All Broadcast articles in 2 November 2012 – Page 4
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NewsChannel 4’s Allen pokes fun at Hunt in satirical leaving speech
Channel 4’s outgoing head of comedy, Shane Allen, delivered a provocative leaving speech last week as he prepares to move to the BBC.
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NewsC4 orders full Man Down series from Avalon
Avalon Television has been commissioned to make a full 6 x 30-minute series of Greg Davies comedy Man Down, which was piloted by Channel 4 earlier this year.
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NewsC4 facing fallout from Scottish independence
Channel 4 is set to become embroiled in the debate surrounding Scottish independence.
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NewsFour Rooms moves into daytime as C4 beefs up schedule
Channel 4 is to move antiques series Four Rooms into daytime as it bolsters its off-peak schedule with three new commissions including impressionist Rory Bremner fronting a gameshow for the first time.
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NewsBBC2 commissions sketch show from Edinburgh Fringe
BBC2 has ordered comedy sketch series The Ginge,The Geordie And The Geek from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival show of the same name after a pilot earlier this year.
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NewsIndies set for next-gen deals
Umbrella networks are set to replace outright acquisitions as the driving force behind the next wave of indie sector consolidation, execs have predicted.
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CommentOpportunity knocks if you look in new places
Sales to Africa and VoD platforms are avenues for growth, says Sally Miles
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Behind The ScenesHeston’s Fantastical Food
Avoiding death by supersized ice cream, creating a huge dunking biscuit and putting a pie in a pub was all in a day’s work for Heston Blumenthal’s new series, says Jenny Byrom
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CommentReaching the diamond demographic
BBCW’s content and talent feed overseas viewers’ appetite for knowledge, says Jana Bennett
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Behind The ScenesThe Comic Strip Presents: Five Go To Rehab, Gold
Rain-sodden Devon was far from the rural idyll of The Comic Strip’s first Famous Five spoof 30 years ago, says Nick Smith
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew O'Connell, Channel 5
Channel 5’s factual commissioner talks to Alex Farber about Big Brother’s halo effect and his determination to deliver a strong factual slate, with the backing of owner Richard Desmond
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NewsWill Wyatt weighs into Savile scandal
Former BBC Television managing director Will Wyatt has said that the Savile affair would not have escalated if former deputy director-general Mark Byford had been in his job and able to sort out problems earlier.
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NewsITV out of race to produce BT's Premier League coverage
ITV has pulled out of the running to produce BT’s live Premier League football coverage from next season.
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NewsShine Australia's Tim Robinson promoted to group role
Tim Robinson, the chief operating officer of Shine Australia, has been promoted to the role of COO of the group.
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CommentTV Critics: Operation Iceberg; Horror Europe with Mark Gatiss; Last Resort
“This was purely and simply great TV.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsITV1 confirms celebrity diving series
ITV1 has confirmed it has commissioned Twofour to produce a primetime celebrity diving contest Splash! (working title).
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NewsBBC orders six sitcom pilots
The indie behind My Family is developing a BBC2 sitcom about an embittered journalism lecturer as part of six pilots being made for the corporation.
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RatingsPride of Britain Awards hits six-year low
The Pride of Britain Awards slumped to its worst performance in at least six years - but still beat BBC1 drama The Paradise.
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CommentSupporting a global phenomenon
Producer Greg Boardman draws lessons from Rastamouse’s rapid rise to fame.