All Broadcast articles in 20 January 2017 – Page 2
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Ratings
CBB Hell is heaven for C5
Each winter brings, with increasing savagery, an NHS crisis, and with one currently blowing a hard chill, BBC2 fast-tracked a fly-on-the-medic doc series. Elsewhere, Channel 5 sent its inmates to hell.
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News
Liza Marshall sets up Hera Pictures
Former Channel 4 drama chief Liza Marshall has set up Hera Productions after stepping down from Archery Pictures last year.
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Ratings
Delicious delights Sky 1
This week, Sky 1 sent its resident ex-cricketer off to fricassee some Australian meats, but this wasn’t the most delicious fare on the channel’s menu.
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News
Amazon to set up UK content team
NATPE: Amazon has revealed it will have a UK content team “up and running” by the second quarter of 2017.
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Ratings
Football saga a winner
ITV’s Bobby & Tina launches well, while all three big entertainment shows lose viewers
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Ratings
CBeebies lures hipster crowd
The advertising-led hipster image of 16-34 adults was blunted slightly this week as quite a few watched some Beatrix Potter with their nippers on Thursday afternoon.
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News
Obituary: Paul Styles
Paul Styles, one of the key architects of the independent production sector and founder of cable channel UK Living, has died aged 69.
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Critics
Midsomer Murders; Hospital
“It’s not going to break any taboos, win any awards, or strike any real fear into the hearts of viewers, but it’s good, old-fashioned fluffy telly.”
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News
C4 launches fake news season
Channel 4 is heading into the post-truth world with a season dedicated to fake news.
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News
BBC chair stresses neutrality
Incoming BBC chairman Sir David Clementi stressed his political neutrality and claimed significant knowledge of BBC programming as he faced questions from MPs at a select committee hearing on Tuesday, 17 January.
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Comment
The small indie survival guide
Staying in business for 30 years isn’t easy, say Alan Marke and Jim Reid
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Comment
‘Alexa’ was the word on everyone’s lips at CES
Voice-controlled intelligent assistants were all the rage this year, says Mark Harrison
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Comment
Time to trust in diverse talent
US offers an example for broadcasters unwilling to take a chance
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News
Idris show sets sights on 'Instagram generation'
Endemol Shine North is to stream clips of Idris Elba: Fighter on Facebook to entice the ‘Instagram generation’ to Discovery’s kickboxing series.
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News
David Mortimer joins Tinopolis
Former NBC Universal non-scripted chief David Mortimer has joined Mentorn and Firecracker owner Tinopolis Group as director of content.
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News
US eyes more drama co-pros
US broadcasters are ramping up their British drama co-productions, with the next wave of premium scripted shows dominating the US Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour.
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News
Firecrest to diversify after securing C4 investment
Scottish current affairs indie Firecrest Films is to diversify into factual formats, features and history and science programming after receiving investment from Channel 4’s Growth Fund.
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News
Rugby leads Whisper’s women’s sports push
Rugby leads Whisper’s women’s sports push Channel 4-backed indie Whisper Films is preparing a significant push into women’s sport after winning the contract to produce Women’s Six Nations rugby coverage for BBC2.