparing for a sale, according to industry sources.
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News
Viacom bolsters buying team
Channel 5 is to increase the amount of big-ticket US comedy and drama it buys in conjunction with MTV, Comedy Central and Spike UK following a management reshuffle.
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News
McVay hails ‘formidable’ Pact chair Geater
Pact chief executive John McVay has claimed that the trade body’s newly elected chair Sara Geater will be a “formidable” leader.
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News
Sex, crime and self-harm feature in raft of C4 docs
Self-harm, child sex offenders and Europe’s largest brothel will be explored in six Channel 4 docs from the commissioner behind The Paedophile Hunter.
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News
BBC reveals comedy plans
A Ruth Jones comedy is among a raft of projects on BBC1’s radar as it bids to plug the hole left by Miranda and now Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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Comment
New year brings fresh opportunity
BBC3 move should provide a platform for new forms of content
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News
Comedy leads BBC3 revolution
Shane Allen has pledged that BBC3’s move online will boost the quality and quantity of its comedy output after being promised a budget of more than £10m under the plans.
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News
Twofour overhauls Devon edit suites
Production company Twofour has upgraded its post facility to help deal with the demands of file-based delivery.
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Comment
What’s next for TV in the connected age?
Audiences need linear TV more than ever, says Tom Cape
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News
Tedial recruits director of operations and support
Media asset management and storage software firm Tedial has appointed Terry Spittle as its new director of global operations and support.