All Broadcast articles in 8 August 2013 – Page 3
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Shine and Barcroft strike development deal
Shine International has trumped a raft of rival distributors to ink a first-look development and distribution deal with Barcroft Productions, coproducer of Channel 4’s Girl With Eight Limbs and Nat Geo’s My Child Is A Monkey.
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NewsBBC orders social experiment and Paramedics series
A social experiment that will relocate 100 unemployed youngsters to an ageing Dorset town and a series from the team behind Junior Doctors are the latest commissions for BBC Entertainment North.
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NewsProducers join forces to launch Brown Eyes TV
A founder of Flame TV and a former chief executive of XYTV have joined forces to launch indie Brown Eyes TV.
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NewsIndies split over GME terms
GroupM Entertainment has been the co-production partner in at least seven commissions in the past eight weeks, and its growing influence has been one of the hottest topics in the industry.
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NewsSky keeps its options open on Bravo relaunch
Sky has paved the way for resurrecting one of the former Virgin Media TV brands by registering Sky Bravo as a trademark.
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NewsBBCW cooks up series for Khoo
BBC Worldwide has ordered two 10-part cookery series fronted by chef Rachel Khoo as part of its move to commission 150 hours of original content by 2014/15.
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NewsITV Studios to take Coach Trip to Germany
Factual entertainment formats Coach Trip and May The Best House Win are to be remade in Germany after ITV Studios closed deals with two broadcasters.
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FeaturesQuirke, BBC1
John Banville’s atmospheric novels are being brought to life for BBC1. Olly Grant talks to the drama’s producers and star Gabriel Byrne
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FeaturesC4 leads commissioning revival
C4 was the busiest broadcaster in Q2 as hours ordered increased across the board.
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FeaturesQ&A: Gwawr Martha Lloyd, S4C
S4C’s content commissioner talks about recreating a Victorian circus and reveals her pitching tips.
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NewsEx-Sumners staff link up to launch Salford post facility
A group of ex-Sumners employees have teamed up to launch a new post-production company in Salford.
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CommentAnd Finally: Sky's Stuart Murphy
Sky entertainment channels director on vodka and tonics and handstand press-ups
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CommentBroadcasters and brands can learn from YouTube
It was great to see Jamie Oliver come out in support of YouTube says Adam Penny
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CommentGrim reality of life at an indie
Battle for commissions is getting depressing, says Stephen D Wright
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NewsBT Sport bolsters Red Bee deal
Red Bee Media has inked a deal to supply BT Sport with access and metadata services.
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CriticsTV Critics: How Not to Get Old; Nurses; Sharknado; Saving Hope
“It didn’t feel very C4 to be implying that having chunks cut off yourself to feel better was a reasonable strategy.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsHow Not To Get Old provides elixir for 1.5m
Channel 4 anti-ageing series How Not To Get Old got underway with 1.4m viewers on Wednesday as Channel 5’s new ob-doc Nurses broke the 1m viewers mark.
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NewsBBC2 spend down by £46m in 2012
BBC2’s spend on original programming in 2012 fell by £46m year-on-year, as BBC1’s investment grew by a similar amount according to Ofcom’s PSB Annual Report.
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NewsKantar Media buys into SecondSync
Audience measurement specialist Kantar Media has bought a minority stake in social TV analytics firm SecondSync.
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NewsUnique remasters Bolshoi Ballets for Sky
Sky Arts is to launch six undiscovered Bolshoi Ballet performances, working with production company Unique.