All Broadcast articles in 3 July 2015 – Page 2
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News
Ofcom unconvinced over retransmission fees
The implementation of retransmission fees may trigger “more regulation, not less”, with no guarantee the extra revenue generated would be ploughed into programming according to Ofcom.
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PSB’s drama spend falls 44%
Spend on UK-originated drama has dropped by 44% over the past six years according to Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting review.
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BBC to cut 1,000 jobs
Tony Hall has announced that the BBC will axe more than 1,000 jobs in a bid to tackle a predicted £150m loss in licence fee revenue in 2016/17.
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Ofcom: no case for changing terms of trade
Ofcom has ruled that there is no case to reform the terms of trade, arguing that broadcasters continue to hold the balance of power despite increasing indie consolidation.
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Critics
TV Critics: Don't Tell The Bride; Kids in Crisis?; Insane Fight Club II; SunTrap
“It is genuinely touching, as well as being funny, as men cocking up never fails to be.”
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News
BBC rejects Cameron's calls to drop term ‘Islamic State’
The BBC has rejected a plea from MPs and David Cameron to stop using the term Islamic State to refer to the terrorist group.
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BBC responsible for 97% of kids commissions
The BBC accounts for nearly 97% of UK kids originations across the PSB channels as spend by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 has dropped to £3m.
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iZotope unveils rX Final Mix plug-in for rX tools
iZotope has released its new RX Final Mix plug-in.
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Codex ships new recorder for Panasonic VariCam 35
Codex is now delivering its Codex V-Raw Recorder for Panasonic’s VariCam 35 camera.
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Behind The Scenes
The Outcast, BBC1
Novel, film or TV series? BBC1’s new drama has been all of these at some point in its development. Olly Grant hears about its unusual journey to TV
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Ratings
Ratings analysis: youth audiences 16-34s
Channel 4’s Humans and ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent are reaching those all-important younger viewers, but what will be the impact of BBC3’s move online?
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Ratings
Top 50 shows 16-34s, 1 Jan to 14 Jun 2015
View the best-performing shows for the youth market
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Ratings
Top 30 digital channel shows 16-34s, 1 Jan to 14 Jun 2015
View the best-performing shows on digital channels
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The Broadcast Interview
Jon Rolph, Retort
Retort managing director Jon Rolph talks to Matthew Campelli about the lack of working-class heroes in contemporary comedy - and his ambition to create something for everyone
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Comment
BBC must challenge all agendas
The corporation needs to escape its ‘for us or against us’ mindset, argues Roger Mosey
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TV needs more creative mavericks
If the idea of branching out on your own appeals, then do it, says Lorraine Heggessey
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OTT battle has only just begun
Streaming content is set to be the next big thing, says Kate Bulkley
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Features
Black Work
Picture and audio post-production, including the creation of a soundscape that conveys lead character Jo Gillespie’s confused state of mind as she attempts to find out who killed her husband.