All Broadcast articles in 14 October 2016 – Page 6
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NewsC4 locks up more Question Jury
Channel 4 has doubled down on daytime reality-quiz The Question Jury, bringing back the Monkey-produced show for a second 20 x 60-minute run.
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NewsThe Rory Peck Awards 2016 finalists announced
The stories of refugees and migrants feature prominently in the work of finalists of this year’s Rory Peck Awards, which include four Channel 4 documentaries and two Vice programmes.
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CriticsTV Critics: Divorce; National Treasure; Damned
“The show is set in a bitter upstate New York winter and every time it makes you smile your lips get chilblains.”
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NewsDickson and Charker-Phillips to leave ITV Studios
Simon Dickson and Lorraine Charker-Phillips are to leave ITV Studios to establish Label 1 in the indie sector.
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NewsRed to ship 8K Epic-W and Weapon
Red Digital Cinema will begin shipping two new cameras this week, both of which feature the company’s new Helium 8K sensor.
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NewsNBC to adapt Studio Lambert's Common Sense
Studio Lambert has scored a major US network commission with NBC adapting its forthcoming BBC2 topical comedy series Common Sense.
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NewsSundog's Welsh elected SMPTE education vice president
Sundog Media Toolkit chief executive Richard Welsh has been elected by SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) members as the organisation’s new education vice president.
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NewsCouncil funds improvements to Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios
The Bottle Yard Studios (TBYS) will get new roofs, production offices and IT infrastructure after Bristol City Council agreed to invest £692,000 in the production facility.
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NewsSuker leaves ITV Studios for consulting role
Martyn Suker has left his position as head of production innovation at ITV Studios.
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NewsAmazon and Vice execs join Promax event
Senior executives from Amazon Video and Viceland are joining the likes of Channel 4 and NBC Universal at PromaxBDA’s 2016 conference.
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NewsUS network PBS boards Prime Suspect prequel
US public broadcaster PBS has boarded ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel Tennison.
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NewsC4 commissions doppelganger format
Mentorn Media is to hunt down un-related doppelgängers for a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsPrincess choreographs ITV dance extravaganza
ITV head of entertainment Siobhan Greene has ordered her first commission – a one-off primetime dance entertainment format starring Ashley Banjo.
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RatingsVictorian Slum pulls 2.4m to BBC2
MONDAY: Wall to Wall’s poverty experiment The Victorian Slum got underway with 2.4m (11.5%) while Big Talk’s Cold Feet continued to dominate.
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FeaturesBroadcast Commissioning Forum: reasons to attend
Broadcast is hosting its annual Broadcast Commissioning Forum on November 3 to inform producers of all sizes and all genres about the future commissioning landscape. The industry’s biggest names will speak at the forum to share their vision and insights. Event producer Donna Taberer reveals more about what attendees can ...
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NewsSky Atlantic buys French crime drama
Sky Atlantic has expanded its slate of foreign language drama after acquiring Belgian crime thriller Public Enemy.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Victorian Slum; Reggie Yates; Morgana Robinson
“The odd moment of unintentional humour aside, it managed to provide some valuable and forceful insight.”
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NewsDiscovery reshuffles UK division as Marjorie Kaplan exits
Marjorie Kaplan is exiting Discovery Communications after almost 20 years at the company, and less than one year into her post as president of content at Discovery Networks International (DNI).
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NewsBBC1 orders hospital comedy
Roughcut TV has landed a six-part hospital comedy for BBC1, marking the People Just Do Nothing indie’s first commission for the corporation’s flagship channel.
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NewsTom Watson named shadow culture secretary
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has been appointed shadow culture secretary as part of Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet reshuffle.