All Broadcast articles in 2 October 2014 – Page 4
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News
BBC4 drums up Dave Grohl doc
Dave Grohl is to front a rock doc on BBC4 after the channel swooped for an eight-part series from the Nirvana and Foo Fighters’ star.
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News
Anzac Girls head to More 4
More 4 has acquired Australian World War I period drama Anzac Girls after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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News
RTS north west awards shortlist revealed
Red Productions has led the way at the Royal Television Society North West awards – securing a slew of nominations across five categories.
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Comment
The schedule is not for conquering
The belief that we needed to conquer the tyranny of the schedule is absolute ‘tosh’, says Lindsey Clay
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Comment
Is new parody law making a mockery of copyright?
Ruling may be good news for some, but there’s a flip side to the change, says Robert Lands
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News
Trust rebukes Horrible Histories over 'offensive' Florence Nightingale sketch
CBBC’s Horrible Histories has been criticised by the BBC Trust for a racist depiction of Florence Nightingale.
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Ratings
Driver sheds 700,000
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Driver shed around 700,000 viewers, as Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Roma peaked with 4m.
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News
Tesco puts Blinkbox up for sale
Blinkbox has been put up for sale by Tesco just three years after it acquired the video streaming service.
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Critics
TV Critics: Ramsay's Costa del Nightmares; The Driver; My £999 Wedding
“Maybe he does save the restaurant, but it’s not nice to watch.”
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News
Elisabeth Murdoch to leave Shine after mega-merger
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
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News
Harry Hill to play Professor Branestawm for BBC1
BBC1 has ordered an adaptation of Norman Hunter’s Professor Branestawm books which will star Harry Hill in his first BBC acting role.
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News
Virgin demands Ofcom investigate Premier League rights
Virgin Media has appealed to Ofcom to investigate the way in which the Premier League sells its live UK rights.
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News
NUJ uncovers 'everyday sexism' in news broadcasting
Some women in news broadcasting are paid half as much as their male counterparts and continue to suffer “everyday sexism”, according to a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) survey.
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News
Mipcom: Broadcast to reveal International Rising Stars
Broadcast is set to reveal ten talented young British execs who are making a mark in the global TV business at this year’s Mipcom.
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News
Sky invests £3m in native ads firm
Sky has invested £3m in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough as part of its strategy to back emerging technology businesses.
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Ratings
24 Hours In Police Custody locks up 2m
MONDAY: 24 Hours in Police Custody locked up an audience of 2m for Channel 4, as Cilla bowed out with 6.4m on ITV.
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News
DCD Media stems losses
DCD Media’s revenue fell by almost 20% in the first half of the year, but the production group still managed to cut its losses.
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News
ITV2 picks up Scorpion
ITV2 has acquired US action drama Scorpion after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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Comment
TV is growing up, but not as fast as we think
VoD was predicted to change the world. But change is slower than we suspect, says Simon Daglish
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Behind The Scenes
The Paedophile Hunters, Channel 4
Making a film with secret filming, thorny legal issues and explicit material is not for the faint-hearted