All Broadcast articles in 24 October 2013 – Page 4
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NewsC4 hit The Mill was made for post-watershed slot
The producers of Channel 4 drama The Mill cut the show for a pre-watershed 8pm slot after the edit was completed, the show’s director has revealed.
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NewsBBC3 orders raft of factual and current affairs docs
BBC3 has commissioned five factual and current affairs docs, including a programme looking at an 18-30s campsite in north Devon and a Reggie Yates doc on South Africa.
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NewsBBC1 orders Metropolitan Police doc
BBC1 has commissioned a six-part documentary delving into the inner workings of the UK’s largest police force, the Metropolitan Police Service.
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NewsHomeland and Masters of Sex renewed
Channel 4 acquisitions Homeland and Masters of Sex have both been recommissioned by US cable network Showtime.
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NewsDiscovery plans diverse programming and free-to-air push
Discovery Networks International is focused on diversifying the range of its content and boosting its free-to-air TV distribution, according to chief executive Mark Hollinger.
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RatingsBake Off saves best for last for BBC2 with 9m peak
The Great British Bake Off became BBC2’s biggest show in modern ratings history on its final outing for the channel on Tuesday.
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CriticsTV Critics: Fox Wars; The Great British Bake Off; Smash and Grab – the Story of the Pink Panthers
“The lesson of Fox Wars was that while urban wildlife is interesting, the antics of human beings are completely fascinating.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsTiger Aspect hires Clare Handford as head of factual
Tiger Aspect has appointed former Sky commissioner Clare Handford as head of factual programming.
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NewsUnions vent frustration at ITV over pay deal
The National Union of Journalists, Bectu and Unite have vented their frustrations at ITV, claiming it failed to “bring anything to the table” at a meeting on Monday to discuss a better pay deal for staff.
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NewsHall ‘cocked up’ over BBC Arabic complaint
Tony Hall has admitted that his office “cocked up” in not responding to a bullying complaint from a BBC Arabic employee.
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NewsTarrant’s departure spells end for Who Wants to be Millionaire?
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? will not return to ITV after host Chris Tarrant decided to leave the show.
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NewsSimon Andreae drops UK indie plans for job with Fox
Simon Andreae has taken a major role with Fox in the US just two months after he partnered with Sony Pictures Television to create UK-based producer Scarlet Media.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee: web whistleblowers must be protected
World wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee has called on internet whistleblowers to be given special protection even if they break the law, in the wake of the Edward Snowden and Wikileaks scandals.
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NewsBBC to cull 8% of senior management by 2015
Tony Hall is to cut BBC senior management headcount by nearly 8% as part of efforts to save £100m a year to fund the corporation’s ambitious digital plans.
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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsChina to limit international formats
China has limited the number of international formats that local broadcasters can acquire to one per year, in a move that could significantly hit UK producers and distributors.
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NewsWindfall adds two executive producers
Indie Windfall Films has promoted Jamie Lochhead and Peter Oxley to both become executive producers.
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NewsSky Sports to launch live Twitter clips
Sky Sports is to launch real-time Champions League football clips on Twitter after striking a deal with clip-sharing platform Grabyo.
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CommentThe cunning challenge of making Fox Wars
Leon Dean reveals the techniques behind filming a nocturnal doc
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NewsDave set to bring back Red Dwarf
UKTV’s Dave is set to order Red Dwarf XI following the success of the revival series last year, according to one of its stars.