All Broadcast articles in 15 May 2015 – Page 2
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FeaturesWorld of Location: Chile
Chile is a country offering a huge variety of landscape and climates, broad ethnic diversity and counter seasons to the northern hemisphere.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Austria
Austria has emerged as an attractive location in the last 12 months — and not just for film-makers looking for snow.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Argentina
Argentina’s geographic diversity and its easy substitution as settings from Paris to New York make it a magnet for international television crews, commercials and feature film productions.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Abu Dhabi
International film-makers are impressed by the emirate’s aim to become a regional ‘content hub’ and its 30% cash rebate.
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NewsDNI orders Nepal earthquakes doc
Discovery Networks International has commissioned a fast turnaround doc on the two earthquakes that have hit Nepal in the last month.
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NewsThe Space Project welcomes Mount Pleasant
Sky 1’s Mount Pleasant will be based at the Space Project for the fifth outing of the comedy series.
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NewsC4 takes Million Pound Properties to full series
Channel 4 has commissioned RDF Television to make a 3 x 60-minutes series of Million Pound Properties off the back of a successful pilot earlier this year.
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NewsJuliette Howell to leave Working Title UK TV
Working Title Television UK’s Juliette Howell is leaving the NBC Universal joint venture once she has overseen it existing slate.
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NewsRR Media remasters Morph for YouTube
RR Media has completed the restoration of Aardman series The Amazing Adventures of Morph.
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NewsAll3M International lands four Sexy Beasts format deals
Lion TV’s quirky BBC3 dating show Sexy Beasts will be remade in China and three other territories after All3Media International sealed a raft of format deals.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Thailand
Not only does Thailand boast exotic jungles, beaches and a tropical climate, it also has experienced technicians who are used to working on international productions and are good value for money.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: South Korea
A good film infrastructure and generous rebate has helped attract two high-profile international shoots to South Korea in the past year.
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NewsSky, BBC and DVB honoured at DTG Awards
The DTG (Digital TV Group) recognised the work of Sky, BBC and DVB at its 20th anniversary celebrations that took place after the organisation’s annual summit earlier this week.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC future & Netflix
Fallout from the general election is top of the agenda on Talking TV this week.
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FeaturesWorld of Locations: Russia
Russia has extraordinary potential as a location for international filmmakers but, as insiders acknowledge, this is a tough place to set up a production.
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RatingsThe Island and Born Naughty? deliver for C4
THURSDAY: Channel 4 had a strong evening as Born Naughty? debuted with more than two million viewers and The Island with Bear Grylls delivered its best performance of the second series.
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NewsITV stands ground on pay demands
The pay dispute between ITV and the joint unions rumbled on at the company’s AGM yesterday, with its senior execs standing their ground on the issue.
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NewsITV orders school swap experiment
ITV has commissioned a 2 x 60-minutes series that will ask state and private school teachers and pupils to swap places.
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CriticsTV Critics: Born Naughty?; The Secret World of Tinder; Wayward Pines
“A fascinating look at family relationships.”
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NewsTop Gear set for first post-Clarkson format deal
Top Gear is set to be remade in Italy after BBC Worldwide struck the show’s first international format deal since the fracas surrounding Jeremy Clarkson.