All Broadcast articles in 20 August 2015 – Page 3
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News
BT Sport extends Sunset+Vine deal
Sunset+Vine has inked a two-year contract extension with BT Sport to produce the bulk of its football and rugby coverage until the end of the 2018.
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News
Osborne warned BBC2 & BBC4 under threat
The BBC warned chancellor George Osborne that it would be forced to close BBC2 and BBC4 unless it received concessions after agreeing to take on the cost of over-75s licence fees.
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Critics
TV Critics: School Swap – The Class Divide; Terror on Everest: Surviving the Nepal Earthquake; New Tricks
“A touching, optimistic appraisal of state education as it faces unprecedented pressures.”
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Features
Jenny Mooney, international trade advisor
UKTI’s London-based advisor Jenny Mooney reveals how she can help local indies grow into China and beyond.
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News
iPlayer turns on live restart & pause & play
iPlayer’s catch-up and personalisation features are to be extended across multiple platforms to give audiences greater control of the service.
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Video
VIDEO: Muslim Drag Queens, C4
Watch the trailer for Swan Film’s First Cut documentary, directed by Marcus Plowright.
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News
Kids indie Brown Bag acquired by Canadian firm
Canadian indie 9 Story has acquired UK animation studio Brown Bag Films.
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News
In brief: C4 / AMC; ICM
Channel 4 has tied with AMC to offer a fledgling drama project $20,000, while US talent agent ICM has recruited a head of international TV.
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News
Partners in Crime heads to Japan
Agatha Christie spy series Partners In Crime is headed to Japan after All3Media International struck a deal with public broadcaster NHK.
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News
Britespark, Popkorn & Twofour land First Cut films
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest slate of First Cut documentaries with BriteSpark Films, Popkorn TV & Twofour winning business from the strand.
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Ratings
Scandalous Lady W elopes with 2.5m
MONDAY: BBC2’s The Scandalous Lady W won the 9pm battle as no channel managed to attract more than 2.5m viewers across the 9pm hour.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Scandalous Lady W; Revenge Porn; Show Me A Hero
“A cliché of female emancipation when greater insights and complexity beckoned.”
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News
News channels breach Ofcom impartiality code
An Ofcom investigation into news impartiality has uncovered numerous breaches by broadcasters including the BBC, CNN and CNBC for broadcasting films sponsored by governments, charities and NGOs.
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News
C4 prepares The Island celebrity special
Channel 4 is lining up a celebrity version of The Island with Bear Grylls as part of next year’s Stand Up 2 Cancer event.
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News
Barcroft expands Behaving Badly franchise to US
Barcroft Productions has won two 10-part order from US network Discovery Family focusing on animals and babies.
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News
Greenbird backs Desi Rascals exec's indie
Greenbird Media has acquired a minority stake in Gobstopper Television – an indie launched by Desi Rascals executive Ross McCarthy.
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News
ITV to refund votes for BGT winner
ITV will refund viewers who paid to vote for the winner of this year’s Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom found the show had misled the audience.
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Ratings
Saturday night ITV retrospective entertains 2.5m
SATURDAY: ITV entertainment retrospective The Saturday Night Story raised the curtain in front of an audience of 2.5m.
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News
RTÉ1 orders 50 new shows
Irish public broadcaster RTÉ1 has unveiled over 50 new shows as part of its autumn slate including a raft of UK co-productions and commissions for British indies.
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Ratings
Abz on the Farm fails to rock BBC2
SUNDAY: Former 5ive star Abz Love may have counted his chickens too soon after his country life documentary failed to rock BBC2.
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