All Broadcast articles in 5 December 2013 – Page 5
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CommentChallenging and complicated – but with huge rewards
Britespark creative director Nick Godwin’s trip to China
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NewsUK signs culture deal with China
British indies looking to expand in China have received a boost after the UK government struck an agreement with Chinese authorities to boost cooperation in the TV business.
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NewsRecord iPlayer mobile and tablet stats
The volume of traffic to BBC iPlayer from mobile and tablet devices is almost on a par with computers, according to the latest data released by the BBC.
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CriticsTV Critics: Liberty of London; Don't Ever Wipe Tears Without Gloves; Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
“A fun festive glimpse behind the scenes.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsLiberty of London performs solidly for C4
London department store Liberty opened its doors to 2m viewers on Channel 4 on Monday night.
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NewsHalle Berry to produce History miniseries
US cable network History is developing Hannibal, a miniseries produced by Red Arrow Entertainment and Monster’s Ball star Halle Berry.
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NewsBFI: Only 7% of UK films make profit
Just 7% of UK films make a profit, according to figures revealed at the Screen Film Summit from the BFI Southbank.
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NewsNUJ apologises to BBC HR boss
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has apologised to BBC HR director Lucy Adams for suggesting she was involved in a “dirty tricks campaign” to undermine its members.
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NewsBBC preps Laurel and Hardy biopic
BBC has ordered a biopic of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy produced by the BBC’s comedy arm and Harvey Weinstein’s US indie.
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RatingsKangaroo Dundee draws 1.6m
Kangaroo Dundee, BBC2’s follow up to a two-part Natural World special earlier this year, failed to put a big bounce in the channel’s ratings on Friday.
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NewsSky Movies: Netflix not a competitor
Sky Movies boss Ian Lewis has told the Screen International Film Summit that Sky does not consider VoD services Netflix and LoveFilm as competitors.
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NewsUK firms head to Asia TV Forum
UK producers and distributors attending the Asia Television Forum, including Cineflix and TVF, have closed a series of pre-show deals.
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NewsBBC Savile review put back to 2014
Dame Janet Smith’s review into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure will not be finalised until the end of January 2014.
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NewsBBC1 to go Inside KFC
BBC1 will go behind the scenes at fast food giant KFC as part of Charlotte Moore’s ambition to reinvigorate the channel’s factual output.
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RatingsDoctor Who 50th becomes most-watched drama of 2013
Doctor Who’s 50th anniverary special has passed Downton Abbey to become the most watched TV drama of the year after adding 2.6m in the week after broadcast.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Bible; The Secret Life of Mary Poppins; Homeland; How Video Games Changed the World
“It was utter tosh: tosh as television drama and tosh as a retelling of the Bible.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsMorecambe and Wise boosts BBC2
Morecambe and Wise: The Whole Story added 400,000 viewers from last week, while Channel 4’s Rock Night got off to a quiet start on Sunday.
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News4Shorts out the gate with celeb skiing shorts
Channel 4 has commissioned a slew of short-form content to support its forthcoming celebrity skiing show The Jump.
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RatingsThe Bible opens with 1.3m
Channel 5 drama The Bible opened up with 1.3m on Saturday, seeing off competition in the slot from BBC2’s Mary Poppins special and Charlie Brooker’s look at video games for Channel 4.