All Broadcast articles in 5 February 2015
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Digital editions
Broadcast Awards 2015: winners and finalists
Click to view the winners and finalists of the 20th Broadcast awards
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Comment
Diversity: beyond the back-slapping
Broadcasters’ efforts are to be applauded but it’s by no means mission accomplished
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News
Ben Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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News
Digital Production Partnership mulls membership move
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) is considering an overhaul that would include becoming a fee-paying membership organisation.
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News
True North founder sets up indie
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has set up his own indie six months after leaving the Leeds-based business.
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Comment
The Twitter verdict: Broadcast Awards
Picked your shoes? Got your bow tie on? It’s time for the Broadcast Awards!
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Ratings
Keith Lemon sketch show squeezes rivals
THURSDAY: Keith Lemon’s new ITV2 sketch show got off to a strong start, as Fortitude remained reasonably stable for Sky Atlantic.
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News
Sky appoints entertainment commisisoner
Former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman has joined Sky as a non-scripted commissioner.
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News
Bodyshockers and Three Day Nanny return to C4
Channel 4 has shored up its factual slate with the recommission of Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny and Remarkable Television’s Bodyshockers.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Great British Sewing Bee; Warwick Davis's Big Night Out; The Comeback
“How nice to know there is at least one Briton who can still sew a French seam.”
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News
GoPro to launch Roku channel
Wearable camera manufacturer GoPro is to launch a channel on the Roku streaming platform later this year.
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News
Warp collaborators launch indie
Two UK producers who have ties to Warp Films are launching a new production company, Duck Soup.
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News
Objective seals umbrella deal with fledgling indie
Objective Productions has inked an umbrella deal with Vox Pictures and will share in the fledgling drama indie’s profits in exchange for back office support.
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News
Setback for government licence fee decriminalisation plans
Government efforts to decriminalise licence fee evasion ahead of BBC charter renewal have been thwarted by the House of Lords.
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News
Manchester local TV station in doubt
The future of the Sir Michael Lyons-backed local television station YourTV Manchester has been thrown into doubt after it has failed to get on air two years after receiving a licence.
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Ratings
Top 15 consolidated shows 19 - 25 January 2015
Tudorish pot-boiling delivered heftily for BBC2, while Mr Selfridge found his third visit to ITV the most challenging.
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Ratings
Top 30 multichannel programmes 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2015
The third episode of ITV2’s new sitcom Cockroaches achieved 212,000/1% on Tuesday at 10pm
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Ratings
Top 30 shows (BBC2, C4, C5) 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2015
C5’s best CBB of the week came at 9pm on Thursday
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Ratings
Top 50 Non-PSB shows 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2015
On Thursday Fortitude became Sky Atlantic’s highest-rated original commission
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Ratings
Top 100 network programmes 26 Jan - 1 Feb 2015
Returning ITV crime drama puts in a slot-winning performance