All Broadcast articles in 24 October 2013 – Page 5
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NewsNAO set for improved BBC access
The National Audit Office is set to be granted improved access to the BBC’s books after the corporation agreed changes to its relationship with the spending watchdog.
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RatingsIceland doc delivers goods for BBC2
BBC2’s intimate look behind the scenes at frozen food retailer Iceland broke the ice with an audience of more than 2m on Monday.
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NewsSIS Live to close its OB division
SIS Live is to close its outside broadcast division from March next year.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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CriticsTv Critics: Iceland Foods; Date My Porn Star; Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer
“This kind of docusoap about an institution feels very 10 years ago.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsWolfblood leads children’s Bafta nominations
CBBC supernatural drama Wolfblood has picked up four nominations in the British Academy Children’s Awards.
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NewsBBC4 orders Vice and Raw co-pro drug doc
BBC4 has commissioned a documentary on illicit drugs and weapons online market The Silk Road from Raw TV and Vice.
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NewsBBC and RIG strike new radio terms of trade
The BBC and the Radio Independents Group (RIG) have agreed new terms of trade for commissioning independent producers, days after the broadcaster signed a similar TV deal with Pact.
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NewsJowell: turn BBC into a mutual company
Former culture secretary Dame Tessa Jowell has argued that the BBC should become a “mutual company” to make it more accountable to licence fee payers.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures reports pre-tax profits of £1m
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of £1m for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for £40m last year.
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NewsC5 orders STV pothole doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off potholing documentary from STV Productions.
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NewsBBC1 commissions celebrity gymnastics show
BBC1 has commissioned two new entertainment formats, including a Saturday night celebrity gymnastics competition.
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CommentStephen Redfarn: Westcountry TV's maverick
Gerry Buckland remembers Stephen Redfarn – a maverick who ran Westcountry TV in the 1990s.
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RatingsWalking Dead chews up competition
Season four of zombie drama The Walking Dead continued its flesh-eating success for Fox on Friday, launching with more than 100,000 more viewers than the previous series.
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NewsShine TV brings Bear Grylls back to C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a series that will see him challenge 12 men to survive on a desert island for four weeks.
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RatingsThe Paradise returns with 5.2m
BBC1’s The Paradise opened its doors to fewer viewers than last year - as Strictly Come Dancing beat The X Factor on a Sunday for the first time this year.
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CriticsTV Critics: Toast of London; The Paradise; Man Down; Atlantis; Homeland
“Toast of London just gets funnier and funnier as it goes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsSBTV YouTube channel wins private equity backing
SBTV, the online music and entertainment channel, has secured private equity backing from Miroma Ventures.
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NewsMobile traffic surges on YouTube
Nearly 40% of traffic to online video site YouTube now comes from mobile devices, according to the Google-owned company.