All Broadcast articles in 18 April 2013 – Page 3
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NewsBBC3 checks in at Hotel of Mum and Dad
BBC3 is to examine the growing trend of young couples who are forced to move back in with their parents in a series produced by Mentorn Media.
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NewsNBCU hires UK managing director
Universal Networks International, the global arm of the Hollywood studio, has hired former BBC and Disney exec Nicky Douglas as managing director of its UK business.
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NewsA+E Networks hires UK digital boss
A+E Networks UK has hired former Turner exec Caroline Casey as its first director of digital media.
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NewsRed's Ted Schilowitz on the 6K Dragon sensor
VIDEO: Red co-founder Ted Schilowitz speaks about the firm’s latest innovation, its 6K Dragon sensor.
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NewsLes Zellan on Cooke's "funky" anamorphic lenses
VIDEO: Cooke chairman Les Zellan speaks about the Leicester firm’s recently launched set of anamorphic lenses.
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NewsOlivier Bovis on Sony's latest 4K kit
VIDEO: 4K dominated this year’s NAB trade show, with Sony unveiling monitors and live production tools to complement its range of cameras.
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CommentTV can still be a force for good
Penny Woolcock’s C4 doc is television at its campaigning best says Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell
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NewsBBC mulls remake of Bergerac
The BBC is developing a remake of classic crime procedural Bergerac.
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NewsYentob plays key role in Hall’s ‘world-class’ plans
Alan Yentob is playing a pivotal role in Tony Hall’s efforts to assemble a “world-class” senior management team – a sign of his growing influence since the arrival of the director general.
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NewsNetflix buys US rights to The Fall
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Gillian Anderson-fronted crime drama The Fall in the US after striking a deal with Content Television and Digital
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NewsHarding a ‘galvanising’ force
James Harding, the BBC’s new director of news and current affairs, has been heralded as the galvanising appointment the corporation’s journalists need following the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsSeeking out the ‘tweet spot’
Twitter’s Dan Biddle is urging broadcasters to engage audiences and become agents of change
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NewsOutline tackles nature for BBC1
Outline Productions is moving into nature programming with a BBC1 show that campaigns to save some of Britain’s threatened wildlife.
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NewsArgonon buys Transparent after umbrella deal
Argonon has made its first acquisition since launching two years ago – buying boutique factual indie Transparent Television outright.
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NewsCineflix and Wood set up indie
Former Lime Pictures creative director Tony Wood has teamed up with Cineflix Studios to launch joint venture production company Buccaneer Media.
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NewsITV4 Krays campaign gets fans tweeting
A social media campaign orchestrated by ITV4 helped drive viewer engagement with film The Krays, making it one of the most tweeted about shows on Sunday.
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NewsDigital approach appeals to sci-fi maestro
The creator of Heroes talks to Peter White about teaming up with Pure Grass for latest show.
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NewsC4 seeks Homeland-style success with The A Word
Channel 4 is developing a new drama from Keshet International, the company that created the Israeli drama that was remade as Homeland.
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NewsDirecTV orders Full Circle from Momentum
US pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV has ordered edgy adult drama Full Circle from Nick Hamm’s UK indie Momentum Television.
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NewsBBC to plug skills gap with scheme for 100 apprentices
The BBC has launched a technology apprenticeship scheme in a bid to avert a skills shortage that the broadcaster’s chief technology officer warned could prevent it from staging large-scale outside broadcasts such as the Olympics and Glastonbury.