All Broadcast articles in 16 December 2016 – Page 4
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NewsBBC commissioner heads to Leopard
Detectorists’ commissioner Kristian Smith is leaving the BBC to join Argonon-owned indie Leopard.
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NewsLime Pictures hires E! VP
Lime Pictures has hired E!’s Noah Pollack as its first US executive vice president of non-scripted programming.
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VideoTree of the Year, C4
One-off special in which STV Productions will reveal the winners of the Tree of the Year contest
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NewsRevamped Coach Trip scores bumper order
Coach Trip has landed a double series recommission from E4 after the 12 Yard format was upgraded from Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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NewsAmazon Video to rollout in 200 countries
Amazon has rolled out its Prime Instant Video service in more than 200 countries.
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NewsBBC depicts house fire in VR
A BBC virtual reality film is to give viewers an insight into the perils of being trapped in a house fire on Christmas Day.
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NewsDiscovery moves channel playout to Amazon cloud
Discovery Communications is moving the playout of its linear channels and its core master control functions to Amazon Web Services’ public cloud.
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NewsDisney returns to The Lodge
Zodiak Kids has secured a second series of Disney Channel’s music drama The Lodge. Filming on the 15 x 30-minute show will get underway early next year in Northern Ireland after the first series debuted in September to an audience of 270,000 (2.1%), well ahead of ...
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NewsKaren Bradley hints Channel 4 could move into production
Karen Bradley has suggested that Channel 4 could move into in-house production as part of the ongoing debate surrounding the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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NewsBBCW & ITV to launch Netflix rival in US
BBC Worldwide and ITV will join forces to launch a Netflix rival in the US next year, based on offering classic and contemporary British drama.
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NewsThis Time Next Year heads to US
US cable network Lifetime has ordered a remake of Twofour format This Time Next Year.
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NewsIndies battle over Paul Hollywood baking show
Channel 4 has invited six indies to submit proposals for a Paul Hollywood-fronted baking show as it prepares to welcome The Great British Bake Off to the channel.
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RatingsMuslims Like Us draws 1.3m
MONDAY: Love Productions’ latest social experiment Muslims Like Us launched with around half the crowd who tuned in to Make Bradford British in 2012.
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CommentFrom cutting room floor to viral hit
How Raw generated 8.5m Facebook views from unused footage from Cutting Edge film One Killer Punch.
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NewsMidsomer Murders indie boss departs
Company Pictures chief executive Michele Buck is to add Bentley Productions to her remit following the departure of the managing director of the Midsomer Murders indie.
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VideoThe Witness for the Prosecution, BBC1
Mammoth Screen’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic thriller
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NewsBakish secures top Viacom job as CBS merger called off
The potential merger between MTV and C5 owner Viacom and US network CBS has been scrapped and former international boss Bob Bakish has been promoted to chief executive on a full time basis.
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NewsBeta Film buys Lineup stake
Gomorrah distributor Beta Film has acquired a minority stake in Dutch formats firm Lineup Industries.
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NewsRondo Media hires Yeti boss
Welsh indie Rondo Media has hired former Studio Lambert exec Siân Price to run its network-focused label Yeti Media.