All Broadcast articles in 22 May 2015 – Page 2
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News
5Productions lands first MTV show
5Productions has picked up its first order from MTV in a fresh slate from the broadcaster which includes Remedy’s first factual entertainment show.
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News
LA Screenings: James Patterson eyes TV adaptations
James Patterson is priming his crime thriller The Postcard Killers for development as a Scandinavian TV show as the author aims to secure more adaptations.
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Ratings
ITV struggles as The Island ends well
WEDNESDAY: Bear Gryll’s survival documentary The Island bowed out with a series average of 2.4m viewers as ITV suffered a tough night and was overhauled by Channel 5.
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News
DoP Martin Hawkins honoured at GTC awards
Director of photography and lighting director Martin Hawkins scooped the main award at The Guild of Television Cameramen’s 42nd annual awards.
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Features
Sound: understanding the fundamentals
With inexperienced production crew increasingly being asked to record audio, how do you ensure the sound delivered to the edit is as good as it can be? BBC Academy’s Paul Buller asks the experts
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News
Felstead recruited to align Quantel and Snell kit
Former Harris and Thomson employee Tim Felstead has joined Quantel and Snell as head of product marketing.
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News
Magner joins Visual Data
Visual Data Media Services has appointed Polly Magner as head of client services.
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Features
Music: innovative audio
TV producers are finding new and innovative ways of sourcing and commissioning music for their shows. Adrian Pennington reports
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News
Sky expands kids VoD by 600%
Sky is to beef up its VoD library of kids content by 600% - offering subscribers access to around 4000 episodes of shows including Spongebob Squarepants and Horrible Histories.
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The Broadcast Interview
Ricochet
It’s been a busy time for Ricochet since Jo Ball became chief exec last year, with Katy Thorogood joining Simon Knight to help expand the indie’s slate. Hannah Gannagé-Stewart meets the trio
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News
Carlye Group sells The Foundry to private equity firm
VFX software firm The Foundry has been acquired by private equity firm HgCapital for £200m.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Job Centre; Horizon; The Affair
“Occasionally bonkers but ultimately heart-warming.”
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News
Bhatia sets out Blue 2.0 plans
Blue 2.0 managing director Parvinder Bhatia has laid out his blueprint for the Soho facility, including a renewed focus on drama post-production and an enlarged VFX division with operations in India and Canada.
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Features
Gary Lineker on the Road to FA Cup Glory
Full post-production on the 1 x 60-minute show in which Gary Lineker meets some famous faces whose lives have been changed by the FA Cup.
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Features
Ainsley Harriott's Street Food
Complete the online edit and audio post for the six-part series in which the eponymous chef tries out street food from all over the world.
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News
DFT launches wet-gate option for Scanity HDR
Film-scanning equipment firm DFT has launched a wet-gate option for its latest Scanity HDR film scanner.
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News
Molinare wins ITV deal for Beowulf post-production
Molinare has been appointed by ITV to undertake picture and sound post-production on upcoming drama Beowulf, which is an adaptation of the epic Old English poem.
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Behind The Scenes
Undercover, Dave
We took inspiration from classic gangland movies and TV shows for this original sitcom set in Newcastle, says Margery Bone. That meant action and stunts - and a lot of guns
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Comment
Look at online short-form content as a parallel future
In the context of hours viewed, long-form content isn’t under threat, says Paul Lee