All Broadcast articles in 19 June 2015 – Page 6
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News
Shiver hires fact-ent and daytime boss
ITV Studios indie Shiver has strengthened its executive team after hiring the BBC’s Richard Hastings as its third creative director.
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Romesh Ranganathan goes back to his roots for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a series from Rumpus Media following comedian Romesh Ranganathan as he learns more about his Sri Lankan roots.
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Director bodies establish charitable trust
Directors UK, the Directors Guild Trust and Stage Directors UK have joined forces to create a charitable trust.
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Ofcom investigating BGT dog-swap
Britain’s Got Talent’s live final will be investigated by Ofcom to see whether voters were misled by the winning act.
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Behind The Scenes
The logistics of filming with Stephen Hawking
We had to rip up our schedules when filming with the scientist, but we gained huge insight into the challenges of his daily life, says Mark Wells
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Ratings
Humans becomes Channel 4's biggest-ever drama
SUNDAY: Sci-fi series Humans has become Channel 4’s biggest ever original drama after scoring 4m viewers.
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Critics
TV Critics: Humans; TFI Friday; The BBC at War
“A deliciously creepy view of the almost-future.”
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Government denies licence fee freeze ‘almost inevitable’
The government has denied making any decisions about the future of the licence fee after a report at the weekend claimed the BBC will be hit by another freeze to its funding.
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Ratings
TFI peaks with over 4m
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s TFI Friday revival peaked with 4.3m viewers to become the most-watched show in the slot.
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C4 hires entertainment editor
Channel 4 has hired CPL’s Game of Thrones – Thronecast exec Sarah Lazenby as entertainment editor.
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Sugar Films bolsters executive team
Sugar Films, the fledgling indie co-founded by Pat Younge, has drafted in Cilla producer Kwadjo Dajan and former Channel 4 commissioner Nav Raman to equip it with drama and factual entertainment expertise.