All Broadcast articles in 16 May 2013 – Page 4
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FeaturesA bumper week for buyers
UK broadcasters heading to next week’s LA Screenings will face competition from new buyers bidding to snap up the year’s best dramas and comedies.
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NewsChannelFlip: TV red tape is driving talent online
Mainstream TV stars are increasingly looking to explore their passions online to enable them to bypass the “red tape” of broadcasting, according to the head of operations at ChannelFlip.
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FeaturesHow to make it in America
From All3Media to Zig Zag, a growing number of UK indies are finding success in the US. Peter White and Balihar Khalsa ask them what it takes to get a show off the ground
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NewsBurns backs C4 indie relations
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has pledged to monitor the broadcaster’s relationship with the indie sector, but said that much of the recent criticism of the C4 creative process had been “blown out of proportion”.
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NewsC4 plans lessons with Mr Drew
Children pushed to the margins of the education system will be offered a route back into the mainstream by Educating Essex teacher Stephen Drew and Channel 4.
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NewsC4 eyes diverse strategy
Channel 4 will have a wideranging approach to content in 2013, according to chief creative officer Jay Hunt.
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CommentAn open debate will benefit all
Highlighting best practice will help C4 forge better relationships, says Lisa Campbell.
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NewsRiverside to open second TV studio due to high demand
Riverside Studios is turning one of its multi-use spaces into a 300-seat TV studio in response to demand for central London production space.
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NewsMachinima eyes UK market
Machinima, the US online video network, is entering the UK market, with plans to spend six-figure sums on original commissions.
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NewsHarman slams lack of women on TV
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has published new data that shows female television presenters “disappear into a black hole” when they reach 50.
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NewsLA Screenings by network
Broadcast’s guide to all of the pilots picked up by the US networks ahead of LA Screenings
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NewsAll3Media America ramps up push into scripted TV
All3Media America, the US arm of the UK super-indie, has hired an exec from JJ Abrams’ production company to lead an aggressive push into scripted television.
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NewsBT Sport targets female fans
BT Sport is hoping to attract a broader, more female-skewing audience with the launch of its channels.
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NewsBroadcast launches major forum with big-name speakers
Broadcast will launch the Commissioning and Funding Forum this summer, combining insights from the biggest traditional TV players and their emerging online counterparts.
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NewsStephenson’s tax warning
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has warned producers that high-quality shows do not necessarily need to be big budget in the new age of tax breaks.
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NewsCrawford Collins indie to make BBC2 spy drama
Simon Crawford Collins is to produce a Cold War spy thriller for BBC2 – his first commission through indie Slim Film + Television since leaving Kudos in 2011.
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NewsTV execs set up indie with music mogul
Ex-BBC acquisitions boss George McGhee and The Only Way Is Essex director Steve Rehman have teamed up with former Wham! Manager Simon Napier-Bell to launch an independent production company.
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NewsPinewood Studios' £200m expansion plans rejected
Pinewood Studios’ plans for a £200m expansion have been turned down after being labelled “inappropriate” by the local authority.
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NewsElstree nears completion of £500k refurb
Elstree Studios is nearing the completion of a £500,000 renovation, including the construction of a control room to serve the facility’s George Lucas Stage.
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Artel Video Systems rolls out two Ethernet aggregators
Artel Video Systems’ DLM205 and DLC205 nine-port Ethernet aggregators and optical transceivers are now shipping.