All Broadcast articles in 24 September 2015 – Page 4
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News
In brief: Orphan Black; Nina, Love; Creative Skillset; BBCW
BBC3 series Orphan Black is to debut on iPlayer and Creative Skillset has invested £200,000 in online training courses. Read on for more.
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Comment
A backwards step for radio
Radio X’s blokeish stance is out-of-date and out of step with attempts to tackle inequality in radio, says Edward Adoo
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Ratings
The Choir drowns out ITV’s 60th celebrations
TUESDAY: BBC2’s The Naked Choir spoiled ITV’s 60th birthday celebrations after outperforming the commercial channel by 1m viewers.
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Endemol Shine loads first PC game
Endemol Shine UK has moved into PC gaming for the first time – launching a ninja fighter months after offloading games division Bossa Studios.
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Serial podcast turns attention to US Army
The second series of popular podcast Serial will focus on the case of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, a US soldier who was captured by the Taliban after disappearing from his base in Afghanistan under mysterious circumstances in 2009.
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UKTV shifts YouTube strategy
UKTV has begun phasing out its individual brands on YouTube after introducing a single, broadcaster-wide channel on the video-sharing platform.
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Family Guy leads ITV VoD revamp
ITV is to replace its website and VoD player with ITV Hub, a single destination which will become the first broadcaster service to offer online access to Family Guy in the UK.
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VER snaps up Aurora Lighting
US-headquartered production equipment provider VER (Video Equipment Rentals) has moved into the broadcast lighting rental market following the acquisition of London-based Aurora Lighting Hire.
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The Met returns to BBC1
BBC1’s in-house documentary about London’s police force, The Met, is to return for an extended second series.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Naked Choir; Millennium Children;
“The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone looked like a cut-price X Factor.”
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Sky Living heads for Blindspot
Sky Living has picked up US mystery thriller Blindspot after striking a deal with Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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YouView prepares rich data for partners
YouView is to begin providing rich data from its set-top boxes to stakeholders – offering them a level of information similar to that mined by Sky.
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Troy heads up BBC1 slate
BBC1 has ordered a “bold and visceral” primetime dramatisation of the Greek myth of Troy as part of a raft of 10 commissions and a comedy season.
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Molinare and Flix form partnership
Molinare and Flix have formed a “strategic and creative alliance” that could see work passed between the firms’ London and Manchester facilities.
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BBC investigates River City bully claims
The BBC is investigating claims of bullying on the set of Glasgow-based soap River City following complaints last week.
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Video
VIDEO: You, Me & The Apocalypse, Sky 1
The trailer for Working Title Television and Big Ball’s comedy drama
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TriForce launches comedy writer competition
Diverse comedy writers will get the chance to work on a Tiger Aspect development as part of TriForce Creative Network’s second WriterSlam.
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ITN Productions closes YouTube channel
ITN Productions has closed down its YouTube-backed citizen journalism channel Truthloader after three years and is understood to be focusing its digital work on branded content.
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Starline boards Holocaust doc
UK film and TV distributor Starline Entertainment has acquired the rights to Marco Niemeijer’s Holocaust-themed feature documentary Little Angels.