All Broadcast articles in 3 July 2014 – Page 2
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NAO chair demands BBC transparency
National Audit Office (NAO) boss Sir Amyas Morse has urged MPs to help him gain greater access to the BBC’s accounts.
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Fargo no match for Homeland
Fargo ended on 22 June at 9pm with a live rating of 1.4 million/6%.
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CHARTS: Storage cleans up for Dave
Of the top 50 this week, nearly half were Dave’s Storage Hunters
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CHARTS: BBC3 scores a drama hit
Murdered By My Boyfriend achieved 780,000/3.6% at 9pm on Monday.
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CHARTS: Footie sees off Glasto
Dolly Parton’s set gives BBC2 its highest rating of the weekend, but World Cup wins.
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Prime Focus joins forces with Reliance MediaWorks
Prime Focus has joined forces with India-based Reliance MediaWorks.
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ITV opts for Julie Etchingham to chair leaders' debates
News at Ten presenter Julie Etchingham will chair the ITV leaders’ debate in the run-up to the 2015 General Election if an agreement is reached to stage the events.
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Commissioning & Funding Forum round-up
Click for a round-up of Broadcast’s Commissioning & Funding Forum featuring BBC’s Charlotte Moore, ITV’s Peter Fincham and Channel 4’s Jay Hunt.
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Yentob defends BBC diversity plan
BBC creative director Alan Yentob has defended director general Tony Hall’s strategy to tackle diversity at the corporation.
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Tony Jordan bemoans data-led commissioning
Life on Mars and Hustle creator Tony Jordan has rallied against the growth of data-led drama commissioning decisions amid the rise of digital players, such as Netflix.
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Challenge Fund cash available to indies
Indies have four weeks remaining to submit applications to Creative Skillset’s Challenge Fund, which can award grants of up to £500,000.
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Concerns over TV violence fall
Complaints about violence in dramas including Ripper Street, The Fall and Downton Abbey have not led to an overall impression that scenes of brutality are increasing on television, according to Ofcom.
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MasterChef travels to Brazil
Shine TV’s MasterChef is to be served up in Brazil after a deal was struck with local broadcaster Bandeirantes Network.
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Celebrity MasterChef trumps The Betrayers
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s hard-hitting documentary The Betrayers fell well short of slot average and was beaten by Celebrity MasterChef on a football-free night.
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BBC looks to bolster interactive news content
The BBC is looking to significantly increase its interactive news output online as it bids to enable users to explore stories in more detail.
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Kids’ TV tax break ‘worth £3m’
A tax break for live-action children’s television could be worth almost £3m a year to the government – enough to fund four new shows, Pact has declared.
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Lion TV to make strides into Asia with Korea deal
Lion TV is to set up a joint venture production company in South Korea as it seeks to boost its business across Asia.
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OB firm Red TX merges with Remote Recording Network
Pinewood-based outside broadcast sound company Red TX has merged with European OB affiliate Remote Recording Network, which also includes Peter Brandt Remote Recording and Dutch mobile recording company Eurosound.