All Broadcast articles in 27 August 2015 – Page 5
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NewsNew wave buoys indie scene
More than 100 indies have been created in the past two years as a new wave of production companies emerges.
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NewsITV2 orders diverse comedies ahead of Mobos
ITV2 wants to make its mark in diverse content by ordering four comedies featuring and produced by black, Asian and minority ethnic talent.
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NewsCan BBC TV retain the young?
The BBC’s challenge to hold on to BBC3’s young viewers has been laid bare by the performance of the channel’s biggest shows on BBC2.
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NewsBBCW reveals online strategy
BBC Worldwide has established a dedicated Digital Studio team that will ramp up the volume of online content it creates.
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NewsBT eyes original drama as it looks to expand
BT is considering a move into original drama and entertainment commissioning as it looks to build on its sports rights deals.
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NewsDanny Cohen backs entertainment on the BBC
Danny Cohen has warned that the BBC will fight any government attempt to make the corporation retreat from traditional entertainment programming.
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CommentEdinburgh will have political edge
The BBC’s future will be on everyone’s lips at this year’s festival
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NewsDanny Cohen pledges to safeguard ‘crown jewels’ sports
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has pledged to safeguard ‘crown jewels’ sports such as Wimbledon and the World Cup from pay-TV rivals.
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NewsJohn Whittingdale letter in full
Broadcast editor Chris Curtis sets out the results of Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign
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NewsTV industry backs BBC in letter to John Whittingdale
Broadcast has written to culture secretary John Whittingdale to underline the significant cross-industry support for the BBC.
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NewsBBC1 returns to Decimate
CPL Productions’ BBC1 daytime quiz show Decimate has been recommissioned for a second 25 x 45-minute series.
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NewsVIDEO: Life without the BBC
Further to today’s results of a BBC study, click to see how households across the UK responded to having no BBC services for nine days.
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NewsBoomerang hires development chief
Welsh indie Boomerang is bulking up its development team with a senior hire from Outline Productions - as it picks up the contract to produce around 30 hours of para-sport coverage for Channel 4.
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NewsIndus wins clutch of C4 docs
Indus Films is to investigate the world of luxury interior design as one of three Channel 4 documentaries.
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NewsSky investigates Irish border force
Crackit Productions has sealed two commissions – a 20-part series for Sky 1 following Ireland’s border force and a wedding series for Channel 5.
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NewsITV lining up Cold Feet reunion
ITV is in talks with the stars of Cold Feet about a potential reunion more than a decade after the drama was axed.
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RatingsWorld’s Busiest Railway steams off with 9pm slot
MONDAY: BBC2 won the 9pm slot with World’s Busiest Railway while later in the evening controversial Channel 4 documentary Muslim Drag Queens informed 1m.
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CriticsTV Critics: World’s Busiest Railway; Muslim Drag Queens; Soup Cans And Superstars
“Watching three people trying to board a commuter train will never be landmark television.”
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NewsAMC signs drama deals ahead of UK launch
AMC has expanded its drama and film schedule ahead of its UK launch later this week.
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NewsViewers accept licence fee after BBC 'cold turkey' experiment
More than two-thirds of households which opposed the current licence fee level have changed their view after abstaining from BBC services for nine days.