All Broadcast articles in 9 March 2012 – Page 4
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NewsOrigin Pictures develops three shows for BBC
Origin Pictures is working on a The Wire-style crime drama set in Manchester and an adaptation of a PD James novel as part of trio of paid developments for the BBC
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NewsUS drama leaders join tax break campaign
HBO, Starz, Showtime, ABC/Disney and RHI Entertainment have joined the campaign for tax breaks for British-made high-end drama, uniting with UK producers and associations.
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NewsCDN to discuss signing Expert Women pledge
The Creative Diversity Network is set to decide whether to back Broadcast’s Expert Women campaign after BBC head of diversity Amanda Rice suggested a pan-industry approach.
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NewsComedy Central seeks global series
Comedy Central is hunting for up to five “channel-defining” series that will air right across its international network of 93 million homes.
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NewsComedy indies in talks with Disney
Comedy specialists Rough Cut and Baby Cow are in talks with Disney about producing their first series for children.
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NewsKermode’s spring makeover of ITV’s Daybreak faces delays
David Kermode’s full vision for a revitalised Daybreak may not be seen until June after the show’s soft relaunch was delayed.
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NewsITVS hunts entertainment supremo
ITV Studios has kicked off a hunt for an entertainment supremo after chief executive Adam Crozier said the business must substantially boost its shiny floor show output.
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NewsPrimeval spin-off heads to Watch
Watch has acquired the North American spin-off to Impossible Pictures’ Primeval.
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NewsC4 confirms repeats channel
Channel 4 is planning to launch a repeats station that will air programmes from the last seven days, chief executive David Abraham has confirmed.
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Behind The ScenesWhite Heat, BBC2
In bringing to life Paula Milne’s vision of a female-centred trawl through half a century of social change, the crew had to juggle six timeframes at once. Paul Whitelaw reports.
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CommentActions speak louder than words
Our campaign is off to a good start - now the comes the hard part.
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CommentWhere are all the expert women?
I’ve found it impossible to achieve gender parity in who we use on screen, says Tami Hoffman.
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CommentAlternatives to the usual suspects
An edition of Radio 4’s Today featured prominent male experts. Who were their female peers?
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CommentSeeking balance in broadcasting
Monitoring of the big four morning shows reveals little progress, says Lis Howell.
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The Broadcast InterviewEmma Swain, BBC Knowledge
Her team has inspired the public to start baking and buy telescopes - and her budget is one of the BBC’s biggest. Catherine Neilan speaks to the controller of Knowledge commissioning.
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CommentShowcase should extend the net beyond BBCW
Tim Sparke urges the BBC to invite other distributors to showcase their wares.
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CommentOff Cuts: Dispatching Kevin Sutcliffe
In his time at Channel 4, deputy head of news Kevin Sutcliffe has stood his ground in defending Dispatches and its journalists against libel accusations and police demands for evidence.
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CommentNew start or false dawn?
Has anything changed since the O’Reilly case, asks Richard Miskella.
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CommentWhite Heat / Tree Fu Tom / First Homes
Raw Cut’s Hugo Ward and the BBC Natural History Unit’s Robin Lewis on students, magic and first-time buyers.
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FeaturesWomen in war zones
How much of the risk faced by female war reporters is due to their profession - and how much to their gender? Catherine Neilan speaks to the women still fighting to go to the front