All Broadcast articles in 31 July 2014 – Page 5
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News
Passion brings in BBCW formats chief
BBC Worldwide exec Elin Thomas has joined Passion Distribution as global head of sales.
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Sony launches PXW-X70
Sony has unveiled the PXW-X70, the latest addition to the manufacturer’s range of XDCam devices which shoots 422, 10-bit images at up to 50Mbps.
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Gordon Ramsay's daughter fronts CBBC series
Gordon Ramsay’s daughter is to front a CBBC cookery series produced by the celebrity chef’s indie One Potato Two Potato.
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Ratings
Tulisa & Blinging Up Baby docs perform solidly
MONDAY: Channel 5 and BBC3 performed solidly with tabloid TV documentaries Blinging Up Baby and Tulisa: The Price of Fame.
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Creative Skillset launches bursary scheme
Around 900 professionals from a range of diverse backgrounds will receive training bursaries of up to £1,600 under Creative Skillset’s Diversity Fund.
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Sky 1 orders kids debate contest
Sky 1 is to follow inner-city school debating teams for an eight-part documentary series from Educating Yorkshire producer Twofour.
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Critics
TV Critics: Children of Syria; Timeshift; Blinging Up Baby
“It’s not an easy watch. Doucet’s commentary is weighed down with tragedy and horror, an artillery barrage of gloom”
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Comment
Cutting the cost of training
Initiatives like the John Brabourne Awards can kickstart broadcasting careers, says Richard Wilson
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News
Cineflix plans third-party content push
Cineflix Rights is planning to increase the amount of third-party content it distributes after acquiring two British-made series.
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Lord Coe out of BBC Trust race
Lord Sebastian Coe has ruled himself out of the race to become the next BBC Trust chair.
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Fargo adaptation to return to C4
Channel 4 has acquired the second series of Fargo after the dark drama was renewed by US cable network FX.
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BFI: high-end TV spend hits £395m
More than 40 TV productions with a total UK spend of almost £400m benefited from the high-end TV tax break in its first year.
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Critics
TV Critics: Tom’s Fantastic Floating Home; Child Genius; Red Arrows: Inside The Bubble
“He appeared to go through life as if constantly nibbling a giant Wonka bar”
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Video
VIDEO: ITV Drama trailer
ITV has unveiled its latest drama trailer with clips from forthcoming scripted series including Cilla, Chasing Shadows, Grantchester and The Great Fire.
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Comment
The uphill battle of targeting male viewers
The loss of more than 100 hours of football represents an immense problem for ITV
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Top Gear 'racial term' breaks Ofcom rules
Ofcom has found Top Gear in breach of its regulations for using a “pejorative racial term” in its Burma special episode.
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Ratings
Red Arrows doc soars to 2.4m
SUNDAY: BBC2’s documentary about the Red Arrows transported 2.4m as Channel 4’s The Mill dipped by 200,000 from last week’s opener.
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BBC1 to explore childhood holidays with Raise The Roof
Glasgow-based indie Raise the Roof is to delve into celebrities’ childhood holiday memories for a BBC1 daytime series.
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Ratings
Adam Peaty Commonwealth gold peaks with 3.7m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Commonwealth Games coverage peaked with 3.7m (22.6%) as England’s Adam Peaty picked up gold in the men’s 100m breaststroke final.
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Read and Smith quit Wimbledon Studios
Wimbledon Studios managing director Piers Read and financial controller David Smith have quit the south London facility following a row with parent firm Panther Securities.