All Broadcast articles in 21 November 2013 – Page 3
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NewsForum split over benefit of recruitment quotas
The topic of quotas for BAME staff was a volatile talking point at Diversify, generating mixed views from experts.
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NewsSkills can redress imbalance
Creative Skillset executive director Kate O’Connor has vowed the organisation will help to improve diversity across the creative industries following Broadcast and Screen International’s Diversify event last week.
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NewsKing pushes for action plan
Training issues, quotas, access and on-screen portrayal were among the hotly debated topics at Diversify, with race, class, gender, sexuality, geography and age all still having a disproportionate bearing on employment in the film and TV industries, both in front of and behind the camera.
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NewsFormer ITV Studios daytime boss in talks with ABC News
ITV Studios’ former daytime boss, Fiona Keenaghan, is being courted by ABC News in the US about a number of potential opportunities, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsAll3Media set to take Gogglebox to China
Gogglebox is to be remade in China after All3Media International closed a deal with local broadcaster Jiangsu Satellite TV.
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NewsRevealed: 2013’s best acquisitions
From superhero spin-offs to headless horsemen, Broadcast assesses the year’s biggest imports
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NewsInbetweeners indie to pilot ITV2 gameshow
The Inbetweeners indie Bwark Productions is diversifying into new genres by piloting a gameshow for ITV2, giving groups of colleagues the chance to win prizes.
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Animation
Tax breaks and investment have created a buzz in Belfast’s animation community
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Factual Entertainment
As drama production booms, is fact ent still Northern Ireland’s biggest strength
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FeaturesNorthern Ireland: Derry
Indies in the city have grown in confidence under the spotlight of the UK City of Culture.
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NewsDocs tax credit under review
The government is considering lowering the TV tax relief threshold for documentaries from £1m per hour to £650,000 per hour to boost the UK’s factual output.
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CommentTax reliefs benefit London by importing TV production
The capital will reap rewards, says Adrian Wootton
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NewsITV and Twitter join forces for RWC final rerun
ITV Sport has forged a partnership with Twitter for a repeat of England’s 2003 Rugby World Cup victory.
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NewsBBC Arabic tribunal defeat reveals more unrest
More details have emerged about the unrest at BBC Arabic after a broadcast journalist won an employment tribunal against the global news division.
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CommentKeep diversity in the spotlight
Lisa Campbell says Diversify felt like a seminal event, but collective action is required
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NewsShed reshapes drama arm
Shed Media’s scripted output is set for a shot in the arm after the super-indie established a dedicated division following the decision of the Shed Productions founders to step back from running the business.
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NewsXbox One offers viewers VoD and personalised EPG
Next-generation console Xbox One will allow users to watch live TV via a personalised EPG that will also offer access to video-ondemand (VoD) apps such as Netflix, Lovefilm and Machinima.
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CommentDiversity: time to act, not talk
We all have an obligation to change the status quo, says Alex Mahon
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The Broadcast InterviewJustin Fletcher and Allan Johnson
Few characters can rival Santa Claus in a child’s eyes - apart from CBeebies’ Mr Tumble that is.
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NewsMore4 spin-off for Kirstie Allsopp makeover show
Channel 4 is extending its relationship with Kirstie Allsopp after renewing Fill your House for Free and giving a More4 spin-off series the greenlight.