All Broadcast articles in 28 August 2014 – Page 3
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News
Blind Date set for Irish tryst
Sony-owned indie Stellify Media is to remake Blind Date for Irish broadcaster TV3.
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Comment
Why ‘blind auctions’ may be good news
Practice of pitching to broadcasters simultaneously is coming to the UK
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News
Edinburgh TV Festival’s key commissions
Broadcast picks the most interesting and significant shows unveiled at Edinburgh TV Festival
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Behind The Scenes
Human Tissue Squad, BBC3
With months spent hanging around mortuaries this was not a job for the squeamish
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News
MacTaggart leaves indies sceptical of C4 terms of trade vision
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham faces a battle to convince the industry that his vision for terms of trade will help revitalise the UK’s true indie sector.
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Behind The Scenes
The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher, ITV
Hat Trick takes a bold approach on the first episode of the new series, using almost entirely natural light
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Comment
Judge talent, not ethnicity
Broadcasters should follow London Live’s lead in using diverse talent in peaktime shows, says Edward Adoo
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Comment
PSB channels should be paid for
US system of retransmission fees makes more sense, says Kate Bulkley
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Comment
Mel Leach looks back at Edinburgh
Mix of entertainment and issues leaves the Twofour Group boss exhausted – but happy
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News
C4 eyes BFI-style diversity push
Channel 4 is eyeing its own interpretation of the British Film Institute’s (BFI) three-tick initiative to give its diversity credentials a shot in the arm.
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Viacom poised to seal C5 deal
Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.
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Features
Soho of the south-west
Production of Disney’s musical comedy Galavant is underway at Bristol’s Bottle Yard Studios
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News
Danny Cohen: it’s time to shape up
BBC director of television promises to crack down on commissioners ‘letting the BBC down’
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Tern brings fresh faces to BBC4
Tern TV has secured £1m worth of commissions from BBC4 as it bids to help channel editor Cassian Harrison bring fresh faces to the channel.
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Comment
Debate and disputes at Edinburgh
Did the festival come too soon for C4 to really make its mark?
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News
Danny Cohen rallies support for BBC
Danny Cohen has made an impassioned appeal to the industry to get behind the corporation as it approaches its “biggest moment for a generation”.
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Strictly Come Dancing set for clash with The X Factor
The launch of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing is to go head-to-head with ITV’s The X Factor after both shows were scheduled in a Sunday evening slot.
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Henry joins Fineline as sales director
Fineline Media Finance has appointed Alan Henry to the position of sales director.
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Drinks Tube event stirs interest
A live cocktail week event, produced by Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions to support its Drinks Tube online channel, helped push the volume of weekly subscribers up by almost 50%.
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BBC Academy plans freelance drama training
BBC Academy is to host two training days for drama freelancers in Birmingham and Salford later this year.