All Broadcast articles in 19 March 2021
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NewsF1: Sky Sports reveals record ratings for Bahrain grand prix
The peak audience reached 2.23m viewers
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NewsLittle Dot Studios to create Extreme E content for TikTok
The content will be bespoke to the social-media platform and include behind the scenes video content from the racing locations
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NewsThe Ivors and MU launch Composers Against Buyouts
The campaign educates composers about the downsides of buyout deals, and aims to set the standards when composers are commissioned by broadcasters
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NewsNet Insight and NEP Connect partner for remote production
The use of Net Insight’s Nimbra media ecosystem extends NEP Connect’s Anylive network’s capabilities
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FeaturesC5: Supplier base grows as factual still dominates
ITN is top supplier by hours for the third year in a row and top by spend for the second
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CommentMuch to admire as indies battle hard
‘This year’s Indie Survey is testament to a brilliantly hardy industry that kept battling, and found a way to get things done’
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FeaturesSky: Docs push opens door for unscripted indies
Minnow Films and True to Nature among the beneficiaries
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FeaturesC4: Covid crash prompts plenty of challenges
Broadcaster praised for the speed it commissioned in response to the pandemic
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FeaturesConfidence high despite Covid lows
Optimism for the future remains as broadcasters make strides in meeting their regional targets
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FeaturesNetflix: Free-spending SVoD draws plaudits
Streamer spent £750m on UK productions in 2020, double its outlay the previous year
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FeaturesITV: Pandemic puts brakes on live events ambitions
Covid restrictions rendered studio formats among the most challenging to produce
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FeaturesIndie Survey Peer Poll: top 10 revealed
Which company does the production sector rate the highest?
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FeaturesStreamers boost global outlook
Indies are increasingly eyeing international expansion as new players in the SVoD space create opportunities
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FeaturesStaff welfare takes priority
Consolidators felt the full impact of Covid-19 in their top lines last year, but the pandemic also enabled them to refocus on their employees
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FeaturesUKTV: Scripted slate takes shape as Covid bites
Six scripted producers make top 10 spend list
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FeaturesBBC: ‘Fewer, bigger, better’ hits indie numbers
The number of producers the broadcaster commissioned fell to 343
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FeaturesDiscovery: Factual still king but SVoD boosts true-crime
Launch of Discovery+ sees increase in orders for the genre
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NewsFootball’s Darkest Secret execs focus on duty of care
NSPCC and BBC enlisted to safeguard staff
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NewsSister exec joins Dominic Buchanan indie
Giri/Haji script editor Jessica Hill appointed senior development exec
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