All Broadcast articles in 24 April 2020 – Page 4
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News
HBO Max to launch in late-May
WarnerMedia reveals long-awaited date as Netflix smashes global subs growth
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Netflix smashes forecasts amid coronavirus lockdown
Global subs up by almost 16 million, helped along by The Tiger King, Money Heist and Ozark
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Charlie Brooker indie scores BBC2 one-off
Wipe format revived for Covid-19 special while Sophie Willan scores full run of Alma’s Not Normal
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Ross Kemp to spotlight volunteers for BBC1 daytime
Former EastEnders star helms first BBC project in 21 years
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Technicolor unveils app offering a ‘post suite in your hand’
The post-production house brings forward the launch of its TechStream app to fulfil client needs during the pandemic
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Comment
Alternative thrills: Why esports is like punk rock
Ross Video esports business development manager Cameron Reed on the anti-establishment appeal of esports
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News
Controllers face grilling over Covid-19 impact
Online Edinburgh TV Festival programme kicks off with live streamed interviews about current crisis
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Ratings
Quiz wins big as singalong soars
ITV drama averages 5.5m, while BBC1’s isolation concert draws crowds
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Bectu concerned about animation and VFX pay cuts
Some staff in VFX and animation are being pressed to take pay cuts of up to 25% during the pandemic
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Sony launches two 4K 60p remote cameras
New models enable remote production of reality shows and esports
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Vera producer and STVP eye ‘jigsaw killer’ drama
Indie teams up with Elaine Collins’ Tod Productions to option true crime book
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Fatima Salaria: ‘Science has got the answers’
C4’s specialist factual head wants ‘clever’ experts to guide us through the current crisis - and is already eyeing up a lockdown anniversary doc
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Comment
Lockdown has scotched Quibi’s strategy
We may never know if the audience the mobile-only service’s owners were chasing actually exists, writes Broadcast Intelligence’s Jonathan Broughton
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Podcast #8: BT Sport's Hindhaugh on creating a virtual studio during lockdown
BT Sport has decentralised production to enable presenters and crew to create, produce and broadcast live shows from their homes
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Critics
Horizon: The Restaurant that Burns Off Calories
“An elaborate stunt to jazz up a report on the science of calories.”
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NBCU and Fox acquire AVoDs
NBCU’s Fandango agrees to buy Walmart streamer while Fox closes Tubi deal
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Viacom and Fremantle team up for isolation shorts
Balcony Stories features UGC content from around the world
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The Voice ends South Korea hiatus
ITV Studios format returns to East Asian nation after seven years
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ScreenSkills: High-end TV freelancers worst hit by Covid-19
Training body’s latest survey finds three quarters have been ‘strongly negatively affected’