All Broadcast articles in 19 February 2016 – Page 2
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Critics
TV Critics: Big Dreams, Small Spaces; Sea Cities; Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons
“Don appeared with the sceptical wisdom of a linen-clad garden Gandalf.”
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News
Ricky Kelehar joins Optomen USA
Optomen USA has bolstered its development team after recruiting former BBC America non-scripted chief Ricky Kelehar.
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News
SGO partners with Canon for HDR demo
BVE 2016: SGO has teamed up with Canon for a live “glass to glass” HDR demonstration at BVE next week.
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News
Ncam to demo live augmented reality
BVE 2016: Camera tracking technology firm Ncam will demonstrate live augmented reality for broadcast as well as its new PTZ software at BVE.
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Ratings
Sky: top 10 scripted comedies 2006-2016
Click to see Sky’s most popular comedy / comedy-dramas from the past 10 years.
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Features
Promoting UK creativity in Miami
Patricia Arias, founder of the Miami Media and Film Market, plans to shine the light on the UK’s creative industries.
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News
BBC Trust raps ‘misleading’ natural history docs
The BBC Trust has censured the Natural History Unit (NHU) for two serious editorial breaches concerning “misleading” scenes in wildlife documentaries involving the same producer.
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News
Broadcast Indie Summit: Linda Green
Creativity consultant Linda Green, who has worked on BBC shows including Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing, will offer indies advice on winning commissions at the first Broadcast Indie Summit.
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News
Discovery hit by currency fluctuations
Discovery Communications’ international business was hit by foreign currency fluctuations over the last twelve months.
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News
Sky News wins big at RTS Journalism Awards
Sky News picked up five gongs at this year’s RTS Television Journalism Awards, while Newsnight was awarded the scoop of the year prize for its Kids Company report.
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Critics
TV Critics: One Child; The Great Chinese Crash?; The New Yorker Presents
“Though at times rather preachy, it set everything up for what promises to be a captivating series.”
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News
BBC4 orders hipster doc
Tinopolis Group indie Mentorn Media is investigating the rise of the hipster for BBC4.
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Ratings
One Child underway solidly
WEDNESDAY: Guy Hibbert’s Chinese-themed One Child got underway with a performance ahead of slot average, while Sky 1’s US acquisition Limitless also launched solidly.
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Comment
Is this the end for ads on TV?
Auto ad-skipping is striking fear into the industry, says Kate Bulkley
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News
Paul Lee to exit US network ABC
Paul Lee, the British boss of ABC, is leaving the Disney-owned broadcaster after six years.
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News
GALLERY: Broadcast Awards 2016
Familiar faces from across the industry gathered at Grosvenor House in central London last week for the 21st Broadcast Awards, hosted by Jonathan Ross.
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News
Archers editor takes over EastEnders
EastEnders’ showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins is leaving the soap this spring to be replaced by The Archers editor Sean O’Connor.
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News
Sexy Beasts shipped to Russia
Lion Television’s unorthodox dating show Sexy Beasts has been snapped up by Russia’s CTC Network.
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Behind The Scenes
David Baddiel On The Silk Road
Our trek along the ancient trade route from China to Istanbul took months of planning - but our best stories came from the things we didn’t expect, says series producer Glenn Swift