All Broadcasters articles – Page 464
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NewsStakes rise in pay battle
The carriage battle between Discovery Communications and Sky could mark the start of pay-TV “warfare”, resulting in pay-TV blackouts and the emergence of skinnier channel packages.
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NewsC4 reigns at Broadcast Awards 2017
Channel 4 has retained its Channel of the Year crown at this year’s Broadcast Awards, where it picked up seven awards.
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FeaturesChannel of the year: Channel 4
Retaining this award is rare, but Channel 4’s success should come as no surprise – it is based on the most comprehensive, creative and successful slate of returning brands in the business.
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FeaturesOriginal programme: Fleabag
Any fears that BBC Three shows might drop off the radar following its move online were dispelled by Fleabag.
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FeaturesSports programme: Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Following the London 2012 Paralympics was a tough challenge, but not only did the Team GB athletes in Rio surpass their previous medal haul, Channel 4’s coverage of the event also hit new heights.
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FeaturesComedy programme: Mum
Big Talk’s six-part series was a genuinely funny and moving piece of work that “subverted expectations”, according to one judge.
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FeaturesInternational programme sales: The Last Panthers
The Last Panthers was a truly global series. Co-produced by British indie Warp Films and French producer Haut et Court for Sky Atlantic and French premium network Canal+, it was shot across four European cities in three languages.
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FeaturesDocumentary series: Exodus: Our Journey Into Europe
”We all think we know the migration story – our news is saturated with it. But this was the real story, stripped back and bare.” So said one judge of the category’s clear winner.
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RatingsSugar Free Farm slims down
TUESDAY: Sugar Free Farm struggled to match last year’s outing as the ITV format bowed out with a below average performance.
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NewsCompetitive Lego comes to Channel 4
Six pairs of amateur Lego fans will compete to build ambitious brick creations for a Channel 4 competition series.
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NewsSky in women's cricket first
Sky Sports is to broadcast live domestic women’s cricket for the first time after striking a deal with the ECB.
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NewsDiscovery and Sky agree carriage deal
Discovery and Sky have reached an 11th hour deal to keep channels including Discovery Channel, Eurosport and TLC on the pay-TV platform.
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NewsWalter Presents heads Stateside as SVoD
Channel 4’s foreign-language drama platform Walter Presents is to launch as a subscription service in the US in March, marking its first launch outside the UK.
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RatingsHalcyon slips to low
MONDAY: ITV’s wartime drama The Halcyon slipped to a low while BBC1’s Silent Witness continued to dominate.
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NewsTwitter preps first European live broadcast
Twitter has agreed its first European live streaming deal – partnering with Sky Sports News to provide coverage of football’s transfer deadline day.
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NewsC5 factual commissioner to depart
Channel 5 factual commissioner Ninder Billing is leaving the broadcaster to return to production.
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NewsBBCS wins Question of Sport tender
BBC Studios has won the £4m tender to make A Question of Sport – the first show to be put up for grabs after the broadcaster scrapped its in-house guarantee.
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RatingsHell Week burns viewers
SUNDAY: Special Forces lost over 400,000 viewers on its return to BBC2, while the Australian Open tennis final peaked with 800,000 for Eurosport.
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NewsEvening Standard editor joins Today programme
London Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands has been hired as editor of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
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NewsEndeavour lands bumper run
ITV has ordered an extended fifth series run of Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour.