All Broadcast articles in 20 April 2012 – Page 4
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NewsKudos to make C4 conspiracy thriller
Kudos Film and Television is to make its first Channel 4 drama in more than a decade – a dark conspiracy thriller written by the co-creator of Olivier Award-winning musical Matilda.
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NewsC4 joins BBC and Lime in Digital Fiction Factory
Channel 4 is investing an undisclosed six-figure sum in a two-year deal with the Digital Fiction Factory (DFF) – the BBC North and Conker Media drama multiplatform initiative.
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NewsMencap hands out criticism and praise to C4 on disability
Charity Mencap has questioned Channel 4’s approach to disability, praising it for developing talent and pushing issues into the mainstream, but issuing stinging criticism of Derek and the marketing for The Undateables.
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NewsC4 to probe zoo tragedy and female Afghan soldiers
The slaughter of 50 exotic animals set loose by their owner in a small American town will be explored for a Channel 4 True Stories documentary.
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NewsBagnall takes over BBC2’s This World strand
Sam Bagnall is to oversee BBC2 international current affairs strand This World as Lucy Hetherington shifts her focus to landmark BBC2 series.
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NewsITV1 doc to tell story of Soham victim’s family
ITV1 is to mark the 10th anniversary of the Soham murders with a documentary featuring exclusive access to the family of one of the victims, Holly Wells.
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Comment18 Apr '12
“Professor Beard is an absolute treat of a presenter, a woman over the age of 35, picked not just because she has a lively style but because she’s an expert in her subject.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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C4 reveals online Hidden Talent games
New Channel 4 series Hidden Talent will offer viewers the ability to test their own talents through a series of online games.
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NewsC4 to reconstruct 1950s house
Channel 4 will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee by looking at science and innovation from the 50s and how it has affected our lives.
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NewsQ&A: Harry Shearer on Nixon
US actor Harry Shearer fulfils a lifetime obsession with Richard Nixon in a new comedy for Sky. He outlines why he brought the project to the UK, the bidding war between broadcasters and the challenge of recreating real-life dialogue line-for-line
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NewsSky Atlantic to mark Jubilee with 'queens'
Sky Atlantic has ordered a new series looking back at six decades of flamboyant and iconic gay performers to tie in with the Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsFreeview: on demand most in demand
Viewers value TV-enhancing services such as VoD players and TV Anytime more than innovations, according to consumer research from Freeview.
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NewsVirgin to carry BBC's Olympics channels
Virgin Media has agreed deals with the BBC and Eurosport to offer 24 live HD channels and 3D coverage of sporting events from the London Olympics 2012.
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RatingsUndateables bows out with 2.3m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s The Undateables bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series - giving Trevor McDonald’s Mississippi a run for its money.
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NewsNetflix UK acquires Lilyhammer
Netflix has secured the streaming rights in the UK and Ireland for Lilyhamer, the mobster comedy drama starring Sopranos actor Steven Van Zandt.
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RatingsBBC3’s ‘Woke Up Gay’ doc pulls 456k
TUESDAY: A documentary about a rugby player that suffered a stroke and woke up gay proved a draw for BBC3.
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NewsSundance ties with Shine Group
Shine Group’s youth production arm is to produce a series of highlights packages of the inaugural Sundance London film and music festival.
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NewsSTV on course for bumper summer
STV is on course for a summer of bumper airtime revenues as advertisers increase their spend in anticipation for Euro 2012.
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NewsGoPro ups pro user credentials
NAB 2012: GoPro, the manufacturer of the HD Hero range of wearable cameras, is set to release a firmware upgrade that will boost the camera’s data rate and add the ability to shoot at 24fps.