All Broadcast articles in 22 January 2015 – Page 4
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News
Ugly Brother thinks global
Ugly Brother Studios is using its investment from Sky Vision to help it emerge from a spell of more conservative commissioning patterns in the US.
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News
Zealot earmarks ITV funding for acquisitions
Zealot Networks, the digital content firm established by Maker Studios founder Danny Zappin, plans to use its investment from ITV to help it on the acquisitions trail.
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News
High Noon sets sights on UK
Cake Boss producer High Noon Entertainment hopes to get shows commissioned in the UK and around the world 18 months after it was acquired by ITV.
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News
Evolution of iPlayer part of BBC3 proposals
The BBC has submitted a jigsaw of proposals that sit alongside its vision for BBC3, including plans for the next evolution of the iPlayer.
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News
Diversity: indies speak out
Indie bosses have voiced concerns about meeting the “challenging but necessary” industry diversity targets – but are upbeat that they will be supported in their efforts by broadcasters.
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Comment
BBC3: we still need convincing
Is it right that a distinct group should bear the brunt of cuts?
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News
Battle for BBC3’s future begins
The BBC’s attempt to convince viewers, the industry and the BBC Trust that BBC3 should move online has begun in earnest.
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News
Red partners with resellers to boost UK market share
Red is stepping up efforts to boost its share of the UK camera market by appointing a network of authorised dealers and hire firms for the first time in its 10-year history.
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News
Sony hires former Mediasmiths boss for IT solutions role
Niall Duffy, the former chairman of consultancy firm Mediasmiths, has joined Sony.
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News
ITV News promotes Singleton to deputy editor
ITV News has promoted its director of newsgathering Tim Singleton to deputy editor to replace Richard Zackheim.
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News
The Garden uncovers everyday heroes for ITV
24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden has won two commissions from ITV: a four-part series about ordinary heroes and a one-off film exploring household pests.
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News
BBC HQ running costs criticised
The £89m cost of running the BBC’s London headquarters has been labelled “staggering” by the chair of the Public Accounts Committee following an audit on the corporation’s estate.
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News
Police sting operation targets kit fraud gang
Police have arrested three men in connection with an international, multimillion-pound camera theft operation.
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News
In brief: Kantar hires MD & BBC News revamps app
In today’s round-up a BBC exec joins Kantar and BBC News prepares to personalise its app
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News
Netflix’s The Crown to shoot from July
The Crown, Netflix’s £100m biopic of Queen Elizabeth II, is due to start filming in the UK this July according to director Stephen Daldry.
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News
BVE reveals speaker line-up
BVE 2015: Arrow Media co-creative director Tom Brisley and Keo Films managing director Debbie Manners are among the speakers at this year’s BVE.
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Ratings
Desi Rascals fails to hit 90k
TUESDAY: Sky Living’s structured reality format Desi Rascals launched with fewer than 90,000 viewers as BBC2’s one-off The Eichmann Show enthralled 1.2m.
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Comment
Peter Salmon: don't undersell Birmingham's potential
Behind the headlines, the city is set for a huge boost in 2015
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Video
VIDEO: 10,000 BC, C5
Get a sneak peek at The Garden Productions and GroupM Entertainment’s reality format.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Eichmann Show; Excluded: Kicked Out of School; The Hidden Killers of the Tudor Home
“The Eichmann Show remained a powerful, at times almost overwhelming, testament both to the horror and to the moral agency of witnessing”