All Broadcast articles in 14 October 2016
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel shows: 3-9 Oct 2016
On Saturday night, as the ex-shadow chancellor busted some eye-popping moves in a terrifying green face, ITV2 played the actual movie The Mask opposite. Meanwhile, the story of a doomed Queen’s watch did nicely for BBC4.
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RatingsTop 50 non-PSB shows: 3-9 Oct 2016
Last week, I found myself watching a documentary about my local shopping centre as the robotic and entertainingly dressed clientele went about their sinister business in a world that looked real enough and yet was somehow unearthly.
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Behind The ScenesCrazyhead, E4 & Netflix
Outrageous switches of tone are a key part of this contemporary supernatural story, but were hard to pull off, says Julian Murphy
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NewsITV orders wedding doc series
Couples facing some of life’s toughest challenges will tie the knot in an ITV documentary series.
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NewsWildscreen Panda Awards: winners revealed
A Netflix documentary about the global ivory trade scooped the top prize at last night’s Panda Awards, while presenter Chris Packham was given the Outstanding Achievement award.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Drama
A Rocky Horror Picture Show reboot and French-language show The Accident are among the hottest shows.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Factual
National Geographic Channel’s global event series Mars and the BBC’s latest natural history epic feature among the top programmes.
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FeaturesHot Picks: British drama
Agatha Christie adaptations and Tom Hardy’s behind the camera debut figure.
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FeaturesBoom time for UK studios
The impact of Brexit has, in the short term at least, increased demand for space as TV projects and feature films battle it out while studios expand capacity. Adrian Pennington reports.
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NewsC4 orders Somme anniversary doc
360 Production has been commissioned to tell the secret history of the Battle of the Somme in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsUTV rebrands to match ITV
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV is to be rebranded to become more consistent with its parent broadcaster ITV.
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RatingsZapped! grabs 350k for Dave
THURSDAY: Dave’s fantasy comedy Zapped! opened with an above-average audience as Paranoid and The Fall slipped to series lows.
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NewsSpace Project gets go-ahead for £14m expansion
The Space Project is set to double in size after planning permission was granted for a £14m expansion of the Manchester TV and film production studios.
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NewsSky Vision lands Savage Kingdom
Sky Vision has picked up international rights to Icon Films’ natural history series Savage Kingdom.
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NewsTory MPs compete to chair select committee
Conservative MPs Damian Collins and Helen Grant will go head-to-head to become chair of the Culture, Media and Sport select committee.
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NewsRicky Gervais preps ABC gameshow
Ricky Gervais will executive produce and star in an ABC studio game show featuring adult contestants competing for cash prizes with the help of a child panel.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Case of Jon Benét Ramsey
JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in her family’s home in Colorado in 1996. The six-year-old girl’s lifeless body was discovered by her father, along with a lengthy ransom note.
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The Broadcast InterviewBrooker and Jones: Netflix & chilling dramas
Black Mirror executive producers Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones talk to Robin Parker about where they get their ideas, binge-watching – and what Netflix brings to the table.