All Broadcast articles in 12 August 2016 – Page 3
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News
US on track to air 500 scripted shows in 2016
The boom in scripted television in the US is to continue, with more than 500 original dramas and comedies expected to air this year, according to the executive who coined the phrase ‘peak TV’.
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BBC and C4 seek fresh directors
The BBC and Channel 4 have stepped up their efforts to find a broader range of voices among the next generation of TV directors through two new schemes.
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Comment
The tricky art of calling time
Channel 4 is grappling with when to refresh its factual slate
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News
BBC Worldwide expands indie empire
BBC Worldwide’s indie investment push has gathered pace with the acquisition of a stake in 72 Films, the indie established by Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and ex-Dragonfly managing director Mark Raphael.
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Discovery creates international branding role
Discovery International has promoted Paul Welling to a newly-created role focused on the network’s brands and events.
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Talkback prepares Roald Dahl centenary film
Channel 4 will celebrate the work of Roald Dahl in a 90-minute film marking the centenary of the writer’s birth.
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BBC must improve statistics reporting
The BBC has pledged to improve its reporting of statistics after an “unflinching” year-long review found inconsistencies in reaching the standard expected by audiences.
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Ratings
First Dates slips below 1m
TUESDAY: First Dates struggled to woo 1m viewers on its return to the schedule – up against tough competition from a slot-winning performance from BBC2’s Olympics coverage.
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Critics
TV Critics: An Hour to Save Your Life; First Dates; Wasted
“Contained a jolt of delayed-action inspiration”
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News
eOne rejects ITV takeover bid
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One has rejected a £1bn takeover bid from ITV.
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Video
VIDEO: Paranoid
Red Production Company’s ITV thriller tells the story of a female GP who is murdered in a rural children’s playground.
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News
All3Media launches BAME scholarship
All3Media has launched a BAME drama scholarship in conjunction with the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
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Plum abandons C4 property commission
Plum Pictures’ Channel 4 property commission Britain’s Best Beach Huts has collapsed following local opposition to the project.
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Fulwell 73 strikes US development deal
Fulwell 73 Productions, the UK-based producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, is to further expand in the US after striking a development deal with CBS Television Studios.
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News
Channel 4 cancels Raised by Wolves
Raised By Wolves creator Caitlin Moran has launched a campaign to save her sitcom after it was cancelled by Channel 4.
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Fox tunes up Shazam gameshow
Music discovery app Shazam is being turned into a television series by Survivor creator Mark Burnett and Don’t Forget The Lyrics creator Jeff Apploff.
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News
ITV's Formula E coverage stalls
ITV will not renew its contract to broadcast fledgling motorsport Formula E, according to reports.
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News
ITN & Sky shortlisted for Int Emmy
ITN Productions’ documentary Escape From Isis has been nominated for an International Emmy Award, alongside Sky News coverage of the refugee crisis.
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Behind The Scenes
Mega Shippers, Quest
Fires at sea, tidal changes, hurricanes, and old-fashioned bad planning were all issues, says David Notman-Watt.
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Ratings
Daley dive helps Olympics soar
MONDAY: British diving duo Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow drew the biggest crowd of the Rio Olympics so far as they claimed bronze in front of a crowd of 8m.
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