All Broadcast articles in 24 July 2015 – Page 5
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News
Remarkable unveils fresh management team
Endemol Shine UK indie Remarkable Television has unveiled its new look management team, promoting James Fox and hiring Twofour’s Kitty Walshe as co-managing directors.
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Critics
TV Critics: Britain at the Bookies; Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers; Lookalikes
“It was hard not to ponder whether the subjects had some say in a largely favourable portrayal.”
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Peter Salmon to lead BBC Studios
BBC England boss Peter Salmon will be tasked with commercialising the corporation’s in-house production division after being appointed the first director of BBC Studios.
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BBC daytime development boss becomes C5 commissioner
BBC head of development for daytime and features Sean Doyle has joined Channel 5 as factual commissioning editor.
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ITV renews The Americans for Encore
ITV has picked up series three and four of The Americans for Encore seven months after it decided against renewing the show for its main channel.
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Behind The Scenes
Supershoppers, C4
Firecrest’s Nicole Kleeman on combining satire with stunts to create a new kind of consumer programme
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Ratings
Rock ‘n’ Roll America serenades 1m
FRIDAY: Rock ‘n’ Roll America became BBC4’s best-rated show in eight months as it bowed out in front of an audience of almost 1m viewers.
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TVU adds to European team
IP video technology provider TVU has expanded its European team with the appointment of Kris Hill who has taken on the role of sales director for Europe.
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Arri introduces new Cinema EOS accessories
Arri has introduced new cine plates for Canon’s range of Cinema EOS cameras.
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C4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.
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Broadcast RF provides wireless coverage for British Open
Broadcast RF is providing transmission and receive infrastructure for the British Open for the second year in a row.
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Broadcast Awards 2016: open for entries
The Broadcast Awards is back for its 21st year – click now to enter the 2016 event.
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StormHD takes on Forscene
Post facility StormHD has incorporated Forscene cloud editing software into its post-production workflow.
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Ratings
Joanna Lumley topples The Outcast
SUNDAY: The second part of Joanna Lumley’s Trans-Siberian Adventure steamed to a primetime slot lead as The Outcast’s finale lost 700,000 viewers.
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BBC green paper puts contestable funding back on the radar
Licence fee funds could be up for grabs in genres including news, drama, documentaries, arts, and children’s after the government floated the idea of contestable funding in the BBC green paper.
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Omnitek ships 4K test and measurement tool
Test and measurement company Omnitek is shipping its Ultra 4K Tool Box which allows the analysis, generation and conversion of UHDTV signals.
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Critics
TV Critics: London’s Lost Graveyard; Wigton to Westminster; The Outcast; Javone Prince; Dragons’ Den
“The old Bethlehem burying ground unearthed near Liverpool Street station is fascinating in itself and doesn’t need the bang-crash-crikey treatment given here.”
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Ratings
John Bishop bows out with 3m
SATURDAY: The John Bishop Show bowed out with 3m viewers on BBC1 as ITV’s boxing coverage drew a peak crowd of almost 2.5m.
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Whittingdale 'surprised' by BBC reaction to green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has said he was “a little surprised” at the BBC’s reaction to the government green paper on the future of the corporation.
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Nick Robinson to front Sir Alex Ferguson documentary
The BBC’s outgoing political editor Nick Robinson is to present a special BBC1 documentary on former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.