All Broadcast articles in 6 November 2015 – Page 4
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News
In brief: Monterosa; RTS Craft & Design; Freesat; A+E Networks
Monterosa has hired its first head of sports as the shortlist for the RTS Craft & Design Awards is revealed.
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Ratings
Pottery Throw Down moulds 1.9m
TUESDAY: The Great Pottery Throw Down struggled to replicate the success of Love Productions’ previous BBC2 formats Bake Off and Sewing Bee.
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Dave lines up Storage Hunters celebrity special
UKTV has ordered a further two series of US format Storage Hunters, along with a celebrity spin-off featuring Bob Mortimer, Kimberly Wyatt, Ross Noble and Jimi Mistry.
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News at Ten row erupts on Twitter
A row has erupted on Twitter over the performance of the BBC and ITV’s 10pm news bulletins.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Great Pottery Throw Down; The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds; Catastrophe
“It’s primeval, primordial even, visceral, sensual. I could watch pot throwing all day… Well, some of the day, certainly.”
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Kayvan Novak to front C4 news spoof
Channel 4 head of entertainment Ben Caudell has ordered his first commission – a Kayvan Novak-fronted satirical format from Objective Productions.
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Vice to launch US TV channel
Vice is to launch its first linear TV channel in the US after striking a deal with A+E Networks.
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Massive fire guts NEP Visions' Bracknell base
A serious fire has caused major damage to outside broadcast firm NEP Visions’ Berkshire base.
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Louis Theroux investigates Jimmy Savile
Louis Theroux is to make a second documentary about Jimmy Savile for BBC2 following his original 2000 film.
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ITV faces federal US trial
ITV may be forced to pay out £65,000 in healthcare liability to writer / producers after being summoned to a federal trial in the US.
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BBC drama boss hits back at ITV
BBC drama controller Polly Hill has labelled ITV’s attack last week on the corporation’s distinctiveness as “extraordinary”.
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NBC to remake ITV 'event' drama
ITV drama Collision, which aired in 2009, is being developed for NBC in the States by Eleventh Hour Films.
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IT and telecoms veterans join Base Media Cloud
Three IT and telecoms industry veterans have become directors of Base Media Cloud after investing in the Storage-as-a-Service firm.
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Video
VIDEO: Ben Fogle: New Lives In The Wild UK, C5
Watch a clip of Renegade Pictures and GroupM Entertainment’s format
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Ratings
Nigella cooks up 2.3m
MONDAY: Nigella Lawson returned to BBC2 with a solid audience, while Doc Martin’s finale sewed up the 9pm slot.
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News
£50m UK-China film & TV fund set to launch
A £50m film, TV and media investment fund supporting co-productions between the UK and China is to launch in 2016.
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Behind The Scenes
Ultimate Airport Dubai, National Geographic
Nights in a jail cell and takeaway cast-offs in a windowless bunker are a price worth paying for access to Dubai’s amazing airport, says Nick Metcalfe
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Raft of editors join Independent Post Company
The Independent Post Company (IPC) has signed up a raft of new editors including two that previously worked at The Farm.
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Framestore adds 360TB storage system
Framestore has installed a 360TB Elements One SAN/NAS server and shared storage system (pictured) for use across its post-production and VFX workflows.
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The Crewing Company completes re-brand
The Crewing Company (TCC) has completed a company re-brand and launched a new website to affirm its separation from previous investors the DiA Group.