All Broadcast articles in 27 January 2017 – Page 5
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News
Netflix lifts lid on unscripted strategy
Netflix plans to release at least 30 documentaries and is looking to reach “double-digit” numbers of unscripted formats in 2017.
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BBC acquires first Spanish drama
BBC4 has acquired its first Spanish drama – striking a deal with distributor Arrow Films for thriller I Know Who You Are.
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Ratings
Further Back In Time For Dinner struggles
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Further Back In Time For Dinner failed to live up to its last course – losing out to its terrestrial rivals in the 9pm slot.
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ITV opens up Russian doll gameshow
Catchphrase indie STV Productions is making a Russian doll-themed studio gameshow for ITV.
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Reports: C4 in Bake Off talks with BBC
Channel 4 is negotiating with the BBC to air The Great British Bake Off this year, according to a series of press reports.
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Donna Clark to join Darlow Smithson
Donna Clark, former head of formats and features commissioning at the BBC, has joined Darlow Smithson Productions as joint managing director.
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Firecrest Films appoints Mentorn duo
Glasgow-based indie Firecrest Films has poached Mentorn execs Iain Scollay and Mark Roberts as joint creative directors following its investment from the C4 Growth Fund.
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Critics
Further Back in Time for Dinner; Case
“The series is always lovely to watch, whichever period it is set in.”
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BT Sport to air Liverpool v Chelsea clash in Dolby Atmos
BT Sport will embed a Dolby Atmos audio feed in its live Ultra HD football coverage for the first time next week when it covers Liverpool versus Chelsea in the Premier League.
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AIMS adds IS-04 spec to roadmap
The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has added the IS-04 specification to its roadmap.
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Badham joins Video Europe as head of new business
Video Europe Group has appointed Nick Badham as its head of new business.
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Line of Duty commissioner joins Two Cities
Line Of Duty commissioner Stephen Wright is to leave the BBC to join Alex Graham and Michael Jackson’s Two Cities indie.
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Video
Lucky Man, Sky 1
Second series of the Carnival Films drama based on an original idea by Stan Lee.
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Dot To Dot brings all-star animation to Cbeebies
Dot To Dot Productions is producing an animated dinosaur pre-school series featuring Kathy Burke, Sarah Lancashire and Andrew Scott for CBeebies.
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Ratings
Winterwatch warms 3m
MONDAY: Winterwatch returned to the schedule with over 3m viewers – doubling BBC2’s slot average.
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Carnival recruits BBC Studios exec
Carnival Films has recruited Jessica Pope as an exec producer.
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Tigress scores marquee Nat Geo series
National Geographic is to explore the life of gorilla researcher Dian Fossey in a major Sigourney Weaver-narrated series from Endemol Shine’s Tigress Productions.
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ITV expands Save Money strand
ITV has expanded its fledgling Save Money strand after ordering a primetime consumer format from Crackit Productions.
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Critics
Horizon; Royal Recipes; Reggie Yates; Great American Railroad Journeys
“Your interest in all this was probably correlated to how long you spend faffing in the mirror each day.”
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BBC restructures specialist factual team
The BBC has overhauled its specialist factual commissioning team - creating three roles dedicated to science, religion & ethics and history.