All Broadcast articles in 30 January 2014 – Page 2
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NewsTax break brings £150m to UK
The high-end drama tax breaks have helped attract £150m of foreign investment in the UK industry, according to the latest figures from the British Film Institute.
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CommentThe new deal in acquisitions
It’s about forming partnerships to secure talent, says Kate Bulkley
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother final pulls in record peak
Jim Davidson won Celebrity Big Brother on Wednesday in front of the show’s highest peak audience since it moved to Channel 5.
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NewsArri unveils Amira price and spec
Arri has announced pricing details for its documentary-style camera the Amira.
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NewsFremantleMedia in All3Media takeover talks
FremantleMedia is understood to be in takeover talks to buy rival super-indie All3Media for in excess of £500m.
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CriticsTV Critics: Outnumbered; Horizon; The Restaurant Man
“There is no escaping the fact that Outnumbered is not as funny as in days of yore. But it is still unmissable.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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FeaturesMurray Boland & Danielle Lux, CPL
CPL’s bosses have a strong bond and an even stronger desire to make good TV.
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NewsSky renews HBO deal as operating profits dip 8%
Sky has forged a coproduction deal with HBO to develop new drama series and the businesses have renewed their UK exclusivity deal for a further five years.
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NewsNew Media Partners to evaluate DPP performance
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has appointed consultancy firm New Media Partners to assess the cross-broadcaster group’s performance.
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FeaturesMasterclass: Sound without limits
Paul Buller talks to three top engineers about the new loudness recommendations
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CommentPressing need for diversity data
Representation won’t improve if we don’t know who’s making TV
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NewsSony launches pay-as-you-go licensing deals
Sony has launched pay-as-you-go software licensing agreements for a selection of its cameras for the first time.
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NewsCPL developing controversial dating format for C4
Channel 4 is in the early stages of developing a controversial Danish dating format in which strangers get married after meeting each other for the first time.
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NewsStill Open All Hours secures BBC1 series
BBC1 is to keep Still Open All Hours in business, committing to a full series after the successful update of the 1970s comedy at Christmas.
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn de Mol, Talpa Media
Broadcast heads to a former Dutch military base to hear about John de Mol’s plans to make a ‘more upscale Big Brother’
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NewsBBC Arabic ‘civil war’ runs up £65,000 bill
The BBC has spent more than £65,000 on legal wrangles with staff at BBC Arabic, according to figures seen by Broadcast.
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NewsCDN puts diversity pledges to test
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) is on the brink of unveiling a monitoring service that will assess how the major broadcasters’ are performing against their diversity targets – and compared with each other – for the first time.
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NewsBBCW reaches out to digital start-ups
BBC Worldwide has kicked off its third annual Labs initiative, designed to forge ties with emerging digital start-ups.
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NewsITV reveals major Sky channel
ITV’s deal with Sky to launch drama channel Encore represents its most significant move in the pay- TV space in more than a decade.
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NewsUK indies in demand in DC
The Realscreen Summit in Washington, DC, was a hive of activity this week as 300 UK producers fought it out to secure commissions from US broadcasters.