All Broadcast articles in 16 February 2018
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Ratings
Portillo trumps pets
TUESDAY: Former MP hits 2018 high for first leg of his Indian trip, while ITV’s ugly pets quest falls short
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News
Belden deal sets future tone
Manufacturer’s acquisition of SAM likely to trigger more consolidation in the sector
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News
Birmingham streamlines film application process
New online tool makes applying to film in Birmingham more straightforward
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Comment
Time to step up a gear on sustainability
We must make tougher demands of our suppliers, says Howard Ella
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News
Police put spotlight on rig show
Chief constable lauds 24 Hours In Police Custody for bringing transparency to under-fire force
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Critics
Troy: Fall of a City
“Those hoping to see some death and decapitation may have to hold onto their Trojan horses for a while longer.”
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News
VFX Producer Fay Hancocks joins Outpost VFX
Bournemouth VFX house adds to its roster of producers
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Ratings
Children Who Kill grips 3m
THURSDAY: Susanna Reid doc, which aired the day after the Florida school shooting, struggled to match the GMB host’s Becky Watts film
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News
Auntie developing shows for C4
Founders of BBC Studios creative label say they are making inroads at ‘vibrant’ broadcaster
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News
ITN Productions signs Undateables exec
Jess Orr leaves Betty for role spanning development and programming
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Behind The Scenes
Troy: Fall Of A City, BBC1
Where other takes on the seige of Troy focus on the Greeks, this BBC1 version puts the Trojans centre stage. Gabriel Tate meets the producers
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News
Double Negative lands Doctor Who VFX
Company behind Blade Runner 2049’s visuals takes over from Milk
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News
HMRC ruling puts BBC presenters on alert
Christa Ackroyd’s £420,000 bill could call tax statuses into question
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Critics
The Job Interview
“Essentially a positive show and thus a pale imitation of the dream-crushing, soul-destroying, oft-humiliating reality”
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News
BBC seeks to retain editorial control on third-party platforms
Corporation spells out seven conditions for distribution
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News
BBCS to make Australian Stargazing Live
BBC commercial arm also set to hire a head of production for the territory
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Features
Bringing the world to Wales
Bad Wolf aims to make Wolf Studios Wales the centre of an international TV production hub