All Broadcast articles in 22 July 2016 – Page 2
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NBCU strikes formats deal with France's Terminal 9
London-based NBC Universal International Studios has struck a partnership with French indie Terminal 9 Studios to develop entertainment and factual entertainment formats for UK and international broadcasters.
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Ratings
RDF dominates the 8pm slot
WEDNESDAY: RDF dominated the evening for a second week in a row with BBC1’s Eat Well For Less beating the final part of ITV’s 100 Year Old Drivers.
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CBBC to visit Paignton Zoo
BBC’s Natural History Unit and kids’ indie DHX Media have teamed up to create an observational documentary about Paignton Zoo for CBBC.
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Ratings analysis: Love Island, ITV2
The second series of Love Island gave Channel 5’s Big Brother a run for its money and, crucially, was a smash with lucrative young audiences. Stephen Price reports
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E4 commissions celeb dating show
Joey Essex, Tyger Drew-Honey and Charlotte Crosby are all looking for love on a new E4 dating show produced by TOWIE indie Lime Pictures.
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Avalon to make political comedy series for Dave
Avalon is to produce a political comedy series for Dave fronted by Matt Forde.
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UK indies plot The Night Manager follow-up
The Night Manager producers Character 7 and The Ink Factory are developing John le Carré’s The Spy Who Came In From The Cold as the follow-up to The Night Manager
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Critics
TV Critics: The Joy of Data; Long Lost Family
“Fry made data seem like some magical and benign force wafting around all of us: magnetic, unthreatening, a bit sexy.”
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Oona King appointed YouTube global diversity chief
Channel 4 diversity executive Oona King is leaving the broadcaster after seven years to join YouTube in a global role as director of diversity.
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Comment
Habits may be changing but TV viewing remains high
Brand and ethos behind a channel is increasingly important, says Chris Cowan
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Battle lines are drawn in SVoD
Content and curation are key to standing out, says Kate Bulkley
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Trickbox installs interactive video wall from MultiTaction
Trickbox TV has installed a MultiTaction interactive display video wall inside its Tower Bridge TV studio.
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UKTV extends playout and VoD deals with Ericsson
UKTV has extended its playout, video on demand (VoD) and access services contracts with Ericsson.
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Ex-Onsight CTO Mills sets up VR consultancy
Former Onsight chief technology officer Richard Mills has set up a VR and 360-degree production consultancy and services company.
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Hackfest to 'reimagine the future of cities'
IBC’s Hackfest theme for 2016 will be ‘Reimagining the Future of Cities Through Education, Entertainment and Sports’.
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Google builds three studios at Kings Cross HQ
The new Google HQ in London’s Kings Cross will include three studios that popular YouTube channel producers can use to create content.
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Arqiva gears up for BBC's Rio Red Button service
Arqiva will carry an additional eight DTT services through its COM8 multiplex during August to allow the BBC to provide additional coverage of the Rio Olympics via the Red Button.
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SIS expands Anylive fibre network as TV embraces IP
SIS Live is continuing to expand and extend its Anylive fibre network as it prepares for a rush of broadcasters moving to IP-based remote production.
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Ooyala offers server-side ad insertion platform
Telstra-owned Ooyala is to offer live server-side ad insertion (SSAI) to broadcasters.
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Moov to provide graphics for C4 Paralympics coverage
Moov will provide broadcast graphics for Sunset + Vine’s live coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympics for Channel 4.