All Broadcast articles in 18 March 2016 – Page 5
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BBC tightens conflict of interest rules
The BBC Trust has tightened its guidance around conflict of interest issues for senior managers following Alan Yentob’s departure in the wake of the Kids Company scandal.
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Wall to Wall, Icon and Blast! score Nat Geo series
Wall to Wall, Icon Films and Blast! Films are among the British indies to have scored major commissions with US network Nat Geo.
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Critics
TV Critics: Inside Obama’s White House; Happy Valley; First Dates
“Inside Obama’s White House rattled along like a thriller.”
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Plimsoll invests in UK distributor
The Story of Cats indie Plimsoll Productions has acquired a stake in UK distribution firm Magnify Media.
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Twenty Twenty director of programmes joins Lion
Twenty Twenty director of programmes Lisa Edwards is to join Lion Television as factual creative director.
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Jay Hunt: Channel 4 rivals world's greatest creative organisations
Jay Hunt has claimed that Channel 4 is capable of rivalling the “greatest creative organisations in the world” after transforming its approach to commissioning.
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Puttnam: BBC EU coverage strangulated
The BBC’s “strangulated” EU referendum coverage is failing to effectively inform viewers, according to Lord Puttnam.
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Abraham hits back at Whittingdale's privatisation plans
David Abraham has hit back at claims from culture secretary John Whittingdale that privatisation would liberate the broadcaster and redefine its “fuzzy” remit.
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Ratings
The X-Files bows out with average of 2m
MONDAY: The X-Files came to an end on a low for Channel 5 – but the reboot easily outperformed the channel’s slot average.
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Sky acquires E4's Nashville
Sky Living has poached country music soap Nashville, which previously aired on E4.
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Tiger Aspect expands Cavey brief in comedy rejig
Tiger Aspect has restructured its senior comedy team to give Ben Cavey, the managing director of its Cave Bear label, an expanded role.
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Who's in charge of the Top Gear steering wheel?
The BBC editorial lead on Top Gear has become as much of a mystery as the identity of The Stig - but Broadcast can now unmask the executive responsible for the BBC2 show.
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W to broadcast live Dynamo
Magician Dynamo’s stage show, Seeing Is Believing, is to be broadcast live on UKTV’s recently rebranded pay-TV channel W.
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Exponential-e and Microsoft to offer cloud-based rendering
Exponential-e has teamed up with Microsoft to launch a new Render-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform for the VFX industry.
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Critics
TV Critics: Behind Closed Doors; Art of Scandinavia
“This was an honest film about stories that don’t have neat, happy endings.”
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Westminster Council denies permitting Top Gear stunt
Westminster Council has said that it did not give permission for Top Gear to perform stunts close to the Cenotaph, while the BBC has confirmed it will not air any scenes showing the monument.
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Pulling writers reunite for C4
Pulling co-writers Dennis Kelly and Sharon Horgan have reunited to write a comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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Unions release ‘alternative’ white paper
The Federation of Entertainment Unions (FEU) has produced an ‘alternative’ white paper arguing against BBC Studios and the decision to burden the BBC with the cost of licence fees for over-75s.
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