All Broadcast articles in 25 December 2015 – Page 2
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News
NBC owner denies ITV takeover talks
US media conglomerate Comcast has denied reports that it is in takeover talks for ITV.
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Ratings
John Bishop outperforms Downton Abbey tribute
MONDAY: John Bishop’s evening of festive entertainment won the 9pm slot as 2.5m tuned in to Bafta’s tribute to Downton Abbey on ITV.
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Critics
TV Critics: Cue the Queen; BAFTA celebrates Downton Abbey; From Andy Pandy to Zebedee
“A baggy and charmless rush through royal history.”
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News
4Music to air final American Idol
4Music has acquired the rights to the final series of American Idol.
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BBC headhunter bill hits five-year high
The BBC spent more on headhunters in 2014/15 than it has in five years, taking its total outlay on external recruiters to nearly £2.3m since 2010.
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The Garden behind Cancer Research ads
The Garden Productions has produced the television, radio and digital content for a major new Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign.
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Features
World of Locations - Indonesia
Indonesia is an emerging market for film locations with a wealth of untapped resources and a talented workforce.
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Features
World of Locations: United States - Montana
Though many of the film and TV productions that shoot in Montana do so because they tell local stories — the highest-profile recent visitor, Alexander Payne’s Oscar-nominated Nebraska, was, in spite of its title, set partly and shot in Montana — others come for the sweeping Great Plains vistas that ...
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Features
World of Locations: United States - Nevada
Most productions that come to Nevada are looking for location shoots in and around the city of Las Vegas, though the state’s low tax rates can also be an attraction.
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Features
World of Locations: Wales
International productions have long been drawn to this small but perfectly formed country, which provides mountains, lakes, beaches and castles aplenty.
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Features
World of Locations: Scotland
With rugged mountains, pristine beaches and cities that double for US metropolises, it is no surprise Scotland soars to the top of the wish list of many a location manager.
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Features
World of Locations: Northern Ireland
HBO’s Game of Thrones may have been one of the early adopters, but it’s not taken long for the rest of the film and TV world to catch on to the benefits of shooting in Northern Ireland.
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Features
World of Locations: England
The new Star Wars, the new JK Rowling and the new Bridget Jones film are all shooting in England.
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News
BBC to tender 40% of in-house shows
The BBC has performed a dramatic U-turn and announced plans to tender out 40% of in-house shows to the indie sector within two years of launching BBC Studios under a wide-ranging agreement with Pact.
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News
Blake joins Object Matrix in EMEA channel role
Storage vendor Object Matrix has recruited Neil Blake to manage the company’s channel in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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News
C4 news stories stir mixed Ofcom rulings
Channel 4’s “cash for access” sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw has been cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom – but the regulator has reprimanded the commercial broadcaster’s news service over a report on the Shoreham air crash.
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News
In Brief: ITV, Amazon, Saturday Night Takeaway
US media group Comcast is reportedly eyeing a bid for ITV, while Amazon renews The Man In The High Castle and NBC cancels the US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway.
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Ratings
Apprentice final hits 10-year low
SUNDAY: The Apprentice bowed out with its second lowest finale audience on record, as a controversial Sports Personality of the Year peaked with more than 10m.
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Ratings
Strictly final up 800,000 on last year
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a peak of more than 12m viewers as boyband star Jay McGuiness took home the trophy.
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Channel 4 swoops for Formula One
Channel 4 has swooped for the terrestrial rights to Formula One, beating ITV to take over coverage of the motor racing competition from the BBC.
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