All Broadcast articles in 16 January 2014 – Page 3
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Critics
TV Critics: The Kumars; Hidden Histories; Finding Mum and Dad
“I had not realised how much I had missed Meera Syal dressed up as an old lady.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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News
Evolutions primed for move to ‘bigger and better’ HQ
Evolutions is preparing to move into new premises in Soho after the landlord of its Berners Street HQ decided to redevelop the building into a restaurant and flats.
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News
Nat Geo seeks ‘flashy’ content
National Geographic Channels International is searching for flashy and returnable entertainment formats and doc series with deeper access, as well as femaleskewing projects for its new Nat Geo People channel.
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News
Top-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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Comment
Glimpse of TV’s future at CES
Although not a TV expo, CES has much to offer, writes Kate Bulkley
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News
Sky woos youngsters to politics with digital initiative
Sky News is planning a multiplatform initiative to engage young people with politics ahead of next year’s general election.
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Features
Realscreen 2014: Hot picks
The projects most likely to get US execs reaching for their cheque books
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News
Outline appoints Baldwin to lead content creation
Outline Productions has brought in Studio Lambert head of format development Shona Baldwin to lead its programming creation team.
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Comment
Religion is alive and well in British TV
Awards reveal the range of people and shows bringing faith to the fore, says Torin Douglas
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News
Fox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.
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News
SPT backs Warner to bolster UK prospects
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has backed Karl Warner’s Electric Ray to strengthen its UK powerbase, and is looking to emerging territories for future IP deals.
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News
WMR claims BBC archive footage cost has soared
Factual producer World Media Rights (WMR) has claimed that the cost of using BBC archive footage has jumped dramatically since Getty Images began selling it at the start of the year.
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News
C4 eyes more subtitled drama
Channel 4 is to boost the amount of foreign-language drama it acquires following the purchase of edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon.
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News
ITN prepares for battle over Dispatches footage
ITN is prepared to go to court if Derbyshire police continue to demand documents and unseen footage from a Stephen Lawrence Dispatches film it made for Channel 4 last year.
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News
Water firm doc in BBC2 pipeline
Mentorn Media is to go behind the scenes at FTSE 100 water company United Utilities for a primetime BBC2 series.
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Features
Realscreen 2014: the networks
What the networks at the Realscreen Summit in Washington will be looking for this year
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News
C4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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News
Freesat taps into mobile devices with app launch
Freesat is launching an app that allows users to browse the previous seven days’ listings before ‘flicking’ a show to watch it on their television.
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Comment
Serious subjects require delicacy
The Benefits Street backlash shows producers need to be mindful