All Broadcast articles in 8 May 2014 – Page 4
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Critics
TV Critics: Miller's Mountain; Happy Valley; The French Revolution
“Miller’s Mountain was quite literally as funny as a broken leg.”
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News
Lord Patten: the key moments
Following Lord Patten’s decision to step down after undergoing major heart surgery, Broadcast reflects on the key moments of the BBC Trust chairman’s three-year reign.
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News
ITV buys US indie Leftfield Entertainment for £212m
ITV has made its biggest indie acquisition yet under Adam Crozier - wrapping up an initial $360m (£212m) deal for Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment Group.
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Video
VIDEO: Quirke, BBC1
Click to view the trailer for the three-part adaptation of Benjamin Black’s books set in Dublin city morgue and coproduced by Element Pictures and Tyrone Productions.
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News
Lord Patten steps down after undergoing heart surgery
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect after undergoing heart surgery.
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Ratings
Bloody Tales of The Tower locks up 600k
Channel 5’s Nat Geo acquisition Bloody Tales Of The Tower got off to a solid start on Friday - regaling an audience of more than 600,000.
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News
Ofcom probes Jeremy Clarkson joke
Top Gear’s Burma special is to be investigated by Ofcom after a Jeremy Clarkson joke was considered to be racist by some viewers.
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Ratings
Crimson Field falls to series low
The Crimson Field fell to a series low on Sunday night, as In the Flesh struggled to rouse a big audience.
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News
Peep Show star joins Australian indie
Peep Show star Matt King has joined Australian production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) as a development executive.
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News
Vice kicks off sports channel
Vice is to launch an online sports channel ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.
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News
Yesterday investigates Weekend Warriors
UKTV’s Yesterday is celebrating British eccentricity with a six-part series coproduced with Sky Vision Productions.
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Ratings
24 simulcast draws 11,000
The return of Jack Bauer in 24: Live Another Day tracked down 11,000 viewers for its 1am simulcast on Tuesday, as the snooker World Championship final peaked with 5.6m on Monday.
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Behind The Scenes
24: Live Another Day, Sky 1
A British crew helped to create a new twist on 24 that aims to be both fresh and reassuringly familiar, Robin Parker discovers.
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News
Zodiak hires formats chief
Zodiak Media has hired former Endemol exec Grant Ross as its new formats chief.
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Critics
TV Critics: When Corden Met Barlow; The Island With Bear Grylls; Prey
“A sickeningly sugary and sycophantic hour of self-important celebrity toss.”
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News
Lifetime to remake Child Genius in US
US cable network Lifetime is to remake Channel 4’s Shed Media-produced documentary series Child Genius.
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Ratings
Britain’s Got Talent draws 9.6m
Britain’s Got Talent slipped below the 10m viewer mark for the second time on Saturday, as Amazing Greys continued to lose viewers.
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News
David Frank eyes indie acquisitions
David Frank’s new investment firm Dial Square 86 is eyeing the acquisition of UK indies after it closed a multi-million pound investment round.
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