All Broadcasters articles – Page 464
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NewsPeter Morgan reveals Crown challenges
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has lifted the lid on the challenges of writing and producing the big-budget Netflix drama and admitted that casting changes for series three are being considered.
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RatingsRoots grabs 1m for BBC4
WEDNESDAY: Roots, the remake of Alex Haley’s classic novel about the slave trade, launched with BBC4’s biggest audience for an original drama in three years.
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NewsTwofour reunites ex-lovers for C5
Long-lost exes are to be reunited by Twofour for a Channel 5 social experiment.
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NewsPhil Clarke: C4 comedy co-pro gamble has paid off
Phil Clarke claimed that Channel 4’s US comedy co-production gamble has paid off and helped open the door for transatlantic talent.
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Behind The ScenesGap Year, E4
As we filmed in crowded Vietnamese markets and Thai temples, we had to be ready to switch locations at short notice if permission to film in China finally came through, says Joel Wilson
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CommentOn the hunt for the best of British
Gritty UK and glossy US shows can sit side by side on Comedy Central, says Louise Holmes
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NewsAnalysis: Sky favours own programmes in Top Picks
Sky is using the Top Picks section of its next-generation TV service to heavily promote its own programmes – virtually ignoring the likes of ITV and Channel 4 – according to a study.
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The Broadcast InterviewZai Bennett, Sky
Sky is moving out of factual, returning to entertainment and doubling down on drama.
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CommentMoving out of the comfort zone
Shaking up the schedules and taking risks is the order of the day
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NewsSky dumps docs for fact ent
Sky is pulling the plug on factual programming in favour of Hunted-style fact ent formats and Big Brother-esque entertainment events.
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NewsKids TV lobbyists warn sector faces 'extinction'
A group of peers have called on Ofcom to be handed powers to demand the public service broadcasters commission more original children’s content.
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NewsTaboo and Apple Tree Yard get extended iPlayer window
BBC dramas Taboo and Apple Tree Yard will be available to watch as boxsets on iPlayer for an extended window.
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NewsRadio 1 commissions Valentine's Day doc
Radio 1 has ordered a Valentine’s Day-themed series hosted by DJ Alice Levine for its iPlayer channel.
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NewsBafta: diversity barriers plague TV
A culture that values ‘fitting in’ and ‘who you know’ remains a major barrier to increasing diversity in TV, film and games, according to new research from Bafta.
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RatingsMoorside is BBC's biggest drama launch since 2014
TUESDAY: BBC1’s The Moorside, which explores the real-life disappearance of Shannon Matthews, was the channel’s best-performing new drama launch in three years.
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NewsITN plots Interview with a Murderer follow-up
ITN Productions is developing a follow-up to crime documentary Interview with a Murderer.
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NewsRTS unveils TV Journalism nominations
Channel 4 has secured more nominations than any other channel in the RTS Television Journalism Awards for the second year in a row.
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NewsLive Fleabag lined up by BBC
The live stage show of Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dysfunctional comedy Fleabag is being lined up to air on the BBC.
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Ratings1m watch fake news on C4
MONDAY: Channel 4 kicked off its fake news season in front of 1m viewers, as BBC2’s SAS documentary outgunned Channel 5’s recent effort.