All Broadcast articles in 26 June 2014 – Page 2
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News
CBBC to visit Scream Street
CBBC has picked up a stop-motion animated series from Coolabi and Manchester-based indie Factory TM.
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Critics
TV Critics: Meet the Mormons; Beauty Queen or Bust
“The film offered a helpful primer to rules banning tea or coffee as well as alcohol and smoking. Too often, though, we were denied what we most wanted: answers.”
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News
FremantleMedia drama head exits for Bob & Co indie
FremantleMedia drama chief Donna Wiffen is to leave the super-indie to help launch drama specialist Duchess Street Productions.
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News
Flix to open new facility at The Space Project
Manchester post firm Flix is to open another facility at The Space Project.
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News
ITV fails to attend US working conditions hearing
ITV has been accused of “lacking courage” after failing to testify at a City of New York hearing into working conditions for writers and producers in reality television.
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News
BBC rural affairs coverage criticised
The BBC has pledged to improve its coverage of rural affairs in network news after the BBC Trust found there is a “deficit” in its output.
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News
Sony buys channel operator CSC
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired music, movie and children’s channel operator CSC Media Group for an undisclosed fee – handing it access to two more Freeview slots.
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Podcast
Talking TV: Broadcast Digital Awards
Hear from some of the big winners as Talking TV goes behind the scenes of the 10th Broadcast Digital Awards.
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News
Jigsaw24 acquires reseller Square Group
Jigsaw24 has acquired London-based reseller Square Group.
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News
BBC3’s Bennett hails ‘massive vote of confidence’ in linear TV
The success of BBC3 at the Broadcast Digital Awards is a “massive vote of confidence in linear television” according to outgoing controller Zai Bennett.
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News
Pinewood buoyed by strong demand for TV and film facilities
Pinewood Shepperton’s results for the past year have revealed a surge in revenue and pre-tax profit off the back of busy film and TV bookings.
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Critics
TV Critics: This Old Thing; Jesus Town USA; The Hotel Inspector Returns
“The guinea pigs did not discover fashion originality”
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Ratings
Phone hacking Panorama fails to make a splash
WEDNESDAY: BBC2’s Panorama special on phone hacking failed to make a splash after drumming up less than a million viewers.
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Comment
Interactive shows demand new ways of thinking
Training in digital skills and TV formats is key for the next generation, says Louise Brown
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Features
VFX: a better working model
A mismatch between academic courses and skills require is inhibiting graduates
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News
BBC correspondent to increase disability coverage
BBC News hopes to increase awareness of disability issues with a number of on-air and digital projects after hiring its first disability correspondent.
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The Broadcast Interview
Theresa Wise, RTS
The RTS chief executive talks to Robin Parker about overhauling the society’s education brief and nurturing the next generation of TV talent through its new bursary scheme
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News
Dave commissions Curb-esque Hoff The Record
Baywatch and Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff is to star in a Curb Your Enthusiasm-style comedy for Dave that was originally piloted for BBC2.
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News
Sky 1 sows seeds to grow 8pm
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has lined up a Come Dine With Me style gardening format as the latest part of his push to rejuvenate the 8pm slot.