All Broadcast articles in 27 August 2015 – Page 6
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Danny Cohen: no public desire for market failure BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that there is no public desire for the corporation to become a “market failure” broadcaster.
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Big Blue Live and Usain Bolt boost BBC
SUNDAY: Usain Bolt’s 100m victory in the World Championships reeled in an audience share of almost 25% as BBC1’s Big Blue Live dwarfed ITV’s Animal Mums later in the day.
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In brief: Polizzi; Pilkington; Endemol Shine
A+E Networks and Endemol Shine have made senior hires as Twofour secures a slew of Alex Polizzi sales.
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Saturday Night Story entertains 2.4m
SATURDAY: ITV’s The Saturday Night Story and Channel 5’s Football League Tonight remained steady as part of a quiet evening’s entertainment.
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Twofour attempts 'time travel' transformation for ITV
Twofour has landed a six-part series with ITV in which Davina McCall will meet individuals who are attempting to change their lives.
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The Krypton Factor set for US reboot
US cable network Syfy is developing an American version of The Krypton Factor.
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BBC developing country house period drama
Mentorn Media’s drama division Daybreak Pictures is developing an ambitious country house period drama for the BBC.
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ITVS label signs Balls of Steel creator
ITV Studios’ comedy label Second Act Productions has inked a first-look deal with the creator of Balls of Steel and The Friday Night Project.
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Molinare appoints new commercial director
Molinare has appointed Richard Hobbs to the newly created role of commercial director.
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Ripper Street remains below 3m
FRIDAY: The third series of BBC1 crime drama Ripper Street remained below 3m viewers as it hit its halfway point.
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Critics
TV Critics: Time Crashers; Country Strife: Abz on the Farm; Zeb’s River Journey Thailand
“It is purely old-fashioned entertainment of the kind I worried television had stopped making.”
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BT Sport swoops for Australian Ashes
BT Sport is to show the next Ashes series as part of a five-year deal which includes all of the Australian home internationals.
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Left Bank strikes landmark China deal
Mad Dogs indie Left Bank Pictures has struck a landmark co-production deal with China International Television Corporation.
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ITV in talks to buy UTV
UTV has confirmed that it is in talks over a potential sale following reports ITV is to acquire the Northern Irish broadcaster.
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Met Office loses BBC weather deal
The BBC is to drop the Met Office as its weather data provider for the first time in its 93-year history.