All Broadcast articles in 9 July 2021
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Behind The Scenes
Rogue Tiger Shark – The Hunt for Lagertha
Covid-19 forced us to totally rethink how we made our Discovery+ doc about a tiger shark attack in the Pacific, says Martin Cass
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News
Discovery+ UK hones commissioning strategy
90 Day Fiancé UK and Salisbury poisonings doc part of focus on five key pillars
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News
Off the Fence sets off on new path
Managing director Allison Bean promoted to chief creative officer as factual indie rejigs
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News
Fremantle ties with Astronaut Films
Super-indie’s high-end factual push gathers pace after first-look deal with Jon Alwen’s fledgling indie
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News
How iconic rugby doc Living With Lions was made
Before Amazon Prime Video’s All Or Nothing, the Lions Tour documentary pioneered the behind-the-scenes technique.
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News
BBC and AELTC extend Wimbledon deal to 2027
It is a three-year extension to the pair’s current deal.
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News
Ofcom receives record complaints
Regulator contacted almost 145,000 times – a five-fold year-on-year increase
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News
Amazon Prime Video announces All Or Nothing: Arsenal
The behind-the-scenes football documentary series followed rivals Tottenham in its last Premier League series.
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Podcast
Newswrap: BBC annual report plus John McVay
Last week’s mega document is given the Newswrap treatment plus John McVay reflects on three decades of Pact
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News
BBCS and Directors UK forge diversity scheme
EastEnders, Holby City & Casualty to offer opportunities to 20 directors from under-represented backgrounds
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News
DAZN’s Women’s Champions League deal will be a game changer
Lynsey Douglas at Nielsen Sports on why UEFA’s global broadcast deal with DAZN is great news for women’s football
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News
Leith to front C4 gardening format
Emporium to produce 4 x 60-minute series Prue’s Great Garden Plot
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News
EFL to end 3pm iFollow streams
3pm games had been made available through the service while fans were unable to attend stadiums.
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Critics
Farrow & Ball: Inside the Posh Paint Factory
“It was one of those PR exercises that seem to make up so much of the TV schedules these days, but a pleasant one”
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Comment
AVSR: the revenue stream indies are missing
Little is known about secondary rights but they are worth cash to every producer, says Mark Rowland