All Broadcast articles in 14 November 2013 – Page 2
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NewsFox buys gangster drama Mob City
Pay-TV broadcaster Fox has acquired US period drama Mob City along with a documentary about Mike Tyson.
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NewsHeroes and Homeland creators partner for Dig
Heroes creator Tim Kring and Homeland creator Gideon Raff have teamed up for a new murder mystery set that has been ordered USA Network.
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NewsTalkSport World Cup deal helps shake off revenue drop
TalkSport has lessened the blow of a 15% fall in revenues this year by signing a deal to broadcast the 2014 World Cup.
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NewsDiversify: gallery
All the pictures from yesterday’s event, organised by Broadcast and Screen International
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NewsDiversify: practical steps forward
Speakers at the Diversify forum have outlined a number of practical measures and action points designed to help the industry improve its level of diversity.
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NewsLenny Henry calls for racial quotas
Television and film stars including Lenny Henry and Kwame Kwei-Armah have called for broadcasters to implement quotas to increase racial diversity on UK screens.
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RatingsPoirot bows out on series high
Agatha Christie’s Poirot made his last TV appearance in front of a series high audience of 5.2m for ITV on Wednesday - as Crackanory captivated a strong audience for Dave.
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NewsPatten hits back at Grant Shapps
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has branded Tory MP Grant Shapps’ attack on the corporation last month as “exceptionally ill-judged”.
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CriticsTV Critics: Agatha Christie's Poirot; Bouffants, Beehives and Bobs; Crackanory; Tudor Monastery Farm
“Suchet has managed to well and truly eclipse any previous Poirots.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsFraudsters steal cameras and lenses worth £750k
Facilities firms across the country have fallen victim to a gang of fraudsters who have stolen Arri Alexa cameras and lenses worth an estimated £750,000.
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NewsLondon Live to be supplied by Ericsson
Local TV station London Live has selected Ericsson to provide it with a range of broadcast services ahead of its launch early next year.
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NewsEncompass equips London base with ScheduALL's Link
Playout provider Encompass has equipped its London facility with ScheduALL’s transmission management tool Link to manage its satellite, fibre and equipment bookings.
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NewsNorway’s budget delivers boost to indies
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK is to be forced to commission significantly more programming from independent producers as a result of forthcoming legislation.
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NewsJackson exits C4 for Sundance
Channel 4 arts commissioner Tabitha Jackson is to leave the broadcaster to head up Sundance’s documentary programme in the US.
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NewsBroadcasters told: ‘Be braver on green issues’
UK broadcasters must be “braver” in tackling climate change issues and communicating commissioning opportunities for environmental programming more clearly, according to a report.
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NewsDazed & Confused sets up online video strand
Publisher Dazed & Confused is kicking off a year-long online video strand, Visionaries, featuring content from the likes of actor and director James Franco, photographer Rankin and Warp Records.
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NewsBaldwin gets Dragon backing
Dan Baldwin is to establish a production company with Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones after his departure from Talkback was revealed last week.
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NewsSplash Media sinks into administration
Splash Media, the indie run by Strictly Come Dancing commissioner Jane Lush, has fallen into administration after failing to win enough commissions.
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NewsITV shoots for Rising Star
ITV is buying Israeli musical talent competition Rising Star as its next big entertainment show.