All Broadcast articles in 18 November 2016 – Page 3
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Comment
TV gives us reasons to be cheerful
In a gloomy world, viewers are turning to feelgood programmes
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News
Zai Bennett named Sky supremo
Sky has overhauled its content team, with Zai Bennett effectively taking over Stuart Murphy’s old role days after Phil Edgar-Jones replaced Celia Taylor as non-scripted boss.
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5 Live producer to edit Question Time
Mentorn Scotland has appointed Liam Hanley as Question Time editor following Nicolai Gentchev’s promotion.
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Fox acquires CBS legal drama
Fox has acquired CBS legal drama Bull which follows the work of a consulting firm dedicated to criminal trials.
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Ratings
ITV's Tenable settles in with 800k
TUESDAY: Warwick Davies’ daytime ITV quiz Tenable settled down with over 800,000, before England’s friendly clash with Spain peaked with 6.6m viewers.
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Cook joins Molinare as head of IT
Molinare has appointed George Cook to the role of head of IT.
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Behind The Scenes
Stacey Dooley: Guns, Girls and Isis, BBC3
Stacey Dooley has revealed her reasons for venturing into a war zone for the first time following the launch of her Isis-themed BBC3 documentary.
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News
Talkback appoints head of development
QI indie Talkback has appointed Laura Gibson to the role of head of development.
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Shillinglaw makes first Dragonfly hire
Kim Shillinglaw has made her first hire as director of factual of Endemol Shine UK – bringing in Raw TV’s head of factual Richard Bond.
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CBBC orders School of Rock doc
Three of the child stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical School of Rock are to feature in a CBBC documentary.
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Kids spend more time online than watching TV
Youngsters now spend more time online than in front of a TV set, according to an Ofcom study.
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Abraham: clarity top of my Xmas list
A decision about the future of Channel 4 is top of David Abraham’s “Christmas wish list”, as he claimed clarity was long overdue.
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Critics
TV Critics: Ordinary Lies; Prison, My Parents and Me
“Danny Brocklehurst’s episodic serial is one of the best dramas on television this autumn.”
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News
Fleabag creator scores US drama
Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge is writing and fronting a spy drama for US network BBC America.
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C4 preps interactive ads for connected TVs
Channel 4 is to roll-out an interactive advert format on connected TVs and giveaway £1m of airtime to increase diversity in advertising.
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All 4 commissioning strands unveiled
New Romantics, Rich Kids, Ballsy and Freaks & Uniques are among the thematic strands which will form the basis of All 4’s commissioning and acquisitions strategy.
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Mitchell and Webb return to C4
Peep Show stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb are returning to Channel 4 with a six-part pub comedy.
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C4 scores Women’s Euro 2017 rights
Channel 4 will air the clash between England and Scotland in primetime on its main channel next year after securing rights to the UEFA Women’s Euro tournament.
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Whisper hires Top Gear director
Channel 4-backed indie Whisper Films is expanding beyond sports after appointing former Top Gear director Jim Wiseman to launch a factual entertainment division.
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Kitchen Nightmares lands in Brazil
All3Media International’s restaurant format Kitchen Nightmares is expanding its Latin American reach with a commission from Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes.