All Broadcast articles in 12 February 2016 – Page 5
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Features
Best multi-channel programme: Reggie Yates’ Extreme Russia
Prized Apart and Release The Hounds host Reggie Yates moved into very different territory with this look at the dark side of Russia.
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News
TLC picks up NBC medical drama
TLC has acquired forthcoming US medical drama Heartbeat, fronted by Home and Away’s Melissa George.
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Ratings
Happy Valley arrests biggest ever performance
TUESDAY: Red Production Company’s gritty BBC1 drama Happy Valley returned with its best-ever performance.
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News
C4 commissions Paralympic series The Superhuman Show
Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions to make magazine series The Superhumans Show as part of its Paralympics coverage.
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News
Mainstreet develops period drama with Hammer
Unforgotten producer Mainstreet Pictures has partnered with classic horror firm Hammer to develop a period drama.
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Features
Broadcast Indie Summit: Neil Grant
Ahead of the inaugural Broadcast Indie Summit, Films of Record managing director Neil Grant explains why it is vital for the TV industry to share its experiences.
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News
POLL: Will C5's rebrand work?
C5’s rebrand is designed to attract younger, more affluent audiences. Will it work?
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News
Klein: attracting viewers to factual is TV's toughest challenge
Richard Klein has claimed that attracting large audiences to factual programming is one of the biggest challenges facing television, as ITV confirmed his departure.
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Comment
Why Watch became W
Despite some hits, Watch’s identity had become insistent. We needed to refocus on the viewer, writes Steve North
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News
C5 unveils brand refresh
Channel 5 has launched a new logo and on-screen treatments as part of a strategy to attract younger and more affluent viewers.
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News
C5 returns to original comedy
Channel 5 has ordered a raft of new commissions, including its first improvised comedy and a major new wildlife series, as part of an overall channel rebrand.
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News
Trust paves way for BBC Studios launch
The BBC Trust has backed the commercialisation of BBC Studios in principle but said a detailed business case about the proposals must now be subject to regulatory tests.
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Critics
TV Critics: Happy Valley; The Great British Benefits Handout; Prison Brides; Hidden and Homeless
“It was a very strong, very well-plotted return and Sarah Lancashire was terrific.”
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News
Starz orders White Queen follow-up
US cable network Starz has commissioned a follow-up to The White Queen from Company Pictures three years after the fantasy drama launched.
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News
Pinewood review could lead to sale
The Pinewood Group, including its studios in Buckinghamshire, Shepperton, Wales and facilities around the world, could be sold as part of the company’s strategy for growing the business.
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News
C4 to pump £25m into Film 4
Channel 4 is to inject an additional £10m into Film 4 over the next 12 months – taking its funding to a record £25m.
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News
All3Media US bolsters scripted division
All3Media has hired former Lifetime exec Nina Lederman to drive its scripted division in the US.
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News
BBC signs darts deal with PDC
A new darts tournament will be broadcast live on BBC2 following a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation.
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Ratings
Top 15 consolidated shows: 18 - 24 Jan 2016
The fifth episode of BBC1’s 10-part Silent Witness achieved 8.4 million/ 29% on Monday 18 January at 9pm after 2.7 million recorded and watched.
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Ratings
Top 50 Non-PSB shows: 25 - 31 Jan 2016
Sky 1’s Stan Lee’s Lucky Man found life tougher with more than 200,000 viewers short of the previous week’s launch