All Broadcast articles in 27 August 2015 – Page 2
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C4 to track teenage murder investigation
Ten Alps indie Films of Record will track a police investigation into a teenage murder in an ambitious documentary series for Channel 4.
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BBC2 boss: Top Gear fracas was result of ‘human frailty’
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has claimed that “human frailty” was to blame for the Top Gear fracas that cost Jeremy Clarkson his job.
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BBC2 secures access to the White House
BBC2 has secured unprecedented access to the White House to tell the story of president Barack Obama’s legacy.
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Edinburgh live blog: day three
Click through for live updates from the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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Stephen Fry trumped by Big Brother
THURSDAY: The latest series of Celebrity Big Brother opened its doors to a peak audience of 2.6m viewers, easing past competition from ITV’s Stephen Fry travelogue.
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Family Guy to help launch ITV2 comedy
ITV2 will use US animation Family Guy as a springboard to launch original scripted commissions.
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Sturgeon critical of BBC referendum coverage
Nicola Sturgeon has criticised the media’s portrayal of women and claimed the BBC’s coverage of the Scottish referendum was unwittingly but significantly flawed.
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Cassian Harrison: BBC4’s £30m budget sparks innovation
BBC4 controller Cassian Harrison has claimed that his £30m budget forces the channel to be more innovative.
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Discovery hunts car and crime shows
Discovery has kicked off a hunt for cars and crime shows as it bids to cement a move back into its traditional factual heartland.
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FX remains optimistic over Sky co-pro deal
US cable network FX chief executive John Landgraf remains “optimistic” that it will co-produce comedy series with Sky, 18 months after it struck an agreement with the pay-TV broadcaster.
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Fincham: ITV not under threat from Netflix
Peter Fincham has played down the threat of losing out on major shows to VoD services and claimed that Netflix’s £100m commission of The Crown and Amazon’s deal with Jeremy Clarkson were “exceptional things”.
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VIDEO: John Whittingdale on the future of the BBC
Click to view culture secretary John Whittingdale’s grilling by Alastair Stewart on the future of the BBC.
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Pippa Harris made a Dame
Neal Street Productions co-founder Pippa Harris has been made a Dame for her services to television.
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BBC boss: Whittingdale has ‘laid to rest’ charter renewal concerns
BBC head of strategy and digital James Purnell has stood by the corporation’s defensive response to the government’s green paper - but admitted that the culture secretary’s latest remarks had “changed the mood of the debate”.
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C5 to boost late evening commissioning
Channel 5 is planning to ramp up its original commissioning at 10pm and 11pm as it bids to tap into younger audiences and help change its “tabloid” reputation.
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Witnesses struggles to reach 300k
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s French drama Witnesses was unable to score the same success as The Returned - bowing out with an audience almost 1m viewers down on its predecessor.
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Sturgeon calls for 'radical' BBC reform in Scotland
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is to issue a warning that the BBC is losing sight of the pace of devolution and urged it to hand more powers to the nations.
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Charlotte Moore: BBC1 continues to take risks
Charlotte Moore has claimed BBC1 remains distinctive and risk-taking as she unveiled a Russell T Davies adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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BBC launches directors scheme
BBC drama has launched a mentoring scheme offering 12 directors the opportunity to work across EastEnders, Holby City, Doctors and Casualty.