All Broadcast articles in 13 November 2014 – Page 4
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News
Sky 1 chief hands indies Storage Hunters challenge
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has tasked UK production companies with delivering the next Storage Hunters or Pawn Stars.
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Comment
Leaders of the pack in demand
Tough criteria will make filling BBC vacancies a challenge, says Chris Curtis
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Channel 4 in push to boost diversity
Channel 4 is on the brink of revealing a major diversity initiative that will see commissioners miss out on part of their annual bonus if they fail to hit agreed targets.
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BBC1 reschedules Panorama fake sheikh report
The Panorama investigation into “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood is to air tonight after the BBC pulled the show on Monday following an intervention by the undercover reporter’s lawyers.
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Electric Sky Productions enters administration
Electric Sky Productions and post-house Brighton TV have entered administration, raising questions about the future of their sister company, distributor Electric Sky.
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Discovery drives off with Lion's Supertruckers
Discovery Networks UK has ordered a documentary series from Lion Television following a Bristol-based team of extreme hauliers.
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INTERACTIVE: BBC drama trail
Interactive hotspots reveal more about dramas including upcoming dramas including The Casual Vacancy, Wolf Hall and Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.
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Steve Macallister resigns from Zodiak Rights
Zodiak Rights chief executive Steve Macallister has resigned from the international arm of the Wife Swap producer after just ten months in the job.
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ITV hits back at Sky in retrans fees row
ITV has hit back at Sky in the retransmission fees debate and reaffirmed its commitment to plough any new revenue generated back into original content.
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Behind The Scenes
Puppy Love, BBC4
An improvised comedy with a first-time TV dog wrangler and up to 40 dogs? Director Susan Tully likes a challenge
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Ratings
The Missing locates a series high
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing hit a series high for its third episode, as The Nation’s Favourite Queen Song pulled in 3m viewers to ITV.
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BBC mulls Panorama split
The BBC is considering moving Panorama and some current affairs output into proposed commercial arm BBC Productions.
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Critics
TV Critics: Teenage Tommies; The Missing; Hotel in The Clouds
“If there’s a more concise and astute summary of what the nation stopped to consider at 11 o’clock yesterday morning, I’ve yet to hear it.”
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Comment
Human tales from the frontline
ITN Productions’ Chris Shaw recounts producing Grierson Award-winning doc Children on the Frontline.
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Former Boundless exec Gemma Davies joins US indie
Former Boundless and Twofour exec Gemma Davies has joined the development team of US indie Jane Street Entertainment.
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George Faber sets up indie with All3Media backing
The Forge, the drama indie set up by Company Pictures founder George Faber, has launched with backing from All3Media.
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Liz Warner named CDN diversity champion
Betty chief executive Liz Warner was named diversity champion at last night’s Creative Diversity Network Awards.
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C4 unveils commissions at Upfronts
Shine TV, Brown Eyed Boy and Transparent TV have picked up orders as Channel 4 revealed its latest slate of shows.
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C4 orders Educating... inspired drama for 8pm
Channel 4 has ordered its first mid-week drama to air at 8pm in over a decade - a scripted series inspired by its Educating… school strand.
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James Harding calls for support from the press
BBC news chief James Harding has urged the press to support the BBC ahead of charter renewal negotiations next year.