All Broadcast articles in 7 November 2013 – Page 4
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NewsC4 returns to Drugs and Yorkshire
An Educating Yorkshire Christmas special, a return of Drugs Live and a new series in which motorcycle racer Guy Martin takes on daring speed records are among a raft of shows ordered by Channel 4.
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NewsShort-form video hub to buoy 4oD
Channel 4 is to beef up 4oD with a range of short-form content as research suggested the service’s demographic targeting is performing well for advertisers.
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NewsWindfall wins Destination America order
Windfall Films is to make a Ice Road Truckers-style series for US network Destination America.
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NewsPrince William backs Bafta youth campaign
Prince William is backing a new campaign to support young people from all backgrounds to enter the film, television and games industries.
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CommentCasting has to be colour blind
The UK is lagging behind the US on diversity, says Marcus Ryder
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NewsBBC Trust raps Dan Snow Syria doc
The BBC Trust has rapped A History of Syria with Dan Snow after ruling that the BBC2 documentary wrongly implied that Israel started the Six-Day War in 1967.
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NewsFremantle buys stake in Danish indie Miso
FremantleMedia has bought a majority stake in Miso Films, the Danish producer behind ITV3 drama Those Who Kill.
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RatingsNearly 1m evacuate The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist plunged by almost 1m viewers on Tuesday to perform in line with ITV’s Champions League coverage of Manchester United.
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NewsDancing on Ice leads RTS Craft & Design Awards nominations
Dancing on Ice has picked up four nominations at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Escape Artist; Autism: Challenging Behaviour; Portrait Artist of the Year; Castle
“Even more implausible than last week’s opener, yet still compelling enough to grip.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsEamonn Holmes signs five-year Sky deal
Sky News has signed breakfast presenter Eamonn Holmes up for five more years.
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NewsBase79 ties with Insanity talent
Celebrities including Danny Dyer and The Only Way Is Essex star Lydia Bright are to establish their own YouTube channels after online video network Base79 struck a deal with talent agency Insanity.
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NewsUTV to launch Irish TV channel
UTV has snatched the Irish rights to Coronation Street from TV3 after signing a deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment that paves the way for it to launch a TV channel in the country.
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NewsSky Academy to train 1m youngsters
Sky is launching a Skills Academy in a bid to create opportunities for up to one million young people by 2020 and has appointed David Beckham as its ambassador.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah cooks up festive treat
UKTV’s Good Food has commissioned a one-off festive edition of Choccywoccydoodah from Twofour as the cake shop heads into one of its busiest seasons.
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NewsByford defends £1m BBC payoff
Former BBC deputy director general Mark Byford has conceded that his near £1m payoff was “a lot of money” - but will not return any of the package.
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NewsSharon Mair to host Sound Women
Sharon Mair, the BBC project executive of the Commonwealth Games 2014 and managing editor of BBC Radio Scotland will host a Sound Women networking event later this month.
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NewsC4 hunts Israeli entertainment formats
Channel 4 is searching for entertainment formats from Israel and has kicked off negotiations with a number of local producers.
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NewsSecret History of Our Streets wins twice at Griersons
The Secret History of Our Streets, 7/7: One Day in London and Grayson Perry’s All in the Best Possible Taste were among the diverse winners at last night’s 41st Grierson documentary awards.
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RatingsFresh Meat back with 1m as The Choir hits high
The return of Gareth Malone’s The Choir hit new heights for BBC2 on Monday, while C4 sitcom Fresh Meat was unable to outscore its series two opener.