All Broadcast articles in 9 January 2014 – Page 4
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News
NBCU poaches FremantleMedia commercial chief
NBC Universal International Television Production has poached FremantleMedia commercial director Dominic Burns to beef up its branding ambitions.
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BBC bolsters entertainment commissioning team
Former ITV Studios entertainment executive Rachel Ashdown has been appointed as a commissioning editor by the BBC.
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Carnival denies Downton demise
Carnival Films founder Gareth Neame has rubbished reports that ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to end after the next series.
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Rare Day hires Liberty of London exec
Rare Day has hired Emma Loach, the executive producer of Channel 4 documentaries Liberty of London and The Murder Workers, to grow its slate.
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Comment
International TV in 2014: what's in store?
From Netflix and Channel 5 to Group M Entertainment and Aussie indies, what is on the 2014 agenda?
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Ratings
Mixed fortunes for The Taste
Channel 4’s new cookery format The Taste failed to benefit from the media storm surrounding presenter Nigella Lawson after launching on Tuesday with 1.8m viewers.
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Critics
TV Critics: The Taste; God's Cadets; Secrets of the Body Clock; The Truth About Immigration
“It was as if Sir Tom and will.i.am were made to choose their protégés on the basis of one chord.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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The Twitter verdict: The Taste
“The Taste should be called The Waste.” How TV reacted to Channel 4’s latest cooking format.
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Trans World Sport to return to C4
Trans World Sport is to return to Channel 4 in 2014 after a five-year hiatus.
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Doctor Who accountant jailed for £80,000 theft
An accountant on Doctor Who has been jailed for embezzling £80,000 from the BBC.
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The Garden secures 20-part police doc from C4
Channel 4’s next fixed-rig doc from The Garden Productions will be set in Luton Police Station.
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ITV News appoints deputy editor
ITV News’ recently installed editor Geoff Hill has brought over his former Channel 5 News deputy Richard Zackheim.
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C4 nations quotas set to be tripled
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies are set for a £12m boost after Ofcom revealed Channel 4’s nations commissioning quotas are set to be tripled.
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Pete Smith resurfaces in Greece
Former NBC Universal International president Pete Smith has joined Greek broadcaster Antenna Group as managing director.
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Critics
TV Critics: The 7.39; The Bletchley Circle; Secrets of the Living Dolls
“It’s like watching a love story unfold with the stink of someone else’s sandwich up your nose.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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The Twitter verdict: Benefits Street; The 7.39; Secrets of the Living Dolls
“Don’t really understand how people can say this is ‘bashing people on benefits’.” How TV reacted to Channel 4’s Benefits Street, Secrets of the Living Dolls and BBC1 drama The 7.39.
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Benefits Street is C4's most watched show since 2012
Channel 4’s doc Benefits Street, broadcast on Monday, has become the channel’s most-watched show since it aired The Snowman and The Snowdog in December 2012.
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Doctor Who helps iPlayer to record-breaking start to 2014
BBC iPlayer enjoyed a record-breaking start to 2014 - as Doctor Who came out on top in the online Christmas viewing battle.
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C4 removes all shows from YouTube
Channel 4 has removed its entire catalogue of long-form programming from YouTube as it focusses on its own VoD service 4oD.
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Wohler appoints Taylor as EMEA sales director
Wohler has appointed Graham Taylor to the role of EMEA sales director for the company’s range of monitoring products.