All Broadcasters articles – Page 496
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NewsC4 plans ‘refresh’ of long-running docs
Channel 4 is hunting warm and ‘life-affirming’ scalable documentary series to help refresh its slate of returning shows in the 9pm slot.
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NewsThe Box strikes Netflix rap deal
Netflix has struck a partnership with music TV channel The Box for a short-form series promoting the subscription giant’s forthcoming hip hop drama.
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NewsIn Brief: Fifteen To One; BBC Sport 360
Remedy has secured another 100-episodes of Channel 4 gameshow Fifteen To One as BBC Sport takes the wraps off its 360 video app
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NewsC4 appoints deputy head of factual
The Murder Detectives commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of factual at Channel 4.
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RatingsSuspects doubles previous launch
WEDNESDAY: Semi-improvised police drama Suspects returned to Channel 5 with twice the audience it locked up for the previous series opener.
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NewsITV reveals scripted comedy plans
ITV head of comedy entertainment Peter Davey has offered a glimpse of the channel’s “new dawn” - pinning sitcoms and cost-effective mid-week entertainment shows to the top of his wish list.
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Behind The ScenesBorderline, C5
From location and choice of director through to the show itself, Borderline was all about getting the best out of improvisation, says Zoe Rocha
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NewsSky Q bolsters on-demand viewing
Sky has revealed a surge in the amount of video-on-demand programming consumed via its next-generation set-top box – opening up the long-tail of shows in its catalogue.
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NewsWhisper: sport needs entertainment vibe
Whisper Films is looking to inject entertainment beats into coverage of high-profi le sporting events after claiming it has broken into the “closed shop” of sports producers.
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NewsSky Arts eyes off the wall ideas
Phil Edgar-Jones is hunting “off the wall ideas” after extending Sky Arts’ annual £1m Amplify project into 2017, and is eyeing up the channel’s first virtual reality project.
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NewsAll 4 ramps up originations
Channel 4 is shaking up its All 4 commissioning strategy with a major budget increase and three new hires as it turns the service into a broader OTT video platform.
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NewsSky & Amazon strike warrior drama deal
Sky has partnered with Amazon for the first time on ten-part epic period drama, Britannia.
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NewsChannel 4 orders real-life Hunted
True Vision will follow Thames Valley Police’s attempts to capture murderers, kidnappers and armed robbers in a real-life Hunted for Channel 4.
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NewsIn brief: Ofcom; Studio Lambert; Objective
Ofcom has hired a former 10 O’Clock News editor as it prepares to regulate the BBC, while there are recommissions for Studio Lambert and Objective
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RatingsBorderline arrests youth viewers for C5
TUESDAY: Borderline, Channel’s 5 return to original comedy, helped it to attract young male audience.
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NewsCopa90 & Vice board Sky Q
Comedy Central, Copa90 and Vice are among the new online video providers to be made available via Sky’s next-generation TV service.
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NewsLiberty in multi-million pound UK drama move
Liberty Global is making a major multi-million pound move into original UK commissioning after ordering four drama series from All3Media.
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RatingsNaked Attraction maintains performance
MONDAY: Naked Attraction stimulated its audience for a second week, as Celebrity Big Brother gained its biggest audience since the series launch.
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RatingsCeleb MasterChef ends with 5m
FRIDAY: Celebrity MasterChef crowned its latest champion in front of 5m viewers – around 200,000 down on last year’s event.
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RatingsITV fails to score with 1966 doc
SATURDAY: ITV’s World Cup 1966 lookback failed to draw a crowd – losing out to Celebrity Big Brother and a screening of Iron Man 2 on Channel 4.