All Broadcast articles in 9 October 2015 – Page 4
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NewsLord Maude to lead trade mission to Brazil
Lord Maude is to lead a UKTI trade mission to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro for medium-sized businesses.
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NewsA&E swoops for Frankenstein Chronicles
A&E Network has picked up ITV’s crime drama The Frankenstein Chronicles to air in the US.
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RatingsChewing Gum freshens E4
TUESDAY: E4 sitcom Chewing Gum proved to be the stickiest show in a crowded evening on multi-channel with rival programme launches on BBC3, BBC4, and ITV2.
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Behind The ScenesGlitchy, ITV2
With spoof programmes like Sun, Sea And Sex With My Parents, we wanted to gently send up the contemporary TV landscape, says executive producer James Longman
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NewsOfcom to publish ToT report by Xmas
Ofcom’s review of the terms of trade will be delivered before Christmas, with one major production company boss declaring there are “nine weeks to save the indie sector”.
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NewsSky to mic golfer for British Masters coverage
Sky Sports is to bolster its coverage of the British Masters golf tournament by making use of a live player microphone for the first time.
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CriticsTV Critics: New Tricks; Empire; Chewing Gum
“New Tricks had a good run, but its glory days are gone. Ending it was an act of mercy.”
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NewsMet police slam Panorama report
The Metropolitan police has criticised the BBC for last night’s Panorama special about child abuse, claiming it risked prejudicing ongoing investigations.
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NewsMonterosa secures £1m and appoints chairman
Second-screen specialist Monterosa has secured £1.2m of funding and appointed The Mill chief executive Robin Shenfield as chairman.
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NewsProfessor Branestawm returns to BBC
BBC in-house comedy has begun filming a second episode of Harry Hill’s Professor Branestawm to air this Christmas.
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NewsBBCW prepares to unwrap Top Gear
BBC Worldwide is preparing to launch the revamped Top Gear to the international market at Mipcom tonight, as rumours about Chris Evans’ ambition to add live elements to the show gather pace.
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NewsC4 eyes up Keo social experiment
Keo Films is developing an ambitious format for Channel 4 in which a group of people will attempt to create a Garden of Eden-style social paradise.
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NewsIn brief: Twofour; Audio Network; AwesomenessTV; Nigella; Woodcut
Twofour’s Davina McCall-fronted format This Time Next Year is to be remade in Australia, while Audio Network has struck a global deal with Dori Media Group.
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RatingsDoc Martin outscores Wayne Rooney
MONDAY: BBC1’s Wayne Rooney documentary struggled to outscore Doc Martin in a strong 9pm slot.
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NewsShooting Partners sold to directors in MBO deal
Broadcast rental firm Shooting Partners has been sold by company founders Phil White and Sue Robinson to a team of six of its directors in a management buyout.
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NewsITVS inks format deal with Korean firm
Raw TV’s The Secret Life of Students and Come Date with Me are set to be re-made for the South Korean market following a deal between ITV’s distribution arm and local broadcaster CJ E&M.
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CriticsTV Critics: The Celts; Rooney: The Man Behind The Goals; The Leftovers
“A competent historical recap while pushing into new, revelatory directions; creating stark reconstructions that were atmospheric, but not corny.”
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NewsBBC hit by Bake Off betting allegations
The Sun has claimed that staff at the BBC and Love Productions have bet up to £10,000 on the winner of The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsBBC to air doc on Kids Company collapse
BBC1 will air the inside story of the collapse of Kids Company next year after director Lynn Alleway was filming the charity as it became engulfed in scandal.
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NewsBuccaneer hires Big Brother creative director
Buccaneer Media, the indie set up by The Only Way Is Essex creator Tony Wood, has hired Big Brother creative director Denis O’Connor.