All Broadcast articles in 23 October 2020
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FeaturesCapturing the story of GRM Daily during lockdown
Lockdown surprisingly helped expand YouTube’s one-off YouTube doc about the rise of the grime music business to a series
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CommentBroadcasters must promote social change
Work at ITV and Channel 4 proves channels are on the right course, says Mihir Haria-Shah
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NewsBill Gates, Olusoga and Bonnin to address science TV event
World’s second-richest man plus senior broadcasting figures top WCSFP bill
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NewsTaskmaster opener consolidates to 3m
First ever Channel 4 showing now the channel’s third-best new show of 2020
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NewsEnvy wins post-production contract for Insight TV
The London post house has created a bespoke workflow to enable it to remotely work on 4K HDR projects for the Amsterdam-based company
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NewsSky reveals VFX-heavy campaign for Sky Q
The series of five films has been created by in-house agency, Sky Creative Agency
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NewsNewswrap podcast: bye bye Quibi
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s short-form streaming bet folds after just six months - the Newswrap delves into its demise
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NewsProduction Guild creates diversity taskforce
25-strong group aims to improve production diversity and career progression opportunities
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NewsJames Purnell to exit the BBC
Radio and education chief lost Executive Committee seat in Tim Davie restructure
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RatingsC4’s second Taskmaster loses 300,000
THURSDAY On a relatively quiet night, the second episode of Taskmaster on Channel 4 shed around 15% of viewers from its opener.
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NewsGov’t approach to ‘forgotten freelancers’ slammed
NUJ claims ’misplaced fear of fraud’ put above support packages
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VideoVoices of Fire, Netflix
Gospel series which follows Bishop Ezekiel Williams, a well-respected gospel musician in the area of Hampton Roads Virginia. Produced by I Am Other
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CriticsThe Queen’s Gambit
“It looks gorgeous, the main performances are superb, but it has the feeling of a fairytale rather than a sports movie”
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NewsDamian Kavanagh to leave Tiger Aspect
Former BBC3 chief says ‘time is right’ after almost two years helming Man Like Mobeen producer
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NewsCovid prompts Knickerbocker restructure
Staff put onto freelance contracts and office closed to enable true indie to ‘weather the storm’
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Behind The ScenesAnimation in lockdown: a new pace for stop motion
Every rule our animators use went out the window to create the second series of CBBC’s Scream Street, says Phil Chalk