All Broadcast articles in 3 July 2014 – Page 4
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News
Vince Cable unveils £16m creative skills fund
The UK government is to match-fund creative industry investment in skills training to the tune of £16m as part of a strategy unveiled by business secretary Vince Cable.
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Sherlock returns to BBC1
Hartswood Films detective drama Sherlock is to return for a special one-off episode, followed by a fourth series.
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UKTV in talks with Dynamo over future
UKTV is eyeing new projects fronted by magician Dynamo and has kicked off talks with indies Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Inner Circle Films.
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Abraham: Growth Fund profits pumped back into programming
David Abraham has underlined Channel 4’s plans to plough revenue generated from its indie Growth Fund plan back into programming.
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Comment
Forging closer links with Israel
Israeli TV is a rich source for universal personal and political subject matter, says Ruth Lev Ari
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Swanston promoted to BBC Brit & Earth exec
Julie Swanston is to start commissioning for BBC Brit and BBC Earth after securing a promotion from BBC Worldwide.
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Ratings
Auction House draws 1.7m average
TUESDAY: The final episode of Channel 4’s The Auction beat BBC2’s Shop Girls – as the World Cup coverage peaked with 8.6m.
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Clare Balding embarks on Operation Wild for BBC1
Clare Balding is to join a group of pioneering vets from around the world as they save the lives of animals in a three-part series for BBC1.
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Discovery hunts classic cars for Turbo Pickers
Discovery is kicking off a hunt for rare cars with its latest Wag TV commission, Turbo Pickers.
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C5 gives voice to child carers
Channel 5 is to provide a first-person account of children who care for their parents in a Spun Gold documentary.
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Critics
TV Critics: Rebels Of Oz; Commonwealth On Film; Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
“This fine film made me nostalgic for a time that I’m too young to remember”.
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Gold gives You, Me & Them a second outing
Gold’s first original scripted sitcom You, Me & Them is to return for a second series.
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ITV Encore eyes 10 hours of drama commissions
ITV director of television Peter Fincham has revealed that the broadcaster’s new pay-TV drama channel Encore will commission “around 10 hours” in its first year.
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Charlotte Moore denies BBC1 is ‘predictable’
Charlotte Moore has launched a spirited defence of BBC1, arguing that she “does not recognise” the criticisms levelled at the channel by the BBC Trust.
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Comment
Learning to talk to 'Generation Y'
Today’s twentysomethings are the most important generation since the 1960s
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BBC appoints new chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed R&D controller Matthew Postgate to the role of chief technology officer.
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ITV goes jambusters with WW2 drama
ITV Studios scripted division is adapting World War II novel Jambusters into an ITV drama.
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Ratings
C4 diet works against World Cup
MONDAY: Channel 4’s weight-loss documentary The World’s Best Diets found a solid, mainly female audience against Germany’s World Cup defeat of Algeria.
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Disney hunts out Wildlife Jack
UK preschool broadcaster Disney Junior has acquired Wildlife Jack, an animated series created by Bafta-nominated director Ed Kellie funded through crowd-funding site Kickstarter.
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Ten Alps cuts losses to £1.1m
Ten Alps has significantly cut its losses, despite revenues falling 12.7% to £12.4m in the first half of its financial year.