All Broadcast articles in 23 October 2014 – Page 4
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NewsThe CW picks up The Flash and Jane The Virgin
Channel 4 and Sky acquisitions Jane The Virgin and The Flash have been picked up for full series by The CW in the US.
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NewsRTS allocates £60k student bursaries
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has revealed the 20 youngsters to receive funding as part of its inaugural undergraduate bursary scheme.
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RatingsYou Can’t Get The Staff serves up 1.6m
TUESDAY: You Can’t Get The Staff served up an above-average audience of 1.6m for Channel 4, as the final run of BBC3’s Bad Education bowed out with an audience 25% smaller than its previous outing.
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CriticsTV Critics: You Can’t Get the Staff; Children in Need - Sewing Bee; American Horror Story
“It zoomed in unnecessarily on the odd rolled eye and ghastly comment when there were far more interesting things going on, far more interesting people revealing their unique lives.”
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News7 Wonder hires OSF exec
7 Wonder has stepped up its recruitment drive with the appointment of Oxford Scientific Films’ (OSF) Steve Condie as head of specialist factual.
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NewsTV3 strikes NBCU development deal
Irish broadcaster TV3 is hoping to launch unscripted hits as successful as Made In Chelsea and The Real Housewives franchise after striking a formats deal with NBC Universal.
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NewsSpun Gold makes poverty doc for C5
Channel 5 is to explore poverty through the eyes of children in a one-off documentary from Spun Gold.
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NewsFairhead indicates support for BBC3 online move
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has indicated that she supports the proposal to move BBC3 online to help the channel keep pace with the viewing habits of its audience.
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NewsRona Fairhead: licence fee does not need fixing
Newly-installed BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has argued that the licence fee is “not a problem that needs to be fixed” as the government prepares to consider all options for the corporation’s future funding during charter renewal.
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NewsFox UK opens Freak Show
The stars of a Venice Beach freak show are to feature on Fox UK after the broadcaster acquired a reality series from Endemol.
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NewsChannel 4 develops Isis drama
Channel 4 is developing a drama exploring the reasons some British-born Muslims are joining the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) with Liza Marshall’s fledgling indie Archery Pictures.
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NewsOrangutans swing onto Animal Planet
Animal Planet has ordered Meet The Orangutans, an eight-part follow up to its hit series Meet The Sloths.
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RatingsThe Kitchen serves up 900k for BBC2
MONDAY: BBC2 series The Kitchen concluded on a low as Gotham’s second episode fell by half a million viewers.
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CriticsTV Critics: Gotham; The Walking Dead; Big Dreams, Small Spaces; The Art of Gothic
“Gotham continues to be an ace hoot. It really shouldn’t be, as it’s much the most violent thing on the small screen.”
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NewsBBCW strikes Red Planet first-look deal
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has formalised his long-standing relationship with BBC Worldwide, striking a first-look deal with the international distributor.
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NewsIndies vie for Children's Baftas
Animation producers Blue Zoo and Factory Transmedia are to battle with Dot to Dot Productions and Kindle Entertainment for indie of the year at the Children’s Baftas.
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NewsRare agrees partnership with Babygrand
Factual umbrella firm Rare Television has struck its second indie deal, agreeing a partnership with fledgling indie Babygrand Productions.
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NewsR4 comedy commissioner to step down
Caroline Raphael, the BBC Radio 4 commissioner behind shows including Little Britain, is to leave the BBC after 31 years.
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NewsComedy Central takes Big Talk pilot to series
Comedy Central has taken Big Talk comedy Mummy’s Boys to series after producing a non-TX pilot last year.