All Broadcast articles in 2 December 2016 – Page 4
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NewsBFI extends support to diversity and TV
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to increase support for diversity, regional and grass-roots film-making, and television as part of its next five-year strategic plan.
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NewsKids body condemns CITV restructure
Kids body The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) has urged ITV to rethink restructuring CITV labelling the move “detrimental to the quality of children’s content” on the channel.
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NewsITN Productions expands US business
ITN Productions is ramping up its business in the US with the hire of a veteran National Geographic exec and formulating plans for a new Stateside base.
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RatingsMPs: Behind Closed Doors fails to rule for C5
MONDAY: Channel 5’s political ob-doc MPs: Behind Closed Doors got off to a slow start, while ITV’s I’m A Celebrity continued to dominate.
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NewsThe Night Manager leads RTS Craft awards
BBC1 dramas The Night Manager and War and Peace and C4’s Flowers were top winners at the RTS Craft & Design Awards.
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NewsSky orders Russell Howard series
Sky has struck a two-year deal with Russell Howard that will see the comedian star in his own Sky 1 comedy show.
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CriticsMPs: Behind Closed Doors; Tour de Celeb
“A privileged insight into the sterling work done by a largely unregarded profession.”
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NewsMore 4 acquires US true crime series
US true crime documentary series The Case Of: Jon Benét Ramsey is to air on More 4 in the UK after the broadcaster struck a deal with distributor Electus International.
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NewsUS remake of Hunted scores prime slot
US network CBS has set a prime post-NFL slot for the premiere of its Hunted remake.
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NewsWalter Presents eyes US expansion
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama service Walter Presents is set to launch in the US, marking its first moves into the international market.
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NewsBBC Wales appoints commissioning boss
BBC Wales head of development Nick Andrews has been appointed head of commissioning across the regional division’s television, iPlayer and interactive platforms.
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NewsBBC3 capacity up for grabs
The BBC could be in for a multi-million pound windfall after putting the spectrum capacity previously used to broadcast BBC3 up for sale.
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NewsC4 searches for Britain's best tree
Father Ted’s Ardal O’Hanlon is to search for Britain’s best tree for a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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VideoLawful Killing: Mark Duggan, BBC1
Drama documentary about the police shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham in August 2011.
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NewsEnd of an era as ITV's David Bergg steps down
ITV director of programme strategy David Bergg is to leave the broadcaster after 15 years, to be replaced by Rosemary Newell.
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RatingsStrictly hits 11.9m peak
WEEKEND: Ed Balls’ departure on Strictly Come Dancing helped the dancing format to its highest audience of the year, while Michael McIntyre continued to beat The X Factor.
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NewsMPs call for over-75s licence fee reversal
The government faces pressure from a cross-party group of MPs to reverse the decision to burden the BBC with the full cost of licence fees for over-75s.
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CriticsThe Mayflower Pilgrims; Whites v Blacks; Modus
“Not just a good documentary but an insight into America’s first great writer.”
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NewsTCB sells 150 hours to Germany
German broadcasters including ProSieben and ZDF have picked up 150 hours of programming from Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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NewsObituary: Darryl Noad, lighting director
Darryl Noad, award-winning lighting director, passed away on Friday 18th November after a short battle with lung cancer. He was 57.