All Broadcast articles in 19 August 2016 – Page 2
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CriticsTV Critics: Skies Above Britain; Great Canal Journeys; People Just Do Nothing
“A quite thrilling essay on the wonders and practical dangers of taking to the air.”
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NewsSeven invests in Slim Film and TV
Australian broadcaster Seven Network has replaced BBC Worldwide as a major shareholder in scripted production company Slim Film and Television.
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NewsEmma Swain to leave the BBC
BBC’s former factual boss Emma Swain is to leave the corporation after 20 years.
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RatingsTrott and Kenny draw 11.1m to BBC1
TUESDAY: Laura Trott and Jason Kenny’s gold medal winning performances in the track cycling eclipsed gymnast Max Whitlock’s gold medal winning performance on Sunday, drawing 11.1m to BBC1.
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NewsITV orders sex transition doc series
ITV will delve into the world of gender surgery in a Renegade Pictures and Storyvault Films co-production.
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NewsBriteSpark Films staffs up
BriteSpark Films has bolstered its senior team with the appointment of ITN’s David Tshulak as head of development and Studio Lambert’s Vics Wilson as production executive.
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NewsBBCW buys into Alex Graham and Michael Jackson indie
BBC Worldwide has invested in the new drama indie set up by Wall to Wall founder Alex Graham and former C4 chief executive Michael Jackson, Broadcast can reveal.
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CriticsTV Critics: Heroes of Helmand; Phil Spencer’s Stately Homes
“An hour of confusing and heartbreaking tragedy which had little clear point.”
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NewsCBBC hunts for Britain’s brainiest school
Comedian Susan Calman will search for Britain’s smartest school in a new competitive kids format for CBBC.
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NewsKeshet signs record deal
Keshet, the company behind recent BBC1 drama The A Word, has partnered with Interscope Geffen A&M, the record label behind artists including Lady Gaga and Nirvana, to produce digital series.
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VideoVIDEO: E4 summer slate
Knickerbocker Glory’s Stage School and horror series Crazyhead feature.
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NewsBoycott threat lingers over Project Diamond
Bectu has reiterated its threat to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s industry-wide diversity monitoring initiative if it does not agree to publish diversity data about every TV show.
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RatingsCavendish and Dujardin boost BBC1
MONDAY: BBC1’s Olympics coverage continued to dominate, scuppering the launch of ITV daytime quiz Alphabetical and helping C4’s Naked Attraction to a series low.
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NewsITV orders legal drama from Homeland writer
Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson has created a six-part legal drama for ITV.
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CriticsTV Critics: My Sheepdog & Me; No Man Left Behind; Alphabetical
“It had all you could ask of a soft-centred show about rural life.”
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NewsBBC1 orders Peter Pan comedy for Christmas
BBC1 has ordered a live TV adaptation of Mischief Theatre’s comic west end show Peter Pan Goes Wrong to air this Christmas.
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NewsPinewood accelerates production push
Pinewood Television, the fledgling production arm of the studio, has hired the man who commissioned The Bridge and Jordskott to lead its push into international co-productions.
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NewsC4 makes offer to The Dog Father
Liberty Bell is on the hunt for troublesome dogs for its upcoming Channel 4 pilot The Dog Father (w/t).
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RatingsWhitlock gold strikes Olympic peak
SUNDAY: Max Whitlock’s double gold medal winning performance in the gymnastics became the most watched moment of Rio 2016 so far.
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