All Broadcast articles in 14 November 2008 – Page 8
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC2
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes)Budgets:£160,000-£250,000, depending on the talent involved
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Sky 1
Budget: High-volume series:£70,000 per hour; one-offs:£100,000-£130,000 per hour; blockbuster series such as Ross Kemp's series:£150,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Discovery
Head of factual Dan Korn is interested in adventure programming and ‘how-to' series and is increasing its history and crime output.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Channel 4
Slots: 9pm and 10pm, weeknights. 7pm on Sundays for religious documentaries.Budget:£130,000-£150,000 for 9pm slot and “a bit less” for 10pm.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: UKTV
BudgetUKTV Food and UKTV Style:£40,000-£60,000 per hour;Blighty:£50,000 per half-hour;Dave, Gold and Watch£100,000-£140,000 per hour - “but we'll bust the bank for the right idea,” said factual and factual entertainment commissioning director Jane Rogerson.
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NewsTelevisionary appoints Sergeant
Televisionary has appointed Will Sergeant as senior executive producer to develop and oversee all broadcast commissions.
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NewsLaura's X Factor exit grips 10.2m
ITV1's hugely popular The X Factor gained a sizeable 10.2m viewers (42.6%) on Saturday at 7.20pm, giving it the edge once again over BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsMark Sharman to leave ITV
Mark Sharman, the man who helped bring England football back to ITV, is leaving the broadcaster.
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NewsKlein slams titillating and 'Big Mac' docs
Documentaries are being undermined by “false, cod sympathy”, voyeurism, and biased views, Richard Klein, head of independents commissioning for BBC Knowledge, has claimed.
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NewsEndemol names SA bosses
Endemol has appointed senior executives Levern Engel and Sivan Pillay to co-head its South Africa branch.
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NewsSpeech: Richard Klein
The full speech given to delegates by Richard Klein, head of independents commissioning for BBC Knowledge, at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2008.
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NewsBrand defends Sachs call
Russell Brand has claimed that there was “no malicious intent” behind the messages he and Jonathan Ross left for Andrew Sachs.
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NewsTV Critics 10 November ‘08
“With a Saudi prince as a guide, armed guards and a minister of information following the camera, there weren't many places for it to go.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.