All Broadcast articles in 27 May 2016 – Page 3
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NewsMedia Production Show offers Interview taster
Delegates at the Media Production Show will be offered a sneak peek at forthcoming Channel 4 format The Interview by Label1 creative director Simon Dickson.
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NewsBBC4 to build on slow TV and push boundaries
BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison wants to build on slow TV and explore other storytelling techniques, including self-filming and crowdsourcing.
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NewsMedia Summit announces final panel sessions
The final sessions have been confirmed for the Media Summit next month, which will include James Purnell’s first major response to the BBC white paper, Creative Skillset’s Seetha Kumar addressing the industry’s skills shortfall, and a virtual reality demonstration from Samsung.
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NewsBBC3 move a boon for rivals
E4 and ITV2 have both had strong starts to the year, benefiting from BBC3’s move online in the battle for young viewers.
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NewsReboots dominate the LA Screenings
The LA Screenings transported British buyers back in time this week, with a raft of dramas and programmes based on movies and TV series dating as far back as the 1980s.
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NewsBBC factual set to experiment
BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats Tom McDonald has called for more experimental events as he attempts to build greater emotional engagement with his slate.
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CommentInternet force can be with us
The digital world moves at breakneck speed. One minute Candace Payne was out shopping in Texas, the next she’s appearing on James Corden’s The Late Late Show.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for diversity push
BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison has made boosting the channel’s diversity a top priority, as Ofcom draws up plans to hold broadcasters’ feet to the fi re on the issue through more regular reporting.
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NewsOsborne: scrapping recipes has 'balanced' BBC
The “operational decision” to close BBC Food has helped re-establish the BBC as a public broadcaster rather than an online newspaper, according to George Osborne.
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NewsHBO’s Sheila Nevins to receive Sheffield Doc/Fest honour
Members of Grand Jury Award also revealed, which will be supported by Screen International and Broadcast.
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NewsImagine… to bolster BBC2 arts push
Alan Yentob’s Imagine… is to air on BBC2 for what is thought to be the first time as part of plans to make Saturday nights a home for arts on the channel.
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RatingsRovers kicks off on Sky 1
TUESDAY: Sky 1’s football sitcom Rovers kicked off with an audience three times the size of the slot average.
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CommentThere has to be more to PSB VoD than catch-up services
Exclusive content is essential for continued growth, says Richard Davidson-Houston
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NewsE4 revs up car makeover format
E4 has ordered a Pimp My Ride-style car makeover format from Electric Ray.
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NewsC4's Lazenby secures promotion
C4 has promoted entertainment editor Sarah Lazenby to commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 swoops for Jo Brand's Sky sitcom
A social services-themed comedy sitcom penned by Jo Brand has been picked up by Channel 4 after airing as a one-off on Sky Arts.
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NewsIn brief: Bafta TV Lecture; Barcroft TV; RTS Yorkshire
Betty founder Liz Warner is to deliver this year’s Bafta TV Lecture as Barcroft TV expands into India. Read on for more.
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CriticsTV Critics: Rovers; Last Whites of the East End; The KKK: Behind the Mask
“Evo-Stik league comedy: too depressing to be amusing.”
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NewsEx-Strictly showrunner opens Chinese JV
Andrea Hamilton, the former executive producer of Strictly Come Dancing, has set up a joint-venture indie with Chinese producer 3C Media.