All Broadcast articles in 13 November 2014 – Page 5
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News
Sky demands clarity from ITV over retransmission fees
Sky has called on ITV to provide “concrete details” in the retransmission fees debate and has raised the prospect of potential blackouts.
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Comment
Keith Bunker 1967 - 2014
The Bite Yer Legs MD died on 23 October after a long battle with cancer. Isobel Williams pays tribute.
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Ratings
Grantchester bows out with 5m
MONDAY: ITV’s detective drama Grantchester bowed out with a series average of 5m and a slot-winning performance.
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Critics
TV Critics: Grantchester; How Rich Are You?; Toast of London
“This was an admirable unflinchingness in a programme that I first feared might be little more than a soft-focus soap.”
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BBC steps up search for kids boss
The BBC has stepped up its search for a new boss of BBC Children’s ahead of the departure of Joe Godwin at the start of next year.
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C4 finds America's Fugitive Family
Channel 4 has secured access to controversial American family The Grays, who have spent the last 14 years living off-grid in a heavily armed compound in Texas.
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Rize visits World Memory Championships for ITV
DCD Media-owned indie Rize Television has landed a prime-time documentary for ITV exploring the world of competitive memory.
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Woodcut to explore military airfields for H2
Escape To The Country host Jules Hudson is to search out the hidden stories of the UK’s military airfields in a ten-part series for H2.
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BBC pulls Panorama 'fake sheikh' report
BBC1 pulled last night’s episode of Panorama which was to expose “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood after the undercover reporter’s lawyers intervened minutes before transmission.
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Bafta honours Clangers co-creator
Peter Firmin, the artist and puppet-maker behind iconic creations including Noggin the Nog, Bagpuss and Basil Brush, is to receive the special award at this year’s Children’s Baftas.
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Features
WW1 In 3D With Tony Robinson
Full post-production and 3D elements for the four-part series that chronicles WWI. The use of a lost archive of genuine 3D photographs taken at the time allows modern audiences to see the conflict in a completely new way.
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Dapper Laughs axed by ITV
ITV has axed comedy / reality format Dapper Laughs On The Pull following criticism of the controversial actions of its star Daniel O’Reilly.
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BBC Academy restructures ahead of Birmingham move
BBC training arm BBC Academy is to shrink its leadership team and reduce the volume of commercial work it undertakes as it prepares to relocate to Birmingham next year.
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Peter Fincham sets out social responsibility guidelines to producers
ITV has set out a wide-ranging set of social responsibility measures for producers which will form a key part of the broadcaster’s commissioning process.
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Ratings
The Passing Bells moves 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC1’s World War I drama The Passing Bells finished its five-part run with fewer than 3m viewers as the return of the FA Cup to BBC2 scored 1.8m.
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Greens, SNP & Plaid Cymru challenge TV election debate plans
The Green Party, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru have joined forces to petition the BBC Trust to be included in the BBC leaders’ debate.
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Kirstie & Phil to front Canadian format for C4
Channel 4 is to expand its property slate with a reversioned Canadian format fronted by Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer .
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Ratings
MTV EMA Awards hit 800k peak for C5
SUNDAY: The MTV EMA Awards 2014 hit a peak of 800,000 viewers on Channel 5 as Downton Abbey bowed out with its lowest overnight series average yet.
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Comment
Equal opportunities are worth fighting for
Gender balance wasn’t explicitly the plan for The Agenda, but it has helped to define the show, says Natasha Shallice
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News
Radio 1 Newsbeat slammed for Isis report
The BBC Trust and Ofcom have slammed Radio 1’s Newsbeat for broadcasting a report featuring comments from Isis suicide bomber Abu Sumayyah.