All Broadcast articles in 29 January 2021 – Page 2
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Ratings
Biden beats Trump in TV polls
New president’s inauguration attracts 1.1m more than foe’s 2016 event
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News
Discovery+ to acquire exclusive rights separate from Eurosport
Discovery has a unique rights strategy for its new OTT platform
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News
BBC orders Steve McQueen doc double
Small Axe creator behind BBC1 and BBC2 civil rights programmes
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News
Wild Mercury signs development boss and Carnival exec departs
Humans producer brings in Frances Flannery while Jessica Pope exits to Swedish indie
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Ratings
Genres - 28-day consolidated (November 2020)
Including top 10 drama, entertainment and factual programmes
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News
Framestore's FUSE project to make film entirely in Unreal
The film will be directed by Oscar-winning chief creative officer Tim Webber.
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News
Sunset+Vine appoints David Tippett as MD
He will work alongside Sunset+Vine executive chairman Jeff Foulser after the sad passing of Jon Leach
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Video
Micah Richards: Tackling Racism, Sky 1
Former England footballer investigates the alarming rise of racism directed towards players and fans. Produced by Buzz 16 Productions
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Critics
Resident Alien
“Not a programme that is going to eat up much of your mental bandwidth. That is a large part of its charm”
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Ratings
Festive TV delivers relief from lockdown
BBC2’s His Dark Materials and ITV’s Gordon, Gino And Fred help to lift the gloom over Christmas
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Viewers seek out Christmas alternative
A familiar line-up on BBC and ITV prompts viewer fatigue, but C4 and C5 find some festive cheer
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Ratings
Food and history a recipe for success
Nigella Lawson delivers her best series in 10 years for BBC2, while plague and royalty docs are a hit for C5
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Ratings
BBC1 finds a winner in The Wheel
Michael McIntyre gameshow gets off to a strong start in the difficult post-8pm Saturday slot
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Ratings
Word of mouth lifts Sky’s Undoing
Hugh Grant drama becomes one of the channel’s best performers after audience grows throughout its run
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Features
Speed of recovery crucial for ITV
Some of the broadcaster’s biggest and most lucrative brands remain under pressure going into 2021
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Features
Content key as Disney battles with Netflix
Global streamers to increase spend on original programming