All Broadcast articles in 12 February 2015 – Page 3
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News
All3Media secures global buyers for C4’s Indian Summers
All3Media International has closed seven deals for forthcoming Channel 4 drama Indian Summers.
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Sky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Somethin’ Else has scooped its biggest-ever commission after landing a nine-part series from Sky Arts in which it will launch a hunt for the nation’s best guitarist.
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Football rights deal laid bare
There was an audible gasp among the roomful of journalists when Premier League boss Richard Scudamore revealed that Sky and BT had paid more than £5.1bn to keep live rights to the competition until 2019.
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TruTV eyes UK indie content
Turner’s free-to-air channel TruTV is to commission content from UK indies for the first time and is hunting for character-driven reality series.
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BBC Trust under pressure over in-house plans
The BBC Trust is coming under increasing pressure to perform a thorough review of the corporation’s plans to commercialise BBC Productions.
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Studio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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C4 restructures sport commissioning team
Channel 4 has handed Ed Havard its head of sport role and promoted Ian MacKenzie to nations and regions manager following the departure of Stuart Cosgrove.
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Delays hit BBC’s IT upgrade
Elements of a major upgrade to the BBC’s back-office technology have been delayed by up to a year.
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Comment
Making sense of a mega-deal
Sky will need to find savings after eye-watering football investment
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Small indies in dash for deals
The consolidation that swept through the top end of the production sector last year is filtering down to small indies as they bid to keep up with the industry’s major players.
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Pro Motion Hire to share training schedule
BVE 2015: Pro Motion Hire will present its latest training schedule at BVE.
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Lionsgate takes Starz stake for global push
Mad Men producer Lionsgate has taken a stake in US cable network Starz in a deal that could pave the way for both businesses to realise their international ambitions.
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Comment
Comment: BBC is tackling bullying head on
We are putting in place measures to give staff confidence to voice concerns
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C4 lines up Paddy McGuiness-fronted daytime format
Paddy McGuiness has signed up to host a new Channel 4 daytime gameshow where members of the public help contestants win thousands of pounds.
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BBC4 orders museum quiz show
Griff Rhys Jones is to front an eight-part quiz show set in Britain’s museums for BBC4.
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In brief: Pop TV; Discovery; Food Network UK
Pop TV has acquired a French animation and Discovery has picked up a Louie Psihoyos doc from Sundance. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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Recruitment agency opens its doors to C4
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly will capture the hustle and bustle of a Bradford-based recruitment agency for a new ob-doc series on Channel 4.
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UKTV Play personalisation trial underway
UKTV has identified three distinct groups that use its VoD service as it trials a recommendation engine to increase usage.
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Ratings
Secret Life of Four Year-Olds scores 2.6m
TUESDAY: The Secret Life of Four Year-Olds proved to be a big hit for Channel 4, as ITV’s Young War Widows was beaten by Channel 5’s Killer Psychopaths.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Gift; The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds; Count Arthur Strong; Young War Widows; Uncle
“This Gift was badly wrapped and hurriedly chosen, like something picked up from a late-night petrol station.”