All Broadcast articles in 18 September 2014 – Page 2
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Discovery drives off with more Cars That Rock
AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson has driven off with another series of Cars That Rock for Discovery.
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BBC condemns attack on journalists in Russia
The BBC has made a formal complaint to Russian authorities following an attack on a group of its Moscow-based journalists this week.
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US network ABC orders 500 Questions
US network ABC has ordered 500 Questions (working title), an ambitious gameshow from Warner Bros non-scripted chief Mike Darnell and Survivor creator Mark Burnett.
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Doctor Who bumped by Strictly Come Dancing
Doctor Who is to be moved to a later slot to make way for Strictly Come Dancing in a BBC scheduling move that will see the sci-fi series finish after 9pm.
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Celebrity Squares slips below 3m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s Celebrity Squares failed to impress viewers after losing 20% of its audience following last week’s opener.
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Sky hunts non-scripted commissioners
Sky has kicked off a hunt for two new commissioners as it prepares to ramp up its non-scripted output.
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John de Mol puts Talpa Media up for sale
The Voice producer Talpa Media has been put up for sale by its owner John de Mol.
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Broadcast Breakfast with A+E Networks
A+E Networks UK bosses including Heather Jones are to reveal their commissioning priorities at the latest Broadcast Business Breakfast next week.
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Critics
TV Critics: Oh! You Pretty Things; Ireland’s Lost Babies; The Strain
“With great tunes and unbelievable trousers, this is a marvellous three-part series.”
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24 Hours in Police Custody, C4
Click to view the trailer for 24 Hours In Police Custody, Channel 4’s forthcoming access doc from The Garden Productions
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Even spoils in clash of titans
Ah, school. Even now, the discordant rattle of a classroom door rekindles memories of milk warming by the radiator, the stress in delivering a Valentine card when she barely even knows you exist, the jam jars speckled with paint and the eye-bulging concentration required to play the trumpet.
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Stonehenge solid for BBC2
Family holidays usually involved driving along the A303, but I never remembered to look up from my pristine Beano Summer Special in time to see Stonehenge properly.
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Objective’s Vine departs for career in movies
Objective Productions’ Michael Vine has stepped down as a director of the company he cofounded to concentrate on a career in movie production.
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ITV backs US digital indies
ITV has moved quickly into digital content production after purchasing minority stakes in two burgeoning US multiplatform indies.
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Comment
TV originality? That’s so last year
Who needs fresh ideas when we can just rehash past successes, asks Steven D Wright
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X Factor duo call the tune
A funny thing happened last week. I answered the door to a bewhiskered man, who beckoned me to enter a large device wheezing gently in my garden.
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Dave orders police sitcom from Ant & Dec writer
Dave has commissioned a Donnie Brasco-style police sitcom from Ant & Dec’s full-time writer Andy Milligan.
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Controversy over BBC1 format
A well-known production company has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC following the commission of Electric Ray’s Saturday night gameshow Prized Apart.
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Rollem builds up drama slate with new writers
Kay Mellor’s indie Rollem Productions is developing a series about the menopause and working with new writers as it looks to build on its slate of female-skewing drama.
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Comment
A week of waiting and watching
From Scotland to Shine to Sony, new relationships will be tested