All Broadcast articles in 6 November 2014 – Page 6
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Call The Midwife to return for fifth outing
BBC1 has re-commissioned Heidi Thomas’ Bafta winning drama Call the Midwife for a fifth series, as filming for the fourth run draws to a close.
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Bagpuss returns with first app
Animators Smallfilms has resurrected much-loved children’s character Bagpuss for a mobile game which includes a voiceover from Dan Postgate, the son of the show’s creator.
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Sky Arts moves into foreign comedy
Sky Arts has picked up its first foreign comedy and a new Scandinavian drama in its latest international acquisitions raid.
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BBC iPlayer orders sci-fi docs
The BBC has ordered its third batch of iPlayer-only content in the last four months: a 3 x 20-minute doc strand about science fiction.
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Ratings
Downton Abbey delivers 8.3m
SUNDAY: The penultimate episode of Downton Abbey came close to rivalling its series high opener.
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C4 plans live theatre broadcast on election night
Channel 4 has commissioned Twofour to produce a live broadcast of a play set in a polling station as part of its election night coverage.
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Fox cancels De Mol's Utopia
US network Fox has pulled the plug on Utopia, the innovative social experiment format created by John De Mol.
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Critics
TV Critics: Doctor Who; Frankenstein and the Vampyre; Downton Abbey
“For the night after Halloween, this was bone-rattling and suitably spooky fare.”
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Strictly hits series high
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing achieved another series high, peaking with 10.5m viewers, while The X Factor steadied its audience from last week.
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Can't Stop Media picks up controversial French format
British politicians could be sent undercover to live among their constituents after Can’t Stop Media acquired the rights to controversial French reality format Undercover Leader.
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Citizen Khan returns with 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC in-house comedy Citizen Khan returned on BBC1 with an audience in line with the second series opener last year despite moving to an earlier slot.
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RTL acquires majority stake in StyleHaul
RTL Group has spent more than $107m (£67m) to take control of a fashion, beauty and lifestyle multi-channel network that features talent such as Zoella and Pixiwoo.