All Broadcast articles in 27 January 2017 – Page 4
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CommentPossibilities are endless for VR wildlife documentaries
Immersive technology will transform how we make natural history, says Erfan Saadati
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NewsPeers press for UK to keep access to EU funding
Peers have urged the government to maintain the UK’s access to the EU’s £1.2bn Creative Europe fund after Brexit.
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NewsC4: True North deal shows that Growth Fund works
The sale of Channel 4’s stake in True North to Sky demonstrates to the government that the broadcaster can operate with both a “commercial and creative agenda”, according to investment chief Laura Franses.
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Behind The ScenesThe Cult Next Door, BBC2
Sleight of hand in the edit helped illustrate this extraordinary story
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CommentMedia has a responsibility to illuminate the darkness
Television must resist the urge to ride the wave of populism, says Dan Whitehead
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FeaturesThe return of Television Centre
How the famous studios have been brought into the 21st century
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News!mpossible indie broadens slate
Mighty Productions, the indie established by The Weakest Link co-creator Lynn Sutcliffe and Tipping Point creator Hugh Rycroft, is eyeing a move into new genres after receiving a supersized order for its BBC daytime quiz !mpossible.
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NewsDRG eyes investments after Wildseed tie-up
DRG has an “eye and a half ” on making a series of investments in the wake of its deal to back Wildseed Studios content, as it evolves into a future-proofed distribution business.
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CommentThere’s a new game in town
It’s all about green-lighting projects at speed, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsLast chance to enter Broadcast Indie Survey
Indies, consolidated companies and broadcasters have one week to submit their entries for this year’s Broadcast Indie Survey.
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NewsLocal deals dominate Natpe
Domestic deals between Latin American media giants and a booming local production sector dominated this year’s Natpe.
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NewsCalls to curb coffee shop hiring culture
Television production’s freelance nature and its informal recruitment culture is preventing it from opening up opportunities to a broader pool of talent.
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NewsTrue North eyes global stage
Homes By The Sea indie True North is to ramp up development of factual formats with international appeal after receiving a multimillion-pound investment from Sky.
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CommentNew era on the horizon for OTT
Are Amazon and Netflix moving closer to traditional broadcasters?
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NewsCommissioners urged to take talent risks
The TV industry must take more risks with senior production talent, put a stop to its ‘coffee shop’ hiring culture and offer pathways for career progression to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
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NewsRobbins and Wallace form Broadcast Associates
Former TVT chief operating officer Jake Robbins has teamed up with consultant John Wallace to form a new consultancy business called the Broadcast Associates.
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NewsCall for TV to reflect Britain
Broadcasters must do more to tell diverse stories of post-Brexit Britain and escape the cultural confines of the “London bubble”, senior industry figures have said.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky carriage war erupts
An unprecedented row has erupted between Sky and Discovery, which could see 12 channels disappear from the pay-TV platform after carriage negotiations broke down.
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NewsC4 to air full series of Bake Off this year
Jay Hunt has revealed that the eighth series of The Great British Bake Off will air on Channel 4 in 2017.
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NewsGinger Spice helps BBC celebrate the ‘90s
Ginger Spice Geri Horner is to feature in an Outline Productions documentary as part of the BBC’s My Generation strand.