All Broadcast articles in 17 February 2017 – Page 6
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Ratings
Baftas sink to six year low
SUNDAY: The Baftas slipped to a six-year low while ITV’s Good Karma Hospital built on last week’s launch.
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News
Former Sky exec O'Sullivan joins Piksel board
Piksel has appointed former Sky and Fox News executive Gerry O’Sullivan to its board of directors.
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BBC docu-drama explores gay laws
BBC2 is to dramatise the real-life testimony of gay men who suffered under the draconian legal system of the 1950s.
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Brave Bison exodus continues
The chief strategy officer of Brave Bison, formerly known as Rightster, has followed chief executive Ashley Mackenzie out of the online video business.
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C4 explores Saddleworth Moor mystery
True North is to explore the mysterious death of a man on Saddleworth Moor in a Channel 4 documentary.
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The Chase lands Saturday slot
ITV is turbocharging daytime format The Chase – preparing a revamped family version to air in a Saturday tea-time slot.
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High-profile execs back VR sales platform
ITN Productions’ managing director and the co-founders of Maker Studios and The LadBible are among the investors in a 360-degree video and VR content licensing platform.
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Taskmaster creators pilot BBC gameshow
The team behind Dave comedy format Taskmaster are piloting a BBC1 gameshow.
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Nazi drama SS-GB sold to Germany
German broadcaster RTL has picked up BBC1 drama SS-GB, set in a Nazi-occupied Britain post-WWII.
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Critics
The Big Painting Challenge; Terry Pratchett; Taboo; Call The Midwife
“By trying to be not like The Great British Bake Off, it’s ended up a bit of a mess.”
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News
YouTube stars hire development exec
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg have appointed a development executive to generate a slate of programmes for their fledgling production business.