All Broadcast articles in 23 January 2014 – Page 4
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NewsDame Janet Smith review delayed by police request
The publication of Dame Janet Smith’s Jimmy Savile inquiry has been delayed until the middle of 2014 amid concerns it could compromise criminal proceedings against Stuart Hall.
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NewsSky Arts shoots David Bailey doc
Sky Arts is to offer a behind the scenes look at David Bailey’s forthcoming exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.
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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey 2014 opens
Submit your entry for the 2014 Broadcast Indie Survey, the most comprehensive analysis of the financial health of UK independent TV production.
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NewsRadio 4 comedy Party gets TV pilot
Radio 4 political comedy Party, written by and starring Plebs co-creator Tom Basden, is to be piloted for a BBC television series.
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CriticsThe Twitter verdict: Coronation Street
“Powerful, brave & heartbreaking telly.” Read on for the industry’s verdict on the climax to the soap’s euthanasia storyline.
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NewsThree Day Nanny scores global sales
Avalon Distribution has secured a raft of international sales for Channel 4’s parenting format The Three Day Nanny.
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NewsDiscovery orders Blink nature series
Discovery has commissioned a four part natural history series from Blink Films about relationships struck up between humans and animals.
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NewsBBC nets three-year Davis Cup deal
The BBC has signed a three-year deal to broadcast all of Great Britain’s Davis Cup World Group matches.
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NewsTalkTalk strikes Sony carriage deal
TalkTalk TV subscribers will be able to watch series including Community and Hot In Cleveland after the telco struck a carriage deal with the Sony Entertainment Television channel.
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CommentRambling Free
After a trial caused months of delays Oblong Film’s doc about naked rambler Stephen Gough is finally ready to be exposed.
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RatingsCoronation Street hits nine-month high
The climax of Coronation Street’s euthanasia storyline helped the soap to its best ratings in nine months on Monday, while the return of Girls on Sky Atlantic failed to cut through.
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CriticsTV Critics: Coronation Street; Girls
“This was not a clumsy for-or-against, TV-does-issues-moment, but a nuanced picture of life ending as much painfully as peacefully.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBoxatricks strikes Nordic World deal
Boxatricks, the UK format company set up by Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? co-creators Michael Whitehill and David Briggs, has struck a first look deal with distributor Nordic World.
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CriticsThe Twitter verdict: The Musketeers
“My swash has been suitably buckled.” Read on for the industry’s verdict on BBC1’s latest drama.
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NewsOlly Lambert joins Newsnight
Olly Lambert, the award-winning freelance documentary director behind Syria: Across the Lines, has joined Newsnight as its first filmmaker in residence.
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NewsBBC reveals bullying action
The BBC disciplined eight of its staff for bullying or sexual harassment last year, with one individual losing their job.
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NewsDigital UK: Free-to-air TV worth £80bn
Free-to-air TV is worth £80bn to the UK over a ten year period, generating 15,000 jobs, and delivering more value than mobile broadband, according to a Digital UK report.
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NewsStoryville secures China web addict doc
BBC4 has acquired a Morgan Spurlock documentary about internet addiction in China.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsE4 orders fantasy pilot Alt
E4 is piloting a fantasy drama from Being Human writer Jamie Matheison, produced by Mammoth Screen.