All Broadcast articles in 27 March 2014 – Page 3
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Comment
The rise of the selfie advert
TV can reap the rewards with more personal ads, says Kate Bulkley
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Features
Focal International Awards
Recognising projects from all over the world that have used historical footage to great effect.
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News
Shine chief warns of VoD scripted content ‘bubble’
The current level of investment in acquisitions from VoD providers such as Netflix is unsustainable, Shine Group chief operating officer Tim Robinson has warned.
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Comment
BBC arts push must be modern
DG’s £18m initiative must not fall into trap of being old-fashioned
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News
UKTV snaps up JJ Abrams series Almost Human
UKTV has made its latest high-profile US acquisition, buying JJ Abrams’ sci-fi series Almost Human from the international sales arm of Hollywood studio Warner Bros.
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Drama set for return to BBC4
BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.
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The Broadcast Interview
Vikki Cook & Jonathan Boseley, London Live
Content chiefs trumpet forthcoming channel as anything but niche
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News
Sky Atlantic to air Gomorrah
Sky Atlantic has acquired its first foreign-language series, the hotly anticipated Italian crime-drama Gomorrah from distributors Arrow Films and Beta Film.
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News
Departing Ross to retain C4 growth fund role
Film 4 boss Tessa Ross will continue to play a role in Channel 4’s £20m indie investment plans despite leaving the broadcaster in September.
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News
BBC arts push under fire
Prominent executives have argued that the combination of the BBC’s plans to create more arts content “than ever before” and the cuts to BBC3 will make the corporation “increasingly irrelevant”.
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News
BBC faces licence fee review
The BBC faces an uphill battle to fight off the biggest overhaul of TV licence laws in more than a decade as plans to decriminalise evasion took a leap forward this week.
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News
BBCW exec to partner Clerkenwell in new indie
The exec producer of BBC Worldwide- backed dramas including Death In Paradise and Parade’s End has partnered with Clerkenwell Films to found his own scripted indie.
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Sky simulcasts Game of Thrones debut
Sky has struck a deal with HBO allowing it to air Game of Thrones at the same time as it launches on the US cable network.
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Tessa Ross to leave Film 4
Long-time Film 4 head Tessa Ross is stepping down from her role later this year to become chief executive of the National Theatre.
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News
Suspicions of Mr Whicher returns to ITV
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is to return to ITV for a third time with a two-part series.
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Comment
IPTV goes mainstream
The TV Connect conference offered an exciting view of a fully converged future, writes Steve Plunkett
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News
BBC America makes comedy debut with Clive Tulloh
BBC America is moving into comedy for the first time after ordering aristocrat comedy Almost Royal from Clive Tulloh’s indie Burning Bright.
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News
Comedy Central buys Friends with Better Lives
Comedy Central has acquired US comedy Friends with Better Lives starring Dawson’s Creek’s James Van Der Beek.
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News
Kudelski to buy Conax for £136m
Norwegian telco Telenor is to sell its content protection business Conax to the Kudelski Group.
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News
Boundless hires Mentorn’s Hannah Wyatt
Mentorn Media’s director of programmes Hannah Wyatt is to join Fremantle Media UK label Boundless as creative director.