All Broadcast articles in 19 February 2016 – Page 5
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News
Mary Berry prepares BBC2 Easter special
Mary Berry will return to BBC2 with an Easter seasonal special.
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Keeping Up Appearances tops BBCW sales
BBC Worldwide has revealed that classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances is its most-sold TV programme of the last 40 years, beating the likes of Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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Ratings
OJ Simpson drama starts steadily
MONDAY: BBC2’s OJ Simpson drama launched with 1.7m viewers, while Channel 5’s reboot of The X-Files shed over 1m.
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Comment
BBC deserves praise for its forward thinking
Giving BBC3 viewers what they want to watch, when they want to watch it, will drive uptake, says Tom Williams
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BBC3 will have to teach viewers new habits
The BBC is making the right noises about what BBC3 online should offer. Its challenge now is to hook regular viewers, says Stephen Arnell
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Kavanagh: BBC3’s shackles are off
BBC3 boss Damian Kavanagh has claimed that “the shackles are off when it comes to creativity” as the channel shifts to become an online-only proposition from today.
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Features
The story behind The Night Manager
John le Carre’s sons and The Ink Factory founders, Stephen and Simon Cornwell, discuss the 23-year journey of The Night Manager from page to BBC1.
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Critics
TV Critics: The People vs OJ Simpson; The Not So Secret Life of the Manic Depressive; Vinyl
“Even though we know how it plays out, going on the first episode, this will be compulsive viewing.”
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ITV confirms Bazalgette as chairman
ITV has confirmed that Sir Peter Bazalgette will replace Archie Norman as its next non-executive chairman.
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Dame Jane Smith gets publication date
Dame Jane Smith has delivered her final report on Jimmy Savile to the BBC and it will be published on 25 February.
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Berlin: HBO ramps up European production plans
HBO is to start commissioning original content from the Nordics for the first time.
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Berlin: Sony eyes Salt remake
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is developing a remake of Salt, the spy film which stars Angelina Jolie.
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Ratings
Baftas sink to five year low
SUNDAY: Leonardo DiCaprio’s best actor victory could not prevent the Baftas from slipping to a five-year low, as The Jump recovered following a surge of publicity.
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ITV2 returns to Love Island
ITV2 has commissioned a second series of revived dating show Love Island.
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iPlayer struggles due to lack of Top Gear
The number of iPlayer requests in December fell for the first time in 2015, with the BBC attributing the decline to the absence of some of its biggest shows including Top Gear.
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Critics
TV Critics: Trapped; Call The Midwife; Deutschland 83; The Walking Dead
“It was so absorbing that within five minutes I’d forgotten it was subtitled, and tried turning the volume up.”
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Ratings
C4 feels the love with First Dates ratings
FRIDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a strong night, as both First Dates and The Last Leg climbed to record ratings highs.
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Broadcast Indie Summit: Tom Brisley
Arrow Media’s creative director Tom Brisley will reveal the secrets of a growing a successful production business at the first Broadcast Indie Summit
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Bazalgette in running to become ITV chair
Sir Peter Bazalgette has been named as the frontrunner to replace Archie Norman as chairman of ITV.