All Broadcast articles in 13 March 2014 – Page 3
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News3 Rivers targets UK mergers and acquisitions
Dutch media consultant 3 Rivers, one of the firms behind Warner Bros’ acquisition of Shed Media, is expanding into the UK to take advantage of the increasing M&A trend.
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NewsBroadcast launches Creative Week events
Broadcast is teaming up with its sister titles to launch Creative Week, five days of high-level events in June covering the television business, film world and advertising community.
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NewsSIS Live considers splitting fleet in search for buyers
SIS Live has reopened the tender process for its collection of outside broadcast units after it failed to find a buyer for the fleet.
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NewsRRsat Europe steps up push into sport and live events
RRsat Europe is ramping up plans to push into production and distribution of sport and live events.
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NewsBBC3 in fight for Family Guy
BBC3 is battling with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television to bring prized US acquisition Family Guy to its new online home and is preparing to change the role acquisitions will play on the channel.
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NewsBBC2 orders M6 doc series and more James May
BBC2 is looking to drive more success with a pair of motoring commissions.
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NewsThree more exit on back of major BBCW restructure
The fallout from BBC Worldwide’s major restructure is continuing with the departure of three more senior executives from its content and production team.
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NewsC5 explores fight against crime
Channel 5 is to explore modern crime in the UK as part of a raft of documentaries from recently installed factual commissioner Guy Davies.
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The Broadcast InterviewCassian Harrison, BBC4
Channel editor Cassian Harrison wants to celebrate the joy of facts
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NewsJimmy McGovern's Banished debut BBC First order
Banished, Jimmy McGovern’s RSJ Films drama about the 18th century colonisation of Australia has emerged as the debut commission from BBC Worldwide channel BBC First.
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NewsBig Star’s Little Star to return
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Stephen Mulhern-fronted entertainment show Big Star’s Little Star.
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NewsBBC2 to Meet the Puppies
BBC2 is to follow the development of six puppies in their first year of life in an RDF Television series.
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CommentObituary: Dorothy Viljoen
Dorothy Viljoen, who helped create the framework under which indies have flourished, has died.
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NewsQuantel acquires Snell
Quantel has acquired Snell in a deal that creates a broadcast technology giant with revenues of just over £100m.
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NewsSarnoff to lead combined Technicolor teams
Technicolor has pulled together its VFX, post, animation, and digital cinema distribution divisions into one group.
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CommentThe branding of BBC2
Ahead of BBC2’s 50th birthday, Lisa Hill reflects on its evolving on-screen identity
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RatingsShetland outguns Arsenal’s European exit
BBC1’s Shetland returned with a million fewer viewers than last year’s pilot, but still outplayed ITV’s Champions League football on Tuesday.
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NewsBBC battles to get Family Guy on iPlayer
The BBC is to redouble its efforts to resolve a long-running dispute with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox Television to feature Family Guy on iPlayer following the decision to shift BBC3 online.
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NewsWEtv opens Sex Box in US
Channel 4’s controversial show Sex Box is to be re-made in the US after cable network WEtv ordered a pilot.