All Broadcast articles in 27 March 2020 – Page 4
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Features
Californian Commando
An unsuspecting Finnish-American visits Finland for a luxury holiday, but is unwittingly thrust into military service
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News
Podcast: Duncan Alexander on the power of football stats during the pandemic
Episode #3 of the new Broadcast Tech Talks podcast is with Stats Perform/OptaJoe football statistician, broadcaster and author Duncan Alexander
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News
Freelancers on the frontline
As pressure mounts for the government to throw the self-employed a lifeline, six TV workers share their stories
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Features
International drama
European and Israeli comedies rub shoulders with thrillers from Germany and Finland, while political drama meets Scandi noir
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News
Fugitive to sell Canadian dating format
First major programme acquisition for Anthony Kimble’s nascent firm
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Ratings
Sky 1’s Hitmen doubles slot average
WEDNESDAY: Mel & Sue comedy homes in on younger audience as BBC1’s Repair Shop and ITV’s Kate & Koji hold up in second week
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News
Smithsonian dives into TVT naval doc
Factual channel picks up historical special for UK and US channels
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News
BBC unveils Culture in Quarantine shows
Simon Schama takes virtual museum tours as self-isolation arts slate takes shape
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Features
The Deceived
Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee composes a “taut, Hitchcockian thriller” centred on the bond between a student and her lecturer
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Features
British drama
A trio of thrillers from the creatives behind Derry Girls, Luther and Line of Duty make up the cream of our domestic drama picks
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Comment
BBC has chance to silence political naysayers
Our national broadcaster has played a blinder in a time of crisis. Is it enough to convince the sceptics, asks Max Goldbart
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News
Equity highlights lack of drama diversity
Terrestrials cast non-white actors in just 8% over past year, claims launch research for Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity
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News
Coronavirus crisis: how indies are adapting
Three producers tell Broadcast about keeping business flowing in a lockdown
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The Broadcast Interview
Fox’s Rob Wade: ‘We’re taking control of our destiny’
Fox Entertainment’s British unscripted programming chief on spotting hit entertainment formats and building a career in the US