All Broadcast articles in 17 July 2014 – Page 5
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Comment
Hall's radical plans make perfect sense
Cat Lewis feared Tony Hall was dragging the BBC backwards - until he announced a creative revolution
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News
BBC culture committee hearing
Click to catch-up with the live blog from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s (CMSC) inquiry into the future of the BBC - which heard evidence from four of the corporation’s most senior executives.
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Jeremy Dear sets up indie following Pioneer exit
Pioneer Productions programming chief Jeremy Dear has left the factual business to set up his own indie.
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Critics
TV Critics: Royal Marines Commando School; Utopia; Long Lost Family
“This programme shows real promise. Commando School was made with humour when it could be and with emotional heft where appropriate.”
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News
Simon Shaps exits Core Media
Simon Shaps has left Core Media as the American Idol owner reins in its international business to focus on the US market.
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News
Creative industries fund 300 BAME interns
300 black and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) youngsters are to secure internships in the creative industries after the government pledged £4m to boost diversity.
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Ratings
Utopia returns on low
MONDAY: Channel 4’s conspiracy drama Utopia returned with its lowest audience yet, as Long Lost Family was back with 4.9m.
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News
IWC Media hires formats boss
Matchlight creative director Paul Murray has stepped down after less than a year to join IWC Media as head of formats.
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News
Discovery poaches BBC's Dominic Coles
Discovery Networks has poached BBC senior exec Dominic Coles.
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Creative skills fund set for £37m boost
Businesses from the creative sector are to plough £17m into skills training, boosting the UK’s total investment pot to £37m.
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News
Lenny Henry 'fed up' of waiting for diversity boost
Comedian Lenny Henry is “fed up” of waiting for meaningful diversity initiatives to be introduced in the UK television industry.
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Ratings
On The Yorkshire Buses beats Million Pound Drop
FRIDAY: Channel 5 ob-doc On The Yorkshire Buses drove off with an audience of 1.2m – just above the return of The Million Pound Drop on Channel 4.
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Ratings
Jacques Peretti fails to deliver
SATURDAY: Jacques Peretti’s latest instalment of The Men Who Made Us… franchise failed to repeat its previous success for BBC2.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Men Who Made Us Spend; From Scotland With Love
“Jacques Peretti so little believes in free will that I fully expect his next series to be called The Men Who Made Us Pick Our Noses”.
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News
BBCW strikes Cuba Pictures deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a first look deal with Cuba Pictures, the TV and film indie backed by literary and talent agency Curtis Brown Group.
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News
Pivot picks up Zodiak's The Operatives
Fledgling US cable network Pivot has acquired environmental documentary series The Operatives from Zodiak Rights.
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News
Done + Dusted preps Red Nose Day US
NBC has commissioned UK indie Done + Dusted to produce a US version of fundraising event Red Nose Day.
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Behind The Scenes
The Secret Life of Your Clothes, BBC
Africa is a film-maker’s dream - unless you want access to disabled facilities, says Nicole Kleeman
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News
Power to the Pixel deadline extended
The deadline for producers to apply for the chance to win funding for cross-media projects at the Power to the Pixel forum has been extended until 17 July.
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News
Danny Cohen addresses in-house quota concerns
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has addressed staff concerns over the future of in-house production.