All Broadcasters articles – Page 494
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NewsPlimsoll studies puppies for ITV
ITV is to explore the abilities of puppies in a two-part series from Life of Dogs indie Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsThe Night Of racks up 2.5m downloads
Sky Atlantic drama The Night Of has been viewed more than 2.5m times after the broadcaster made the entire series available on-demand ahead of its linear broadcast.
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NewsC4 orders Autistic Gardener spin-off
Channel 4 has commissioned Betty to produce a spin-off series of The Autistic Gardener fronted by garden designer Alan Gardner.
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NewsITV2 heads for The Great Indoors
ITV2 has acquired CBS sitcom The Great Indoors to boost its comedy offering.
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NewsCommissioning Forum: 140 speed meetings available
More than 140 commissioner speed meetings are available at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, which will take place on 3 November.
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NewsIn brief: Huffington Post, Ginx TV; Cartoon Network
Fearne Cotton is to front a HuffPo series, Sky & ITV have backed eSports channel Ginx TV and Cartoon Network has launched a VR game. Click for more
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NewsJames Martin resurrects indie
TV chef James Martin has landed two commissions after relaunching his indie Blue Marlin Television.
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RatingsUnderwhelming start for Viceland
MONDAY: Vice Media’s assault on linear TV got off to an underwhelming start – Viceland kicked off with a peak of just 17,000 viewers.
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NewsBBC dominates Grierson shortlist
The BBC has dominated the final shortlist for the 44th Grierson Awards, picking up 27 nominations including all four presenter nominees.
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NewsIn brief: Drunk History; Mip China; Steel Panther; TVF sales
Comedy Central is returning to Drunk History for a third run, while Mip is expanding to China.
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NewsPick pushes into true crime
Woodcut Media has secured its first two crime documentary series for Sky’s free-to-air channel Pick as the channel continues to push into original commissions.
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NewsSchofield to meet Prince Philip for ITV
Spun Gold is teaming up with Phillip Schofield to shine a spotlight on the history of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) in an ITV documentary.
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NewsBBC Wales plans £9m savings
BBC Wales is seeking to save £9m per year by 2022 as part of a major shake-up of senior management and commissioning staff.
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NewsITV plans This Morning live event
ITV daytime stalwart This Morning is to be turned into a live visitor experience.
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NewsGame of Thrones breaks Emmy record
Game of Thrones broke a record set by Frasier 12 years ago to scoop the highest number of Emmys won by a fictional series.
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News5 News editor moves to Sky
5 News editor Cristina Nicolotti Squires has been appointed director of content at Sky News.
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NewsC4 orders Jon Richardson doc
Comedian Jon Richardson is to front a one-off programme on Channel 4 exploring the reasons to be terrified of life.
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Behind The ScenesHooten and the Lady, Sky 1
Production on our action romp took us around the world in search of adventure, says Simon Winstone
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NewsAbraham: Bake Off will fund risky shows
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has written to key suppliers and stakeholders claiming that the audacious swoop for The Great British Bake Off will allow the broadcaster to invest in more risk-taking programmes.
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NewsITV renews The X Factor and BGT
The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will remain on ITV until 2019 after the broadcaster struck a three-year deal.