All Broadcast articles in 16 August 2019
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NewsCommercial PSBs’ Freeview status secured to 2034
DCMS decision preserves ITV, C4, C5 Freeview transmission
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NewsRingside buys Lionsgate’s stake in Further South
Gub Neal-led indie takes minority interest in Steve November’s indie
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NewsEditworks Scotland set to go into liquidation
Post house has ceased trading with employees made redundant
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NewsAustralian drama piques global interest
Universal themes contributing to greater international exposure, sources say
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NewsAMC joins ITV drama Quiz
James Graham script about Millionaire scandal now official with Stephen Frears attached
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RatingsFake or Fortune? closes with 2.6m
THURSDAY: BBC1 art series slips below previous series’ 3.8m average
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NewsDon Cheadle launches US indie
Eli Holzman’s Industrial Media secures first-look deal with actor
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CriticsMan vs. Wild with Bear Grylls and PM Modi
“It is hard to think of a more monstrous exemplar of our times than this Putin-style propaganda exercise.”
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NewsNBCU streamer reboots Queer as Folk
Remake of pioneering Russell T Davies drama switches from cable channel
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NewsVFX supervisor Jesper Kjölsrud joins Cinesite London
Kjölsrud credits over twenty years include Outlander, Lone Survivor and District9
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NewsMolinare names Nigel Bennett managing director in restructure
Chief executive Julie Parmeter leaves post house after seven years
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NewsChannel 4 extends GBBO opener to 90 minutes
Baking format kicks off its 10th series with longest-ever episode
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FeaturesMat Steiner: Blackadder
The Primal Media boss loved the ‘explosively funny’ comedy so much he themed his wedding around it
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FeaturesProgramme Index round-up
It’s been a killer week of programming with nine new crime commissions added to Broadcast Intelligence’s Programme index.
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VideoITV Rugby World Cup 2019
Broadcaster builds anticipation for next month’s kick-off in Japan with a mix of animation and live-action
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NewsBBC opts for more London Kills
Acorn Media and ZDF Enterprises police drama co-pro returns to daytime
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RatingsDeep Water submerges 3.6m
WEDNESDAY: Female-led ITV drama slips in behind Wild Bill as the channel’s least-watched weeknight drama launch of the year so far
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CriticsDeep Water
“Has the makings of an interesting story in its own right. The cast is good and the locations are gorgeous.”