All Broadcast articles in 25 September 2014 – Page 4
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NewsExploring Churchill’s life tempts Ken Burns
Film-maker Ken Burns has spent 35 years directing documentaries about American history, charting events from the Civil War and Prohibition, but has never explored international stories.
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NewsJulia Jordan departs UKTV
UKTV executive Julia Jordan has left the multichannel broadcaster after seven years.
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NewsTony Hall rallies BBC in-house staff
Tony Hall has urged in-house production staff to remain “strong” following plans to scrap the BBC quota system.
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NewsRize returns to Liberty
Channel 4 is to return to upmarket department store Liberty’s for a second series of the Rize ob-doc.
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NewsDeluxe acquires B2B marketplace firm
Deluxe has acquired Mediapeers, which operates a web-based B2B marketplace for audio-visual content and boasts a client list including FremantleMedia, Lionsgate and MGM.
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NewsJeremy Paxman to host C4 election night
Channel 4 has signed up Jeremy Paxman to bring “mischief and danger” to its 2015 general election coverage.
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NewsAlison Owen & Debra Hayward form indie
Producers Alison Owen and Debra Hayward have joined forces to launch new film and TV production company Monumental Pictures.
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RatingsThe Driver underway with 4.4m
TUESDAY: David Morrissey-fronted crime drama The Driver got underway with an audience of 4.4m.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Driver, Ramsay's Costa del Nightmares, I Married the Waiter, Secret & Lies
“Liverpool’s answer to Travis Bickle is less of a show-off.”
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NewsTim Davie lifts lid on BBCW growth plans
BBC Worldwide boss Tim Davie has lifted the lid on the company’s growth strategy - ruling out plans to divest its stake in UKTV, confirming it is in talks to sell a stake in BBC America and eyeing Chinese expansion.
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NewsFarah Ramzan Golant exits as All3Media sale finalised
Discovery and Liberty Global have completed their acquisition of All3Media in a move that will result in the departure of chief executive Farah Ramzan Golant.
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NewsBBC Trust safeguards BBC1 current affairs
The BBC Trust has ring-fenced current affairs output on BBC1 for the first time, requiring the main channel to air at least 40 hours a year in peaktime.
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NewsMGM swoops for Mark Burnett indies
Fargo producer MGM has acquired a majority stake in Survivor creator Mark Burnett’s production company One Three Media.
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RatingsPlebs and Release The Hounds boost ITV2
MONDAY: ITV2 enjoyed a strong night with the return of Roman sitcom Plebs and horror gameshow Release The Hounds - as Cilla won the 9pm slot.
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NewsC4 signs indies up to MeWe360 scheme
Fledgling indies including Lemonade Money and Drummer TV have been handed memberships to business development organisation MeWe360 by Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 to celebrate Julie Walters’ career
Whizz Kid Entertainment is to celebrate Julie Walters’ career in a special BBC2 documentary.
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CriticsTV Critics: Plebs; Cat Wars; Glue; Darren Brown: Infamous; The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set
“Some of the finest chicken-hallucination humour I have ever encountered.”
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CommentTrainees: a risk worth taking
We started The Garden’s trainee scheme out of desperation - but now can’t imagine life without it