All Broadcast articles in 11 November 2011 – Page 3
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NewsC4 orders Groupon-style pilot from Storyvault
Channel 4 has ordered a pilot from Stuart Prebble’s Storyvault based on a TV version of website Groupon, which bids to get the best deals for a local community.
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NewsBBC3 commissions sex season
A scientist, a historian, a virgin, a lap-dancer, a Hollyoaks star and a comedian will be among those exploring sex and sexuality in a BBC3 season produced in-house and with five indies.
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NewsC4 overhauls current affairs
Channel 4’s decision to tender out contracts for Dispatches and increase the number of films in the documentary strand will give production companies a credible current affairs business model, producers have said.
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NewsComedy Unit founders to step down
The founders of Rab C Nesbitt producer The Comedy Unit are leaving the firm five years after it was bought out by the then RDF Media Group.
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NewsComedy indie DLT hires Hennessy-Vass
DLT Entertainment has hired former ITV comedy exec Michaela Hennessy-Vass to strengthen its growing development team.
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NewsITV promotes Singh to bolster daytime team
ITV has expanded its daytime commissioning team with the promotion of Priya Singh to a newly created position.
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NewsMaverick wins first CBBC series
Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick TV has secured its first CBBC order for a series that aims to “do for health what Horrible Histories has done for history”.
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NewsBetty to develop bespoke ideas after Discovery sale
Betty will develop bespoke formats for Discovery alongside producing content for other broadcasters, following its acquisition this week by the factual giant.
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NewsLime gets innovative with live Hollyoaks stunt
Lime Pictures is running an immersive live stunt for Hollyoaks this week as the first part of an innovation drive by new series producer Emma Smithwick.
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NewsC4 and Love given Bradford warning
Bradford’s Common Good Network (CGN) has written to Love Productions warning of the “serious risk of perpetuating dangerous stereotyping” of the city in forthcoming Channel 4 series Making Bradford British.
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NewsC4 dedicates show to Turner Prize ‘reveal’
Channel 4 will reveal the winner of the Turner Prize in a dedicated live programme for the first time, as part of the broadcaster’s arts push.
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NewsC4 IPTV trials allow viewers to edit news
Channel 4 is developing connected-TV services that could allow viewers to edit Channel 4 News as they are watching it.
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NewsSky set to land Partridge series
Sky Atlantic is set to acquire Steve Coogan’s online series Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters and is also in talks with the comedian about other non-Partridge projects.
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NewsAnimation UK plans Westminster campaign
The Wombles, Bob the Builder and Rastamouse could be paying a visit to Westminster as Animation UK’s call for tax breaks gets louder.
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NewsBBC pilots system for lighter-touch compliance
The BBC is running a series of pilots within its editorial policy department to establish whether a simplified compliance system could exist without compromising standards.
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NewsGray to swap Sky crown for Princess
Sky head of entertainment Duncan Gray is to join Princess Productions to spearhead a push on comedy and entertainment.
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NewsShell backs North One and JWT show in £5m AFP deal
Shell has funded what is thought to be the UK’s biggest ever AFP, a landmark adventure series produced by North One Television and JWT Entertainment that will air globally on Discovery.
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FeaturesYour Face Looks Familiar, Endemol
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new talent show from Endemol in Spain.
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CommentPublic Enemies / PhoneShop / The Witch Doctor...
Milkshake!’s Sarah Broad and doc maker Robb Leach on murder, shop assistants and jungle cures.