All Broadcast articles in 6 November 2014 – Page 3
-
News
Panorama investigates Ebola epidemic
Blakeway Productions is to shine a light on the Ebola epidemic in a Panorama film for BBC1.
-
Critics
TV Critics: Broadmoor; Great Continental Railway Journeys; Secrets of the Universe
“This first-ever visit by TV cameras provided more than a voyeuristic peek behind the perimeter walls; it gave an insight into some of the troubled minds confined within.”
-
Ratings
Broadmoor locks up 2.8m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s documentary exploring Broadmoor locked up almost 3m viewers as Grayson Perry: Who Are You? bowed out with a series average of 500k for Channel 4.
-
News
Stephen Lambert questions top-down commissioning
Stephen Lambert has questioned the effectiveness of top-down commissioning structures and claimed that TV would benefit from a more “delegated” process.
-
News
David Flynn calls for risk-taking on diversity
Endemol chief creative officer David Flynn has claimed the industry “really needs to see a shift” on-screen if it is to address its diversity issues.
-
News
Lightbox to lift lid on US campaign trail
Channel 4-backed indie Lightbox has picked up a commission from US cable broadcaster Esquire Network to follow an American political campaign.
-
News
C4 preps Special Edition property doc
Channel 4 is to follow a landlord’s attempts to only rent properties to attractive singletons in a Cutting Edge documentary from Special Edition Films.
-
News
Daisy Goodwin leaves Silver River
Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin is to exit the Sony-backed producer amid a company restructure.
-
News
Imagine snaps up OpenTV ad division from Kudelski
Imagine Communications has acquired the advertising business unit of OpenTV from the Kudelski Group as it aims to enhance its TV delivery tools.
-
Behind The Scenes
Remember Me, BBC1
A supernatural meditation on ageing and a return to his Yorkshire roots lures Michael Palin back to TV drama
-
Features
Masterclass: Coming up with something new
BBC Creative Leadership Programme trainer and producer Yasmin Khan reveals top tips from a range of industry experts
-
Comment
Investment in quality is integral to UTV’s expansion
Model of home-grown content has worked well for UTV before, says Michael Wilson
-
Comment
Digital is waking up to the dawn of a new golden age
Opportunities for digital are on the rise with emerging platforms, says Nick Underhill
-
Comment
TV advertising debate hots up
Both camps make valid points, but who is right? asks Kate Bulkley
-
News
Whistle Sports scores Sky deal
Whistle Sports is to work closely with Sky Sports to help online talent make the jump to TV after the pay-TV broadcaster invested £4.3m in the multiplatform network (MPN).
-
News
France’s Makever eyes co-pros
French drama production group Makever is eyeing international co-production deals with UK indies and broadcasters, and is in advanced talks on two forthcoming drama projects.
-
News
Spun Gold plots more Titchmarsh
Spun Gold is working on new projects with Alan Titchmarsh after the gardening expert signed up for his first project in years without the indie.
-
News
Ofcom promises to act on diversity monitoring
Ofcom has shrugged off criticism of its record on diversity and pledged to help become the “guarantor of independence” as UK broadcasters embark on a major self-monitoring project.
-
News
C4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking
Channel 4 has hailed its Growth Fund as an example of creative risk-taking and revealed that it plans to relinquish its production sector investments after five years.
-
News
C4 to tackle society and politics through arts
Channel 4 wants to use its arts output to open up social and political issues in the UK, according to commissioning editor John Hay.