All Broadcast articles in 9 November 2012 – Page 3
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NewsBrown quits BBC drama to plot Neal Street expansion
Nicolas Brown, the BBC’s director of UK drama production, is following John Yorke into the indie sector and will join Sam Mendes’ indie Neal Street Productions next year.
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NewsYahoo! orders food and money series with Group M backing
A further two original web series have been ordered for Yahoo! with funding from Group M Entertainment.
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NewsAtomized helps Dispatches with social media push
Channel 4’s Dispatches is to be marketed using specially created social media content overseen by Atomized Entertainment.
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NewsCity Index Trading Academy
All3Media’s brand content agency Kameleon has created a real-time financial trading gameshow for spread betting and CFD trading firm City Index.
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NewsC4 to offer parents help at bedtime with new live series
Channel 4 is close to commissioning a major factual series examining the problems parents in the UK face in getting their children to sleep.
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NewsE4 sitcom reunites Inbetweeners girls
Bwark Productions is reuniting three female stars of The Inbetweeners Movie for an E4 comedy series about young women who have recently left university.
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NewsTern TV explores classical theatre for BBC4 series
Tern TV has won two BBC factual commissions including a 3 x 60-minute series about classical civilisation for BBC4.
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NewsDSP to make real-life crash drama for BBC3
Factual producer Darlow Smithson Productions is making a two-part drama for BBC3 based on the biggest killer of girls under the age of 21: their boyfriends’ driving.
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NewsBBC2 orders weekly Wipe
Charlie Brooker is broadening the subjects for his critical analysis in a weekly Wipe format for BBC2 in 2013.
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CommentWhy are we surprised by Jimmy?
Savilegate is shocking but celebrity hedonism is alive and well, says Steven D Wright
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CommentEastern promise for formats
Localised shows are proving a success in Asia, says Kate Bulkley
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CommentBBC: no excuses for lack of women
Protests against the lack of expert women on air intensify, says Lisa Campbell
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CommentBBC News continues bad run
The 10 o’clock news is still failing to feature female experts, says Lis Howell
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CommentHow we made the story of all of us for everyone
History doc makers need to think like action movie directors, says Ben Goold
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Behind The ScenesFull English, Channel 4
Channel 4’s answer to Family Guy comes from an unusual pairing: a start-up UK indie and a Hollywood studio. Paul Whitelaw talks to the duo who have seen their idea come to life.
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NewsOxford and Birmingham local TV licences awarded
Ofcom has rubber-stamped the local TV licences for Oxford and Birmingham, bringing the total number of awards to eleven.
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NewsBBCW comedy boss exits
BBC Worldwide head of comedy Stuart Snaith has resigned from the company after 23 years.
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NewsVirgin Media launches TV Anywhere
Virgin Media’s rival to Sky Go, allowing customers to stream linear content on tablets, laptops and phones, has launched.
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NewsMentorn to reveal Sandy mobile footage for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a fast-turnaround documentary from Mentorn Media about how mobile phones and personal cameras captured unforgettable images of Superstorm Sandy.
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CommentTV Critics: Heston's Fantastical Food; Dara Ó Briain's Science Club; Some Girls; Food in England
“If part of art’s job is to make us look at the old world with new eyes, this programme was art.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.