All Broadcast articles in 28 March 2013 – Page 3
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NewsInvestigation Discovery orders Waco doc
Investigation Discovery will mark the 20th anniversary of the Waco Siege, the stand-off between the FBI and a cult, with a one-off documentary.
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NewsBBC handling of harassment complaints ‘not good enough’
The BBC has admitted that its handling of harassment complaints made by one of its journalists, who is thought to have killed himself last year, was “not good enough”.
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NewsNetflix orders series from The Matrix creators
Netflix has commissioned a sci-fi drama from The Matrix creators Andy and Lana Wachowski and Babylon5 creator Joe Michael Straczynski.
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FeaturesBeyond UK: a balanced view
Monitoring foreign news channels produces some surprising results, says Lis Howell.
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FeaturesProving science isn’t just for boys
Casting a female expert has opened up science to a broad audience, says Owenna Griffiths
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Behind The ScenesTrue Stories: Dogging Tales, C4
It wasn’t too difficult to find people who enjoyed going dogging, says Leo Maguire. But persuading them to appear on camera was another matter
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CommentMaking iPlayer more like ‘telly’
‘TV wanderers’ browsing VoD sites for content online are the future, says Kate Bulkley
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FeaturesExpert Women Day
Hot on the heels of the BBC Academy’s first two Expert Women Days, 60 women returned for some advanced pitching - and the results were better than anyone expected
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NewsUKTV boosts budget to £100m
UKTV is boosting its 2013 programming spend to £100m and has reinforced its commissioning team to cope with the extra demand for original shows.
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NewsE4 orders drama from The Fades writer
Eleven Films has snapped up the services of The Fades writer Jack Thorne for its first commission since striking a first look deal with Entertainment One.
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CommentBe prepared for the US invasion
Tax breaks will bring an increase in demand - but can we cope, asks Lisa Campbell.
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NewsSyco & Mammoth plan Broadmoor drama
Simon Cowell’s Syco TV has teamed up with Parade’s End producer Mammoth Screen to develop a drama about the early years of Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.
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NewsDG set for a low-key start
Lord Hall wants to hit the ground running when he takes up the role of BBC director general next week, and will focus on getting an operational grip on the corporation, rather than starting with a fanfare.
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NewsApple ditches C4 Education’s Sweatshop app
Apple has removed the Channel 4 Education-funded mobile game Sweatshop from its App Store after claiming it was “uncomfortable” with the game’s themes.
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NewsBBC enters new era with iPlayer-first content
The BBC has marked the start of a new strand in its content distribution strategy after setting out plans to premiere a Peter Kay comedy and BBC3 drama shorts on iPlayer.
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NewsTLC gears up for UK launch
Discovery-owned lifestyle channel TLC is searching for the British Honey Boo Boo and is in talks to acquire big-ticket scripted content ahead of its long-awaited UK launch at the end of April.
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NewsYouView to add pay TV channels to EPG
YouView is planning to beef up its EPG to include linear streamed pay-TV channels such as the Disney Channel, Sky Sports and UKTV.
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NewsIndies raise fears of skills shortage after tax break
The drama community has raised concerns of a skills shortage if the imminent high-end TV tax credits prompt an influx of US drama.
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NewsChristie’s opens doors to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered an access-all areas documentary series about famous London auction house Christie’s, following the success of Inside Claridge’s.
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NewsSony adds some Crackle to the VoD market
SPT’s executive vice-president of digital networks tells Peter White about its UK plans