All Broadcast articles in 22 July 2016 – Page 4
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News
Red Planet secures first factual commission
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has won its first factual commission a year after launching a division dedicated to the genre.
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Comment
Time to join the global VoD revolution
Broadcasters have been sleeping on the job when it comes to video on demand. A global iPlayer could change this, says Sam Barcroft
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News
James Martin and Anita Rani join This Morning
ITV has hired former host of BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen James Martin and Countryfile presenter Anita Rani to front the Friday slot of This Morning.
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News
Baby Cow set to hire Christine Langan as new boss
The Queen and Philomena producer Christine Langan is on the brink of replacing Henry Normal as the boss of Baby Cow Productions, Broadcast can reveal.
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Ratings
C4's Eden opens with 1.8m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s anticipated social experiment Eden got underway at 9pm but faced tough competition from ITV and BBC1.
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News
International Briefs: Sony investment; Passion hire; RTE commission
Sony’s drama investment run continues, while Passion Distribution has hired former Banijay International executive Jimmy Humphrey and RTÉ has commissioned its latest Format Farm series.
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Critics
TV Critics: Swim the Channel; The Somme 1916 – From Both Sides of the Wire; Forces of Nature with Brian Cox
“It was like the 40 Minutes docs of old (remember those?), the slightly offbeat feel somehow adding up to a deeper understanding of a very British subculture.”
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Fremantle's Wild Blue hires creative director
Fremantle Media-backed factual indie Wild Blue has recruited BBC executive producer Cameron Balbirnie as creative director.
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News
Netflix beams up Star Trek as subs growth slows
Netflix has acquired the global rights to the forthcoming Star Trek TV series as its march to global subscriber dominance slowed.
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News
James Harding outlines 10% news savings
BBC’s news and current affairs divisions must cut 10% of costs, while also increasing investment in mobile.
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BBC continues personalisation push
The BBC’s personalisation strategy is continuing to gather pace with the launch of an app that aggregates relevant programmes, news and sports updates.
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News
Culture chair Jesse Norman appointed business minister
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee (CMSC) is searching for a new chair after MP Jesse Norman was appointed a junior minister at the department for business, energy and industrial strategy.
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News
C4 set for more political uncertainty
Channel 4’s future could be in the balance until later this year after former Home Office minister Karen Bradley replaced John Whittingdale as culture secretary.
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News
NEP acquires Danish OB firm
The NEP Group has acquired the assets of Danish outside broadcasting firm DBlux.
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Ratings
Celebrity Masterchef cooks up 3.5m
FRIDAY: Celebrity Masterchef entertained 3.5m on BBC1, while 1.2m tuned in for the penultimate episode of Gogglesprogs on Channel 4.
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News
More 4 orders more Vet on the Hill
More 4 has commissioned a second series of vet-themed docu-series Vet on the Hill after acquiring the first series from Australian distributor Fred Media.
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News
Sky News won't face investigation over Owen Jones spat
Ofcom has denied that Sky News presenter Mark Longhurst and reviewer Julia Hartley-Brewer caused “unjustified offence” during a discussion on the Orlando nightclub gun attack that saw Owen Jones storm off the set.
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News
First look: Amazon's The Grand Tour
Amazon has unveiled the first images of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May’s new motoring format.
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Ratings
The Musketeers hits series high
SATURDAY: The Musketeers hit a series three high in an otherwise quiet Saturday night.
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News
Bob & Co adds David Parfitt as consultant
Academy award-winning producer David Parfitt is to work with investment firm Bob & Co as a consultant.