All Broadcast articles in 19 June 2015 – Page 5
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NewsTensions surface at BBC3 comedy briefing
Shane Allen set out his ambitions for the future of BBC3 comedy at an indie briefing today where tensions over the channel’s future came to the fore.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new chairman
Facilities trade body UK Screen has appointed former MPC chief executive David Jeffers to the role of non-executive chairman.
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NewsSky offers monthly Now TV pass
Sky is expanding its Now TV service to offer non pay-TV subscribers the ability to buy a month-long pass to its Sky Sports channels.
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NewsJohn Whittingdale to appear at Edinburgh TV Festival
John Whittingdale, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, is to appear at this year’s Edinburgh International Television Festival to face questions about the future of the BBC and Channel 4.
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VideoVIDEO: Hoff The Record, Dave
First glimpse of the Me & You Productions’ semi-improvised sitcom which is due to launch this week
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NewsC4 drops British Comedy Awards
Channel 4 has relinquished the rights to the British Comedy Awards after hosting the event for the last four years.
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RatingsGame of Thrones dwarfs previous run
MONDAY: The fifth series of Game of Thrones bowed out on Sky Atlantic with over 250,000 more viewers than the previous run mustered.
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NewsIrvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh adapt Donnelly brothers tale
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has partnered with Svengali writer Dean Cavanagh to dramatise the rise of the Donnelly brothers from gangland Manchester to Europe’s catwalks.
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NewsEndemol Shine hires head of acquisitions
Endemol Shine International has appointed former BBC Worldwide executive Simon Cox as its head of acquisitions.
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NewsDave buys The Last Man on Earth
Dave has acquired Will Forte-fronted apocalyptic sitcom The Last Man on Earth as UKTV continues to grow its US comedy output.
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NewsAMC to launch in UK after BT deal
Breaking Bad and Mad Men broadcaster AMC is to launch in the UK after striking an exclusive deal with BT.
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CriticsTV Critics: Clangers; The Met; How To Be Bohemian
“If your kids don’t like it, they have no taste.”
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NewsDaybreak’s Ranvir Singh to front ITV current affairs show
ITV has boosted its current affairs slate with a real-life stories series presented by former Daybreak and Good Morning Britain anchor Ranvir Singh.
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NewsZodiak and Banijay in merger talks
Wife Swap producer Zodiak Media and international production firm Banijay Group are in advanced merger talks, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsChina's CCTV issues UK co-pro brief
Chinese broadcaster CCTV is keen to strike partnerships with UK indies to co-develop and co-produce city-themed factual programming.
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NewsBreathe Sport moves into live streaming
Goal Hanger Films, the indie established last year by Gary Lineker and former ITV Sport controller Tony Pastor, has begun producing live shows for digital sport service Breathe Sport.
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VideoVIDEO: Don't Tell The Bride, BBC1
Renegade Pictures’ wedding format moves from BBC3 to the flagship channel.
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RatingsPrized Apart launches with 3.1m
SATURDAY: BBC1 gameshow Prized Apart spluttered on take-off, as BBC3’s Women’s World Cup coverage outperformed Channel 4.
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CommentThe Twitter verdict: Humans, C4
“Watching #Humans. It’s rather brilliant, isn’t it. And judging from how shite Siri is, still 100 years away from being reality. Phew.”
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NewsCartoon Network launches UGC kids service
Cartoon Network is launching a website to encourage kids to create their own characters and stories.