All Broadcast articles in 27 November 2014 – Page 3
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ABC eyes UK for ‘risky’ series
US network ABC is adapting a slew of UK scripted series as it searches for “risk-taking” comedy and drama formats.
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Indiana Jones inspires ITV’s Jekyll
Charlie Higson has drawn inspiration from Indiana Jones and classic 1930s horror movies for his ITV drama series based on Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde.
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Formats due ‘next big wave’
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler has called on broadcasters to replicate UKTV’s Formats Lab scheme to inspire the next generation of formatted programmes.
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Janey Walker joins ITF to lead diversity drive
The Indie Training Fund (ITF) has hired former Channel 4 commissioning boss Janey Walker as managing director, as it bids to support the TV industry’s diversity push.
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C4 drafts in duo for indie push
Former BBC Productions chief creative officer Pat Younge and ex-Boom Pictures boss Lorraine Heggessey are to help Channel 4 ramp up its indie investment push.
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Broadcast updates website with two new sections
Broadcast has launched two sections on its website dedicated to the UK’s largest broadcasters and super-indies.
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Ricochet chases next Supernanny after Thorogood hire
Ricochet is hoping to create another Supernanny-style hit following the hire of ITV factual commissioner Katy Thorogood.
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C5 to spend Christmas with the less fortunate
Channel 5 will peer into the lives of the less fortunate at Christmas with an ambitious four-part documentary from Crackit Productions.
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Hunt for All3 boss heats up
The hunt for All3Media’s chief executive is heating up after several top-level candidates emerged in the race to replace Farah Ramzan Golant.
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Comment
Duty of care reaches new levels
Testimony’s C4 paedophile doc was impressive and intelligent
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BBC1 in quest for Saturday hit
BBC1 is hunting for a Saturday night entertainment show that can deliver “huge scale and sense of event” following the failure of in-house format Tumble.
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C4 and BBC1 lead battle for Broadcast Awards
Channel 4 and BBC1 lead the nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2015 after being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Channel of the Year.
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Ratings
C4's paedophile doc shocks 1.7m
TUESDAY: Controversial C4 doc The Paedophile Next Door performed well despite tough competition from Champions League football and BBC1 drama The Missing.
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Comment
ITV's battle for advertisers - and male viewers
Will big dramas, rugby and Bear Grylls help turn the tide for ITV, asks Stephen Arnell
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Voltage explores property boom for C4
Voltage TV is to investigate the booming British property market in a documentary for Channel 4.
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The Cube gets ninth series
ITV has commissioned a ninth series of long-running Phillip Schofieldgameshow The Cube.
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Grantchester blessed with second series
Period murder mystery drama Grantchester is to return to ITV in 2015 after a strong debut series.
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Gorilla opens new Cardiff post facility
Gorilla Group has opened its new post-production facility at Porth Teigr in Cardiff Bay.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Paedophile Next Door; The Missing; The Real Tom Thumb
“Eddie’s story was grimly hopeful, in as much as it could be in a programme tackling such a devastating subject”
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Sunset + Vine wins 2016 Paralympics contract
Sunset + Vine has picked up the production contract for Channel 4’s coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.