All Broadcast articles in 16 September 2016 – Page 2

  • 911
    News

    Reuters digitises clips archive

    2016-09-15T13:02:00Z

    Reuters is to make over 1m news video clips available to publishers through its Reuters Media Express platform.

  • Deborah Dunnett
    News

    C4 expands nations and regions team

    2016-09-15T12:54:00Z

    Channel 4 has underlined its commitment to nations and regions commissioning by creating a dedicated role.

  • George Michael
    News

    C4 finds faith with George Michael doc

    2016-09-15T12:30:00Z

    The formative years of George Michael’s life will be documented in a 90-minute film for Channel 4.

  • Deadly Instincts
    News

    Plimsoll appoints chairman

    2016-09-15T12:24:00Z

    Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has appointed Paddy Sellers as its first chairman.

  • Birds of a Feather
    Comment

    Let C4 have a slice of the cake

    2016-09-15T12:10:00Z

    Indies will keep trying to get more value from IP, says Maurice Gran

  • Bake Off
    Ratings

    GBBO palaver wins viewers

    2016-09-15T11:50:00Z

    WEDNESDAY: The furore surrounding Bake Off’s move to Channel 4 helped the BBC show to its second highest audience of the series – as Matt Forde’s satirical show kicked off on Dave.

  • Graham Norton
    News

    BBC to disclose presenter salaries over £150,000

    2016-09-15T11:37:00Z

    The BBC will be forced to publish salaries for talent paid more than £150,000 under the terms of its new royal charter, a draft of which is being published later this morning.

  • Natural World
    Critics

    TV Critics: Natural World; Steptoe and Son; Bake Off; Ross Kemp

    2016-09-15T09:59:00Z

    “The best wildlife footage you’re likely to see this week, or any other for a long while.”

  • Mammoth Screen
    Features

    Timmer & Keane, Mammoth

    2016-09-15T07:23:00Z

    Mammoth Screen’s husband-and-wife team begged Kevin Lygo to avoid a Victoria-Poldark clash - but both shows have become Sunday night winners, they tell Robin Parker

  • National Treasure, Channel 4
    Features

    National Treasure, C4

    2016-09-15T07:20:00Z

    Three weeks’ rehearsal is a luxury in TV - but on a series dealing with historical allegations, it was essential in helping the cast build their characters’ shared past, says writer Jack Thorne

  • The Night Manager
    News

    China opens up for UK drama

    2016-09-15T07:11:00Z

    China is an increasingly important home for high-end British drama, with fierce competition between digital platforms for shows and a burgeoning interest in UK talent driving the market.

  • CAKE
    News

    BBC’s R&D unit rustles up cook-along prototype

    2016-09-15T07:09:00Z

    The BBC’s future-gazing research and development division (BBC R&D) has developed a real-time, interactive prototype to help audiences cook recipes at their own pace.

  • Emmerdale
    News

    ITV targets flagship shows for live visitor experiences

    2016-09-15T07:07:00Z

    ITV is investigating which of its biggest TV brands can be turned into live visitor experiences and tours following the launch of Emmerdale and Coronation Street attractions.

  • Trigger Happy
    News

    Dom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans

    2016-09-15T07:05:00Z

    Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal – the label that will produce Channel 4’s Trigger Happy reboot.

  • Mountain Man
    News

    A+E blazes into free-to-air

    2016-09-15T07:05:00Z

    Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.

  • Bake Off
    News

    Inside the battle for Bake Off

    2016-09-15T07:03:00Z

    Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.

  • Posh Pawn
    News

    Indies cold on C4 relocation

    2016-09-15T07:03:00Z

    Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.

  • GBBO
    Comment

    Proof is in the pudding for C4

    2016-09-15T07:02:00Z

    Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis

  • Bake Off
    News

    How C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal

    2016-09-15T07:01:00Z

    Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.

  • Axon at the Open
    News

    Axon updates Synapse and Cerebrum

    2016-09-14T15:23:00Z

    IBC 2016: Axon Digital Design showcased additions to its Synapse 4K range of signal processing products.