All Broadcast articles in 5 February 2016 – Page 2
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Critics
TV Critics: Camila's Kids Company; World War Three; The Crusades; Great American Railroad Journeys
“The moral of the film was that love is never all you need.”
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News
NAO prepares two BBC reviews
The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.
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News
Matt LeBlanc unveiled as Top Gear host
Matt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as a co-host on the upcoming reboot of Top Gear.
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Features
Roundtable: Rising to the post challenge
From demanding clients to tech innovation, the bosses of the firms shortlisted for this year’s Broadcast Awards discuss the challenges and opportunities in the sector.
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Behind The Scenes
First Dates, C4
Feeling the series was lacking something, we brought in our own staff to give the restaurant an identity - and provide some familiar faces to keep viewers coming back, says Nicola Lloyd
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Features
The big trends in kids’ TV
Live-action for tweens, non-dialogue animation and gender-neutral programming will be among the key themes at Kidscreen. Ann-Marie Corvin takes a look at what’s on offer
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Comment
Public service TV needs you to help shape its future
Be part of the debate to define the direction television needs to be taking, urges Des Freedman
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Comment
A shout-out to the Sky ad team
Half-year results show new revenue is out there, says Kate Bulkley
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News
Arena builds £20m UHD fleet
Arena Television is hoping to steal a march on its outside broadcast rivals by building three Ultra High Definition-capable (UHD) trucks with an IP core that can handle High Dynamic Range (HDR) and High Frame Rates (HFR).The triple-expanding OBX, OBY and OBZ units will cost a ...
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Features
Spot Bots, BBC1
Picture and audio post on 26 x 15-minute Cbeebies in which viewers are encouraged to join in with the games and puzzles played by a family of animated robots.
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Features
Sugar Free Farm, ITV
Audio, online and grade for a 3 x 60-minute series in which celebrities live without sugar on a farm.
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Features
Happy Valley, BBC1
For the second series of the 6 x 60-minute drama, the post team was asked to fi nd beauty (where possible) to offset the darkness.
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News
StyleHaul boss points to rise of Facebook video
StyleHaul president and chief executive Stephanie Horbaczewski has highlighted the shift in her network of 6,000 creators towards social storytelling across platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat.
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News
SVoD giants on factual hunt
Netflix and Amazon are ramping up their non-scripted plans and both online giants were seeking out new projects at Realscreen this week.
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News
BBC Olympics deal analysed
The BBC and Discovery are eyeing future sports partnerships after striking an Olympics rights deal this week that was hugely important for both parties.
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News
7 Wonder appoints senior duo
Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France indie 7 Wonder has unveiled the second stage of its growth plans: opening a Birmingham office and making two senior appointments.
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News
Sky eyes free-to-air growth
Sky is increasingly moving into the free-to-air world, with chief executive Jeremy Darroch opening up about the broadcaster’s non-pay strategy.
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News
Kevin Lygo to rip up ITV rulebook
Kevin Lygo is expected to rip up ITV’s traditional commissioning structure and blur the boundaries between genres as he aims to breathe new life into factual and entertainment.
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News
Moyles gets Radio X off to a strong start
Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.