All Broadcast articles in 28 March 2013 – Page 4
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NewsBorgias creator looks to wrap it up with TV movie
The Borgias, Showtime’s period drama that airs on Sky Atlantic in the UK, could conclude with a two-hour movie following its third season, according to creator Neil Jordan.
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NewsDarroch: 3D hasn’t taken off
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch came close to admitting the company has been disappointed with the progress of 3D TV, in a wide-ranging Q&A session for the Royal Television Society.
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NewsCineflix and October strike deal
Cineflix Rights has negotiated an exclusive first-look deal with Rude Tube producer October Films, beating a host of rivals including Zodiak Rights.
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NewsLondon Live starts talent scouting ahead of launch
London Live is gearing up for a spring launch with two new hires and is also hunting for a head of programming and a head of news and current affairs.
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NewsFilms of Record recruits Mentorn’s Neil Grant
Neil Grant is leaving Mentorn Media after six years to join Films of Record, to help broaden its factual output.
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NewsBBC suspends Panorama producer over ‘bribery’ claims
The BBC has postponed an episode of Panorama and suspended one of its producers over allegations he offered bribes for information.
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NewsDock 10 and Infostrada roll out cloud-based services
Dock 10 and Infostrada have entered into a joint venture to provide cloud-based production and distribution services to the UK broadcast industry.
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NewsMytherapy unveils online ‘look’ store
Post facility Mytherapy has launched an online ‘look’ store for post houses, production companies, DoPs, graphic designers and VFX artists.
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CommentMary, queen of Plebs
A secret weapon helped ITV2’s Plebs launch to a huge audience this week – BBC historian Mary Beard.
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RatingsITV holds winning ticket
BBC1’s Syndicate gets off to a solid start, but Foyle’s War and Broadchurch are the week’s top dramas.
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RatingsMargaret Mountford’s Pompeii destroys competition
Margaret Mountford’s special documentary aiming to dispel the myths of the catastrophic Mount Vesuvius eruption demolished the competition on Wednesday night.
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CommentTV Critics: Are You Having a Laugh?; Facing Extinction; Pompeii; Parks and Recreation
“Ann Widdecombe was on thin ice hypocrisy-wise in this blinkered and naive film.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentEffective dealmaking is the lifeblood of independents
Don’t confine creativity to content creation, says Jane Turton.
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CommentYou the Jury: The Village
Broadcast’s industry review section You the Jury continues with a look at Company Pictures’ BBC1 drama The Village.
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RatingsHollywood stars for BBC
For many years, I thought Bedfordshire – a magical place at the top of our wooden stairs – was in somewhere called the Land of Nod.
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RatingsA right royal success story
The top five recorded programmes of the week are all drama, with one exception: ITV’s documentary Our Queen (which makes her sound a bit like she comes from Yorkshire).
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RatingsTVC goes one step beyond
My first day at the BBC coincided with charity abseiling down the side of the TV Centre by quaking would-be plummetiers.
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NewsSir Tom Stoppard pens Pink Floyd play for R2
Sir Tom Stoppard has written an original BBC2 play celebrating the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon.
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NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
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NewsITV dips into country living for weekend series
ITV is delving into the British countryside for two weekend series from Shine TV and Twofour.