All Broadcast articles in 3 February 2017 – Page 4
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FeaturesChildren's programme: The Boy on the Bicycle
Access to the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan secured a fast-turnaround commission for Drummer TV for this My Life documentary, which sought to give young viewers an insight into Syrian children’s lives.
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FeaturesComedy programme: Mum
Big Talk’s six-part series was a genuinely funny and moving piece of work that “subverted expectations”, according to one judge.
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FeaturesInternational programme sales: The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers was a truly global series. Co-produced by British indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court for Sky Atlantic and French premium network Canal+, it was shot across four European cities in three languages.
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FeaturesMultichannel programme: Fleabag
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s lost, filthy, lovable character broke hearts while breaking the fourth wall in BBC Three’s six-part sitcom, hailed by judges as a “brilliant unique voice” that was “breathing new life” into British comedy.
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FeaturesDocumentary series: Exodus: Our Journey Into Europe
”We all think we know the migration story – our news is saturated with it. But this was the real story, stripped back and bare.” So said one judge of the category’s clear winner.
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NewsNew era at Tiger Aspect as Clarke-Jervoise departs
Sophie Clarke-Jervoise is to step down as managing director of Tiger Aspect after 12 years with the company, and will be replaced by Ben Cavey and Will Gould.
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NewsEndemol Studios exec joins ITVS US
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Shine Studios exec Dwayne Shattuck as executive vice-president of production.
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NewsC4 explores Brexit via ex-pat property format
Channel 4 has commissioned a daytime docu-soap from Ricochet examining the impact of Brexit on the Spanish property market.
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NewsSimon Amstell scoops BBC vegan docu-drama
BBC iPlayer has commissioned a vegan docu-drama written and directed by stand-up comedian Simon Amstell.
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RatingsSugar Free Farm slims down
TUESDAY: Sugar Free Farm struggled to match last year’s outing as the ITV format bowed out with a below average performance.
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NewsCompetitive Lego comes to Channel 4
Six pairs of amateur Lego fans will compete to build ambitious brick creations for a Channel 4 competition series.
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NewsSky in women's cricket first
Sky Sports is to broadcast live domestic women’s cricket for the first time after striking a deal with the ECB.
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NewsYouGov: iPlayer treading water as Netflix makes waves
BBC iPlayer is suffering a decline in user satisfaction, quality and value and faces a “serious challenge” from Netflix and Amazon, according to YouGov.
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NewsBBC consolidates TV & radio marketing roles
The BBC has promoted Charlotte Lock to the newly-created role of marketing and audiences director for content for radio and education.
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CriticsSicily; Tales from the Coast; The Modern British Slave Trade; Further Back in Time for Dinner
“Really it was a posh travelogue, aimed at people who love to boast of the dear little taverna they know in Palermo.”
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NewsOfcom kicks off on-demand consultation
Ofcom has kicked off a consultation into regulatory fees for on-demand programme services after just under £500,000 was collected from providers in 2015/16.
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NewsDiscovery and Sky agree carriage deal
Discovery and Sky have reached an 11th hour deal to keep channels including Discovery Channel, Eurosport and TLC on the pay-TV platform.
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NewsEditShare appoints Twine as director of software strategy
Howard Twine has returned to storage and media management systems firm EditShare as director of software strategy.
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NewsWalter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.
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NewsOxford Film & TV preps Hirst doc
Oxford Film and Television is to produce a documentary about Damien Hirst’s forthcoming art project Treasures From The Wreck of the Unbelievable.