All Broadcast articles in 16 December 2016 – Page 3
-
FeaturesThe Great Christmas Bake Off, BBC1
House the offline and post-production on a two-part special featuring memorable contestants from previous series
-
NewsVideo aggregator secures funds for US expansion
User-generated video news catalogue Newsflare is planning to turbocharge its sales team and expand into the US after securing £2.4m investment.
-
FeaturesLast Tango in Halifax, BBC1
Post-production on a two-part Christmas special of the septuagenarian romance.
-
FeaturesMaigret's Dead Man, ITV
Post-production, visual effects shots and an animated title sequence for a 120-minute story featuring fictional French detective Jules Maigret.
-
NewsNorway ramps up global ambitions
Seven years after Norway kicked off the slow-TV phenomenon, a raft of the country’s producers are creating interactive formats with an eye on the international market.
-
Behind The ScenesInside No 9, BBC2
Inside No. 9 producer Adam Tandy talks to George Bevir about creating a working 1970s drama set with period cameras and lighting for the return of the darkly comic anthology series
-
NewsChannel 4 commits to disability
Channel 4 is to double down on its 2016 year of disability with further investment and a pledge that its efforts will not be a “flash in the pan”.
-
NewsMaverick reveals genre plans
Maverick is bidding to become a cross-genre operator, building on the commission of its ambitious Channel 4 specialist factual entertainment format, Escape.
-
NewsCreative Access crisis leaves industry dismayed
Television bosses are dismayed at the government’s decision to withdraw funding from diversity charity Creative Access’s BAME internship scheme.
-
NewsWales targets high-end TV
Wales is looking to ramp up the amount of high-end TV that is filmed in the country after hosting Will, a major 10-part US drama for TNT, its biggest production to date.
-
-
FeaturesTV cheer in year of shocks
A former reality show host was elected US president and we lost several TV greats, but there was some brilliant telly too
-
NewsC4 lines up major tenders
Channel 4 has kicked off a multimillion pound tender drive covering three major sporting opportunities and a “major entertainment format”.
-
CommentWhat a bonkers year it’s been
The industry will look back on 2016 as a time of radical change
-
NewsLinear viewing holds ground
Linear viewing remained steady this year in the face of increased competition from digital rivals such as Netflix and Amazon, while the battle for youth eyeballs intensified following the closure of BBC3.
-
NewsThe battle for Saturday nights
ITV’s The Voice and BBC1’s Let It Shine set for high-profile shiny floor entertainment clash
-
NewsTelegraph ties with Endemol Shine for VoD push
The Telegraph has launched an online long-form video service stocked with content acquired from Endemol Shine.
-
NewsAnna Miralis joins Wall to Wall
Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Anna Miralis has joined Wall to Wall as its head of factual.
-
NewsDocs industry urged to support Brexit enquiry
Documentary-makers have been urged to offer their opinions on the impact of Brexit on the creative industries after a parliamentary enquiry deadline was extended.
-
RatingsNew low for Royal Variety Performance
TUESDAY: ITV’s Royal Variety Performance sunk to a new low and failed to dent the final episode of BBC1’s serial killer drama Rillington Place.