All Broadcast articles in 13 August 2015 – Page 2
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NewsClarkson and Wilman's indie recruiting for Amazon series
W. Chump & Sons, the indie set up by Andy Wilman and Jeremy Clarkson, has begun crewing up for its ambitious new motoring series for Amazon Prime Video.
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CommentGetting a better view of diversity
With just a little effort, the Diamond system will soon offer a richness of data on diversity, says Amanda Ariss
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NewsSky aims for bullseye with darts gameshow
Davina McCall and Freddie Flintoff are to front a Bullseye-style darts gameshow for Sky 1.
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NewsFremantle sets sights on non-scripted
Fremantle Media International (FMI) is aggressively targeting the international rights to non-scripted shows after beefing up its acquisitions budget.
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VideoVIDEO: Educating Cardiff, C4
Twofour’s fixed-rig format heads to the Welsh capital’s Willows High School.
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NewsThe Word: the show that shook up TV
A quarter of a century ago, C4 ushered in a new era of reality TV and unknowingly launched the careers of a generation of producers and executives. Peter White looks back at The Word
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CommentThe Word: how we made TV history
Presenter Terry Christian explains how The Word’s inclusivity inspired the next generation
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News‘Fear’ stifling edgy formats
The Word alumni claim creative risks are few and far between in British entertainment formats
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FeaturesThe Word: the genesis
Oxford-educated Charlie Parsons started his career as a reporter on local newspaper the Ealing Gazette before becoming a researcher at LWT, and then series editor of Channel 4’s groundbreaking factual show Network 7 and arts magazine show Club X.
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FeaturesThe Word: the launch
The show launched on 17 August 1990 with guests including Brookside actor Bill Dean, Bond girl Maryam D’Abo and music acts The Farm and Adamski. It ran for 11 episodes at 6pm, playing host to LL Cool J, Pixies and The Charlatans, before it was switched to 11pm on 9 ...
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FeaturesThe Word gets serious
In series one, items included a piece on ex-criminals in the evangelical Christian ministry Power Team. The storytelling side was important to Parsons.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off dips below 9m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off continued to burn the competition despite the BBC1 format’s audience dipping slightly on last week’s opening episode.
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FeaturesThe Word: series two
Sebastian Scott became the series editor for the second series, having worked with Parsons on Network 7. Scott came from Janet Street Porter’s BBC2 youth strand Def II and worked alongside series producers Boland, Lux and Richard Godfrey.
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FeaturesThe Word: creation of Planet 24
After series two, Parsons was offered the opportunity to pitch for The Big Breakfast. He and Alli partnered with Bob Geldof and Tony Boland, father of Murray Boland, to create Planet 24 and the new company beat a host of rivals to win the five-day live breakfast show.
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FeaturesThe Word: the controversy
Series three’s eclectic guests included Peter Stringfellow, Bill Hicks, Pamela Anderson and the Marquis of Blandford.
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FeaturesThe Word: The Hopefuls
The Hopefuls, a segment in which people offered to do ‘anything to be on TV’, from snogging a granny to licking armpits, is one of the most vividly remembered parts of The Word. Created by Sebastian Scott, it was taken on by Paul Ross.
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FeaturesThe Word: successors
In The Word’s wake, shows like The Girlie Show and Something For The Weekend tried to capture something of its spirit, but it wasn’t until The Big Breakfast alumnus Chris Evans launched TFI Friday in 1996 that C4 really had another Friday night youth hit on its hands.
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CommentIn the beginning was The Word…
For someone starting out in TV, the show was the best place to learn, says Steven D Wright
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NewsThe Farm parts company with joint MD
Joint managing director of The Farm Ian Dodd has left the postproduction company.
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NewsOnsight strengthens post-production team
Onsight has hired Marie Valentino as senior post-producer.