All Broadcast articles in 16 May 2013 – Page 3
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NewsHall: BBC must be best creative partner in TV
Tony Hall has urged the BBC to commission bold drama and become the industry’s “best” creative partner in his first high-profile public engagement as director general.
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CommentTV Critics: Honey Boo Boo; Frankie; Hannibal
“The richest irony about Here Comes Honey Boo Boo may be the name of the channel that brings it to us – TLC.”
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RatingsFrankie debut treats 4.6m
Frankie, BBC1’s new drama about a district nurse, failed to make the healthiest of debuts on Tuesday - as BBC2’s Keeping Britain Alive bowed out on a low.
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NewsITV growth set to slow
ITV’s rapid growth is set to slow as ITV Studios’ revenue fell by 5% in the first three months of 2013 - and the broadcaster predicted a decline in advertising revenue.
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NewsDSP reshuffle as Ware retires
Blue-chip factual producer Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) is reorganising its management team following the retirement of co-creative director Julian Ware after 40 years in the industry.
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NewsBBC opts not to recoup Entwistle payoff
The BBC Trust has decided not to attempt to claw back any of George Entwistle’s £450,000 payoff, a move under consideration after the former director general changed his evidence to the Pollard inquiry.
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RatingsHoney Boo Boo charms TLC viewers
The launch of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo performed well for fledgling UK channel TLC, as Hannibal held its audience for Sky Living in a strong night for multi-channel.
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NewsWhen Vacations Attack visits Pick TV
Sky has acquired free-to-air rights to long running disaster documentary series When Vacations Attack from Passion Distribution.
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NewsFenia Vardanis leaves Splash Media
Fenia Vardanis has stepped down as the joint managing director of Splash Media - ending a 19-year creative partnership with Jane Lush.
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NewsBBC2 tucks into restaurant business
Spun Gold spin-off Brassy TV has won its first order as BBC2 green-lights two series which delve into the restaurant world.
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NewsBBC1 develops Scandinavian detective series
BBC1 is developing a returnable detective brand based on a series of crime novels by bestselling Norwegian writer Anne Holt.
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CommentBafta’s hunt for Generation Next
Nurturing collaboration and creativity is vital, says BBC Academy director Anne Morrison.
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FeaturesAlexander's Lost World
Create titles for the 6 x 60-minute doc series and reconstructions of ancient cities, temples, amphitheaters and citadels
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FeaturesPlayhouse Presents: Mr Understood
Picture and audio post for the comedy drama about a young transvestite.
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NewsGrimshaw’s Radio 1 breakfast sheds 1m listeners
Rajar: Nick Grimshaw’s BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show shed nearly a million listeners in the first quarter of 2013 - as Chris Evans posted a record audience.
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FeaturesLeopards: 21st Century Cats, BBC2
We used nine cameras to capture night-time footage of our leopards in as many ways as we could – and the differences in the results were startling, says Steve Gooder
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The Broadcast InterviewGill Wilson, Channel 4
Channel 4’s new head of features has been shaking things up with 22 new shows at 8pm. She tells Balihar Khalsa about ‘narrative heroes’ - and why humour matters.
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CommentDon’t get left behind by change
It’s time for experimentation, not complacency, says Pat Younge.
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CommentTelling stories that are not big, not fat, but real
Away from commercial pressures, we can dig a little deeper, says Caroline Diehl