All Broadcast articles in 25 September 2014 – Page 2
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News
Headstrong signs head of drama
Warner Bros-owned producer Headstrong Pictures has hired Myar Craig-Brown as head of drama after Eleanor Moran left to join management firm-turned indie 42.
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ITV Be buys Bridezillas
ITV Be has beefed up its launch schedule with a number of US wedding formats from DCD Rights.
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Viacom hires UK commercial director
Viacom has hired former Turner executive Alan Musa as commercial director of Nickelodeon and Comedy Central in the UK.
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Freesat boss to step down
Freesat managing director Emma Scott is to leave the free-to-air satellite TV platform after seven years.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Men with Many Wives; Crackanory; Long Shadow
“Strip away the religion used to justify polygamy and this was a study in male selfishness.”
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Netflix buys Peaky Blinders for US
Netflix has acquired BBC2’s period drama Peaky Blinders in the US after striking a deal with The Weinstein Company and Endemol.
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Guild to honour work of production staff
The Production Guild has revealed the winners of its first-ever awards.
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Ratings
Bake Off sinks to 8m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off sunk to its lowest audience in five weeks, as Scott & Bailey continued to edge Our Zoo.
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Re:fine launches AS-11 processing platform re:io
Content processing and digital media services firm re:fine has unveiled re:io, a web-based content processing platform for the delivery of AS-11 compliant files.
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Mediasmiths puts UK hub into voluntary liquidation
Broadcast technology consultancy firm Mediasmiths has shut down its UK division.
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Edinburgh Festival announces date change
The Edinburgh International Television Festival will be moved forward to start on a Wednesday in 2015, as the event enters its 40th year.
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Fifth Gear finds its third home on A+E Networks
North One Television’s Fifth Gear has found its third home on British television after A+E Networks UK greenlit two fresh series of the motoring show.
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Labour hints at plans for BBC
Shadow culture minister Helen Goodman has said the BBC’s forthcoming charter renewal process must be open and transparent to secure the best outcome for the corporation and licence-fee payers.
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BBC2 takes Gogglebox format into the kitchen
BBC2 is to open up the kitchens of families across the country in a Gogglebox-style series from the creators of Channel 4’s hit format.
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Next big thing keeps execs guessing, research reveals
Consultancy firm Marquis Media Partners’ survey of 100 senior broadcast industry executives has revealed one of the key challenges facing the industry is the pace of change, with 53% of respondents stating they found it difficult to keep up with the “next big thing” in viewing habits.
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BBCW to boost Lookout Point slate
Parade’s End co-producer Lookout Point will beef up its development slate and work more closely with BBC channels around the world after securing a multi-million pound investment from BBC Worldwide.
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Features
Furchester Hotel
A show with a cast of 170 puppets and a giant set that completely filled the studio was a huge logistical challenge
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Features
Sue Woodward, The Sharp Project
Sue Woodward talks to George Bevir about growing the north-west’s television ecology
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BBC NI seeks next Mrs Brown
BBC Northern Ireland hopes its first comedy pilot event can pave the way for the next Mrs Brown’s Boys, according to the event’s organisers.
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Comment
Festivals are vital for small indies needing attention
Sometimes you have to make the doc first then find a broadcaster, says Paul Crompton