All Broadcast articles in 13 November 2015 – Page 2
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Critics
TV Critics: Peep Show; The Frankenstein Chronicles; Josh
“This is the best-written comedy on TV. Let’s savour its six-week swansong”
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The Broadcast Interview
Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter, Bad Wolf
Bad Wolf’s co-founders tell Robin Parker why Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy embodies their mission statement - and what their adaptation will mean for Wales
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Behind The Scenes
JFK & LBJ: A Time For Greatness, PBS America
With rare footage, secret recordings and a Morgan Freeman voiceover, we had everything - except our most important location, writes Alastair Layzell
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Ratings
MasterChef carves up ITV
WEDNESDAY: MasterChef: The Professionals helped BBC2 carve up ITV in the 8pm slot, as the final series of Peep Show debuted with 1.2m.
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News
In brief: Slow TV heads to US; TV version of Snowpiercer planned
Windfall Films is to produce a slow TV-style train event for US cable network Destination America, while ITV Studios America is remaking feature film Snowpiercer and Endemol Shine Group has promoted its global formats execs.
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Features
Directors UK: BAME research
Where are all the BAME directors? A new report reveals shocking truths about the lack of representation in this key role across all television genres, discovers Robin Parker
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News
Splice upgrades facility for Masterchef deal
Splice TV is spending £250,000 upgrading its archive and remote editing capabilities after landing a three-year multi-series contract to post-produce Shine TV and Ziji Productions’ Masterchef franchise in the UK.
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Comment
Meeting the ethical challenge
Documentary-makers need to debate moral dilemmas, says James Quinn
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News
NEP plans for life after fire
OB firm NEP Visions lost equipment and trucks worth “tens of millions of pounds” in the fire that gutted its Bracknell HQ last week.
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News
Clear Cut upgrades for 4K at Bloomsbury facility
Clear Cut Pictures has improved the grading suite at its Bloomsbury Street facility, making it ready for 4K projects.
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News
Blurring the lines in factual
C4 and BBC commissioners highlight merging of genres and seek ideas that push boundaries
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News
App brings new audience to Agatha Christie story
Agatha Christie short story The Mysterious Mr Quin is to be transformed into an immersive app adventure, as the novelist’s rightsholder refreshes the brand for a younger generation.
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News
Ben Frow speaks up for foreign owners
Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow has launched a vigorous defence of foreign ownership, arguing it has had little bearing on the broadcaster’s duty to innovate.
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News
C5 signs off benefits programming
Ben Frow appeared to signal the end of new benefits programming on Channel 5 at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, as it evolves to keep pace with its viewers.
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News
BBC3’s online-only plan halts move to Salford
The BBC has confirmed that BBC3 will not be moving to Salford as originally intended under former director general Mark Thompson.
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News
Entertainment chiefs seek the hit factor
Entertainment bosses have shared their secrets on giving new formats and talent the best shot of landing with audiences.
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News
Directors UK delivers a diversity ‘wake-up call’
The TV industry is at least a decade away from achieving a fair representation of diversity among directors, according to Directors UK chief executive Andrew Chowns.
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Comment
More entertaining changes ahead
Sky is playing for high stakes drama, while entertainment is key for ITV
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News
The Voice fallout prompts entertainment re-think
The high-profile wrangle over The Voice UK is set to herald a major rethink in the entertainment strategies of BBC1 and ITV.
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News
Sky strikes first pan-regional deal with HBO
Sky has extended its long-running deal with HBO to cover all five of its European territories and increase the volume of associated digital rights.