All Broadcast articles in 12 March 2015 – Page 4
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News
US network GSN eyes Man Vs Fly
US network GSN is developing a TV version of Gogglebox Entertainment’s online fly-swatting format Man Vs Fly.
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Comment
Children's media rings the changes
This year’s Kidscreen was buzzing with talk of new horizons. Sarah Baynes reports from Miami
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Critics
TV Critics: Nurse; Sex, Lies, and Love Bites; Critical; One Born Every Minute
“Beautifully observed, full of pathos and sensitively performed, Nurse’s bedside manner was near-perfect.”
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News
Luther producer sets up Endemol Shine drama label
Endemol Shine Group has launched its first new label since its merger in December - a drama indie headed up by Luther and Silent Witness exec Phillippa Giles.
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Behind The Scenes
Filming My Father: In Life And Death, C5
To capture the intimacy of a man living with motor neurone disease, Liz Tucker trained up his son as a camera operator
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Comment
Jeremy Clarkson: a scandal too far?
Could the BBC’s zero tolerance approach to bullying spell the end for the Top Gear presenter
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News
DPP drops post firm 'Kitemark' from membership plans
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has dropped plans to offer a Kitemark-style accreditation for post facilities as part of its wider aim to become a fee-paying membership organisation.
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News
Jeremy Clarkson fracas: allegations emerge
Jeremy Clarkson was suspended by the BBC after throwing a punch at Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon, according to reports.
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The Fall returns for third outing
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Allan Cubitt’s thriller The Fall after the second series ended on an open-ended cliffhanger.
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News
BBC suspends Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson has been suspended as the presenter of Top Gear following a “fracas with a BBC producer”.
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Behind The Scenes
The Kids Who Can't Stay Awake, C4
First-time producer/director Nicola Comber reflects on tacking the sensitive subject of childhood narcolepsy
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News
Jane Tranter to leave BBC Worldwide
Jane Tranter is to leave BBC Worldwide Productions and is expected to return to the UK’s independent production sector.
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Ratings
FA Cup murders Arthur & George
MONDAY: Arsenal’s FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United scored nearly 9m viewers and put a dent in ITV drama Arthur & George.
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News
In brief: Idris Elba, C5, Formula E, All3Media
Woodcut partners on Idris Elba doc and Channel 5’s sales boss is poised to depart. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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BBC services face axe without ‘riskier’ management savings
More BBC services will face the axe if the corporation is unable to make “riskier changes to organisational structures and ways of working” as part of its strategy to save £700m a year, according to a report.
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News
Gaelic drama Bannan to return
Gaelic broadcaster BBC Alba is to tap into the success of foreign-language series such as The Killing after commissioning another 10 episodes of local drama Bannan.
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Comment
Licence fee needs to be part of PSB mix
Why is there so little discussion of the benefits the licence fee bestows upon commercial rivals?
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News
C5 returns to 10,000 BC
Channel 5 is bringing back The Garden’s stone-age reality series 10,000 BC for a second series.
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News
C4 explores SAS selection process
Minnow Films is to use fixed-rig cameras to shine a light on the SAS selection process in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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News
Hat Trick backs Emma Read indie
Hat Trick Productions has made its first indie investment in eight years after acquiring a stake in the indie launched by former ITN Productions executive Emma Read.