All Broadcast articles in 17 April 2015 – Page 2
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Top 100 network programmes: 6-12 April 2015
ITV breathes a sigh of relief as Britain’s Got Talent returns to blow BBC1’s Atlantis out of the water
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BBC hires BAME execs for diverse leadership push
The BBC has hired six diverse professionals to its leadership development programme to encourage greater breadth of representation at a senior level across the industry.
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Netflix commissions Planet Earth creators
Netflix has ordered an eight-part series from the makers of Planet Earth as it expands its original content push into factual programming.
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BBC Trust director departs after nine months
Jon Zeff has stepped down as director of the BBC Trust after just nine months.
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Dave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.
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ITV Be heads to Marbella with Lime
ITV Be is to head to the Costa del Sol for reality series Life on Marbs from Lime Pictures.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Game of Thrones
Click to see the buzz which took place online around the launch of the fifth series.
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Broadcast Digital Awards: first nominees unveiled
The first shortlist for the Broadcast Digital Awards 2015 has been revealed – featuring nominations in categories including best app, game, original web channel and entertainment channel.
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Newzoids entertains 3.7m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s mid-week comedy line-up of Newzoids and The Delivery Man struggled in the opening episodes.
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Breaking Bad helps Spike to solid launch night
WEDNESDAY: Breaking Bad and Vinnie Jones’ take on Police Interceptors helped Viacom-owned channel Spike to a solid start on its launch night.
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Critics
TV Critics: Newzoids; The Delivery Man; Raining in My Heart; Million Pound Properties
“The first episode too frequently swung at easy targets – and rarely landed anything resembling a knockout.”
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David Flynn to exit Endemol Shine
Endemol UK’s chief creative officer David Flynn is to leave the company after 16 years to seek out a fresh challenge.
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Behind The Scenes
Safe House, ITV
When a hurricane blown in from the Caribbean put filming in jeopardy, we turned the conditions to our advantage, says Andrew Benson
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BBC2 takes the ABC1 crown
Dramas such as Wolf Hall and Banished help the channel attract an upmarket audience.
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Behind The Scenes
Episodes, BBC2
When Wimbledon Studios went into receivership just before shooting began on Episodes’ fourth series, producer Debs Pisani had her work cut out keeping the production on track
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Comment
Mip still has plenty to offer
Asian delegates are flying the flag for Cannes, says Danny Fenton
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Wall to Wall to evolve Voice UK app for 2016
Wall to Wall Television is drawing up plans to evolve its HomeCoach app after more than 10 million virtual cards were traded over the course of The Voice UK series.
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Meet the international stars
Broadcast reveals its second group of up-and-coming execs making their mark in global TV
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BBC3 loses quarter of viewers
BBC3 lost nearly a quarter of its audience in the first three months of 2015 amid ongoing uncertainty over its future as a linear TV channel.