All Broadcast articles in 26 August 2011 – Page 5
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NewsSTV Productions aims to double revenue with closer indie ties
STV will consider indie acquisitions and is targeting closer ties with the production community as part of ambitious plans to double its production arm’s revenue by 2015.
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NewsBBC4 series to explore lives of medieval royalty
BBC4 has commissioned a series looking at medieval monarchy, as captured in the period’s intricately illuminated manuscripts.
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NewsC4 follows up SBTV pilot with series order for T4
A T4 pilot charting the success of online youth broadcaster SBTV will be turned into a 5 x 30-minute series for the Channel 4 teen strand.
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NewsC4 links off-peak and daytime commissioning
Channel 4 off-peak commissioning will now sit in the daytime department to make commissioning for the slots more coherent.
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NewsBBC4 buys Oz drama The Slap
BBC4 has acquired Australian drama The Slap, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Christos Tsiolkas.
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NewsMonkey to reversion C4 marriage doc as US series
Monkey Kingdom is to adapt a 2010 Cutting Edge documentary about newly married couples into a major series for US cable network Bravo.
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NewsSergeant opens Reef’s First Photo Album on BBC2
John Sergeant is to front a daytime series for BBC2 chronicling the pioneering work of Victorian photographer Francis Frith, who set out to capture the nation on film.
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FeaturesSwinger Wives, TLC (US)
Broadcast throws its keys into the bowl for a new US series about swingers.
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FeaturesStructured reality
The popularity of TOWIE and Made In Chelsea has put structured reality on the TV map, but will terrestrial audiences embrace the genre?
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CommentSex, lies and promo tapes
Edinburgh brings the industry flocking, but it’s not just for the festival, says Steven D Wright.
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The Broadcast InterviewRicky Gervais: no offence intended
For his new series Life’s Too Short, Ricky Gervais returns to BBC2 and the mockumentary style that made him a star - but this time, he’s mostly behind the camera, he tells Paul Whitelaw.
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CommentEdinburgh’s the only place to be if you work in TV
From convergence to creativity, the festival tackles all the issues, says George Entwistle.
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CommentOff Cuts: CNN's Libyan Tripoli-up
Blame it on the speed at which events unfolded, or the fact that it all kicked off in the tail hours of the weekend.
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CommentCommissioning: it’s a charade
Indies are banging their heads against a wall, says Gerri Gossage.
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Comment
Reel History of Britain / Fraud Squad / The Man Who Crossed Hitler
Wide-Eyed’s David McNab and director Jonothan McLeod on evacuees, fraudsters and Hitler’s inquisitor.
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RatingsRatings: the big schedule shake-up
With new channel heads making their mark and Richard Desmond ringing the changes, Stephen Price asks how the main channels are faring, while our team assess the controllers
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Behind The ScenesJohn Yorke: my big break as a director
Some 15 years after training as a director, BBC drama production controller John Yorke finally got his first on-screen credit, on Holby City. Going back to the floor, he was in for a shock
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CommentOnce a bully, always a bully?
As almost 40% admit to being a victim, can TV rid itself of the problem?
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R4 orders live sketches
Scripted comedy specialist The Comedy Unit has been commissioned to produce a live sketch show for BBC Radio 4.
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Behind The ScenesAppropriate Adult, ITV1
Making drama based on real-life events takes sensitivity and painstaking research, especially when murder is involved, says Lisa Gilchrist.