All Broadcast articles in 12 August 2016 – Page 4
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ITV scraps The Voice spin-off
Plans for an ITV2 spin-off show for The Voice UK have been scrapped after entertainment bosses decided to concentrate on the format’s main series and The Voice Kids.
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Vice unveils debut linear slate
Vice is to explore hedonism on the frontline of the Greek refugee crisis and tackle racist extremists through the lens of comedy as part of the debut slate of shows for its linear channel.
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Critics
TV Critics: Brexit; Brief Encounters; Mascara Boys; Naked Attraction; Eden
“It was impossible not to get sucked into the insider titbits.”
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Bake Off contestant fronts C4 pilot
Great British Bake Off contestant Dr Tamal Ray is to front a health pilot from Love Productions as Channel 4 expands its populist investigative slate.
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2.4m invest in Dragons Den
SUNDAY: Viewers continued to invest in BBC2’s long-running format Dragons’ Den, while Robot Wars fell below the BBC2 slot average for the first time since its reboot.
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C4 drama showcases new female talent
Touchpaper TV is to tell the story of a teenage girl struggling to take control of her life in a 90-minute drama for Channel 4 which includes a host of new female talent on production duties.
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Ofcom scraps Premier League investigation
The Premier League is to increase the number of matches that broadcasters can screen live – drawing a line under a two-year Ofcom investigation.
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Broadcast ties with Wildscreen
Broadcast will produce a special issue for the Wildscreen festival in October highlighting the latest trends and emerging technology in the natural history genre.
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Men's cycling grips 5m
SATURDAY: The Olympics kicked off with a full day of events, as a dramatic conclusion to the men’s road cycling race drew a peak of over 5m viewers.
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Rio 2016 opens with 4m
FRIDAY: The Rio 2016 Olympics opening ceremony entertained a peak of almost 4m viewers on BBC1 – but the late-night event failed to match the curtain-raisers of London 2012 and Beijing 2008.
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Critics
TV Critics: Van Gogh’s Ear; Flying to the Ends of the Earth
“Neither dismantled the myth nor really solved any mysteries”
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Amazon unveils Woody Allen comedy
Woody Allen is to make his TV debut in September after SVoD service Amazon revealed details of the comedy for the first time.
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