All Broadcast articles in 27 January 2017 – Page 2
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NewsDiscovery: commissioning threatened by carriage row
Discovery has warned that it could be forced to cut commissioning a result of its “unprecedented” carriage row with Sky.
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CriticsThe Cult Next Door; Fortitude; British History’s Biggest Fibs
“Confirmation that Vanessa Engle is the most important and original documentary maker working in British television today.”
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VideoThe Moorside, BBC1
ITV Studios drama recollecting the disappearance of schoolgirl Shannon Matthews.
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NewsPro Motion opens Liverpool hire facility
Broadcast equipment rental firm Pro Motion Hire has opened a new branch in Liverpool.
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RatingsNational TV Awards slip
WEDNESDAY: The National Television Awards was unable to outperform last year’s event – pulling in fewer than 5.5m viewers.
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NewsLionsgate backs Last King Of Scotland producer
Lionsgate UK has taken a stake in The Last King Of Scotland producer Potboiler Television and signed a first-look deal for global distribution of its shows.
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NewsJay Hunt reveals strategy and issues lifestyle challenge
Channel 4’s Jay Hunt has called for big ideas with social awareness and stronger lifestyle programming, claiming the latter is “stuck in a rut” across British television.
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NewsSky gears up for satellite-free TV
Sky is to launch a full television service without the need for a satellite dish as the pay-TV operator bids to reduce rising churn.
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FeaturesBig Light Productions
“We celebrate their success by telling them as much as possible, rewarding them financially, and opening them up to more challenging opportunities. Cake also helps.”
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FeaturesLion Television
“We really want people to feel that they are Lion alumni and to retain some affection for, and loyalty to, the company.”
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FeaturesTrue North
“When we’ve had a success, we analyse it and build on it and make sure that everyone knows that part of our creative approach is down to a particular person or team.”
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FeaturesWhisper Films
“The most important thing for us is constant and constructive feedback. That allow members of our production teams to “
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FeaturesBig Talk Productions
“We offer staff sabbatical opportunities to work in different aspects of production elsewhere in the ITV group.”
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FeaturesIcon Films
“Our annual work experience programme, in collaboration with local organisations in Bristol, allows us to spot emerging talent.”
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FeaturesPlimsoll Productions
“We support young people starting out in the industry by giving opportunities to people in entry roles if they show an interest and aptitude for research or production co-ordination.”
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FeaturesRaise the Roof Productions
“We’ve funded an executive producer that we really believed in to work alongside an established executive producer to secure a primetime Channel 4 credit.”
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FeaturesThe Garden Productions
“We make a point of identifying emerging talent to bring into the company”