All Broadcasters articles – Page 495
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CommentYoung viewers don’t come cheap
Time and again at the Edinburgh International TV Festival, the BBC highlighted the appeal of The Great British Bake Off to young audiences.
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NewsReuters digitises clips archive
Reuters is to make over 1m news video clips available to publishers through its Reuters Media Express platform.
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NewsC4 expands nations and regions team
Channel 4 has underlined its commitment to nations and regions commissioning by creating a dedicated role.
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NewsC4 finds faith with George Michael doc
The formative years of George Michael’s life will be documented in a 90-minute film for Channel 4.
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CommentLet C4 have a slice of the cake
Indies will keep trying to get more value from IP, says Maurice Gran
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RatingsGBBO palaver wins viewers
WEDNESDAY: The furore surrounding Bake Off’s move to Channel 4 helped the BBC show to its second highest audience of the series – as Matt Forde’s satirical show kicked off on Dave.
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FeaturesNational Treasure, C4
Three weeks’ rehearsal is a luxury in TV - but on a series dealing with historical allegations, it was essential in helping the cast build their characters’ shared past, says writer Jack Thorne
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NewsChina opens up for UK drama
China is an increasingly important home for high-end British drama, with fierce competition between digital platforms for shows and a burgeoning interest in UK talent driving the market.
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NewsBBC’s R&D unit rustles up cook-along prototype
The BBC’s future-gazing research and development division (BBC R&D) has developed a real-time, interactive prototype to help audiences cook recipes at their own pace.
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NewsITV targets flagship shows for live visitor experiences
ITV is investigating which of its biggest TV brands can be turned into live visitor experiences and tours following the launch of Emmerdale and Coronation Street attractions.
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NewsA+E blazes into free-to-air
Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.
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NewsDom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans
Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal – the label that will produce Channel 4’s Trigger Happy reboot.
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NewsIndies cold on C4 relocation
Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.
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NewsInside the battle for Bake Off
Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.
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CommentProof is in the pudding for C4
Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis
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NewsHow C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal
Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.
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NewsTony Robinson walks across England for C5
Tony Robinson is to walk across England from west to east coast for a Channel 5 series.
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NewsIn brief: Lemonade Money; Pact China; The Archers
Lemonade Money has won a competitive pitch to produce the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards for iPlayer, as Pact plans to embed 10 Chinese broadcasting execs with UK indies.
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NewsJohn Cleese: TV execs have no idea
TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.
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RatingsSimmonds draws 2.5m
TUESDAY: Ellie Simmonds bronze medal-winning performance in the 400m freestyle pulled a peak of 2.5m to Channel 4 while BBC1 stole the 9pm slot with its crime thriller One of Us.