All Broadcast articles in 25 April 2013 – Page 4
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NewsAmazon adopts Moneyball strategy for pilots
Online retailer Amazon is looking to apply a Moneyball strategy to the TV world after unveiling 14 pilots on its UK streaming service Lovefilm that it hopes to crowdsource to commission.
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NewsRDF rewards execs behind wins
RDF TV has won two BBC factual series commissions and promoted the pair of executives behind them to key positions.
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NewsTLC buys dramas for UK debut
Discovery’s female-skewing channel TLC has acquired the US remake of Mistresses and Marc Cherry soap Devious Maids, ahead of the channel’s UK bow.
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NewsKlein in the frame for ITV head of factual role
A number of external candidates have emerged as contenders to become ITV’s next head of factual, including BBC4 controller Richard Klein.
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NewsFox order opens doors in US for LoveLive
Multiplatform indie LoveLive is to set up in the US after securing a documentary commission from Fox.
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NewsPassion signs first scripted deals with Derek sale
Passion Distribution has struck its first deals for scripted comedy and drama after selling Ricky Gervais comedy Derek around the world.
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NewsHunt and Abraham to hear indie concerns
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham and chief creative officer Jay Hunt will listen to concerns about C4’s creative processes at a Pact council meeting next week.
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NewsBBC wants £150,000 cap on severance pay
Lord Hall has revealed plans to cap redundancy and severance pay at the BBC at £150,000 for all senior managers.
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NewsEndemol to acquire Ynon Kreiz's Kuperman Prods
Endemol is poised to buy Israeli production company Kuperman Productions, which is part owned by former Endemol chief executive Ynon Kreiz, Broadcast understands.
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Ratings10 O'Clock Live strikes with under 1m
The third series of 10 O Clock Live returned to less than 1m viewers as Simon Cowell format Food Glorious Food built its audience for the final instalment.
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FeaturesLeveson changes the picture
What has happened to the Today programme? In what can only be described as a staggering change, its ratio of male experts to female experts in the week of 11 March was almost 3:1. That’s showing TV competitors how to do it.
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CommentTechnology should aid the storytelling, not replace it
Natural history needs to engage viewers as well as wowing them, says Kim Shillinglaw
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NewsITV's Shiver locks in Jimmy Savile investigator
Mark Williams-Thomas, the criminologist and investigative journalist who worked closely on ITV’s Jimmy Savile Exposure film, has struck an exclusive deal with Shiver, the factual division of ITV Studios.
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CommentTV Critics: The Great Bear Stakeout, License to Kill
“I think they’re really horrid, these bears… Amazing footage, though.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentC4 takes the short route to PP
Branded content for mobiles looks like a win-win, says Kate Bulkley
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FeaturesThe Welsh renaissance
Co-pros like Da Vinci’s Demons and Hinterland are breathing new life into the production sector in Wales. But as Olly Grant finds, there’s a need for some more joined-up thinking
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FeaturesLocal shows for local people
With the launch of local TV services fast approaching, Jake Kanter finds out what audiences in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast can expect from their providers
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FeaturesFaith Penhale, BBC Wales
BBC Wales’ head of drama tells Robin Parker about her plans for a broader, more ambitious mix of shows – and why tax breaks can galvanise writers to free their imaginations
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FeaturesMixing it with the UK’s best
A combination of the BBC’s regions policy, more high-profile drama shoots and a greater collaborative effort has created an upbeat mood among Scottish facilities. By Michael Burns
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Behind The ScenesMotor Morphers, C5
Piloting cement lorries across a lake and felling trees with converted fire engines were just some of the challenges on this show, says Emma Read