All Broadcast articles in 20 January 2017 – Page 4
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News
Clementi reveals BBC chair plans
Incoming BBC chair Sir David Clementi has put independence, impartiality and accuracy at the top of the agenda for the corporation as he prepares to lead its new unitary board.
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News
World Productions options drug gang memoir
Line of Duty indie World Productions is to turn drug gang memoir Good Cop, Bad War into a television drama after optioning the scripted rights.
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5Star ramps up originals
Dancing babies, kids who kill and men and women who refuse to go to the doctor are all set to appear on 5Star after the Channel 5 sister station ramped up its original commissioning strategy.
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News
Shiver hires docu-formats boss
ITV Studios label Shiver has hired former Ricochet creative director Mark Rubens as head of documentary formats.
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Ratings
Trump boosts BBC1 & C4
MONDAY: Panorama and Dispatches both scored their biggest audiences in seven months with their investigations into the President Elect, but BBC1 trumped in the battle of the Donald documentaries.
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Scottish indie Firecrest wins C4 backing
Channel 4 has dipped into its £20m Growth Fund to invest in Glasgow-based Firecrest Films, its first deal in news and current affairs.
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C4's Jilly Pearce to head Objective USA
Channel 4 commissioner Jilly Pearce is leaving the broadcaster to head up Objective’s US division.
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Critics
Coach Trip; Britain’s Ancient Capital; Insert Name Here; Pointless
“This is television for people who find Big Brother too intellectually demanding.”
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News
Red Arrow appoints non-scripted chief
Married At First Sight distributor Red Arrow International has promoted Harry Gamsu to the new role of vice president of non-scripted.
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News
Comedy Central pilots prank show
Comedy Central is piloting a prank show fronted by Facebook star Ben Phillips.
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News
Viacom hires David Lynn successor
James Currell has been appointed UK head of Channel 5 and MTV owner Viacom after David Lynn landed the top international job.
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News
BBC & Ofcom clash over costs
The BBC and Ofcom have clashed over an estimated £9m bill to cover the regulation of the corporation.
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Ratings
Voice triumphs over Let It Shine in consolidated battle
The Voice UK narrowly outperformed Let It Shine in the consolidated battle to overtake its BBC1 rival after seven-day data was made available.
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Video
2017 drama on BBC TV
Apple Tree Yard, Clique and The Moorside feature in a look ahead to the year’s top dramas
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Comment
Michael Jackson comedy highlights dangers of celebrity biopics
Sky failed to learn from past controversies about depictions of real-life stars, says Stephen Arnell
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Ratings
Sherlock slips below 6m
SUNDAY: The final episode of Sherlock slipped below 6m to its lowest overnight performance, behind BBC1’s Antiques Roadshow and Countryfile.
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Features
Project Phoenix: replacing ITV's promo management system
ITV head of technology Nick Haworth has spent three years developing a campaign management system capable of delivering promotional content to a vast array of platforms.
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Ratings
Voice turns the tables on Let it Shine
WEEKEND: The Voice UK lost fewer viewers than Let It Shine to overtake its BBC1 rival as both entertainment formats returned for a second week.
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Critics
Sherlock; Taboo; Endeavour; Walking The Americas
“It certainly got the pulse racing, but it stretched credibility to the limit.”