All Broadcasters articles – Page 515
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NewsITV and Sky invest in eSports channel Ginx TV
Sky and ITV have partnered to launch a 24-hour eSports channel, Ginx eSports TV.
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NewsUKTV and Avalon set out comedy talent strategy
UKTV’s Richard Watsham has warned of the industry’s tendency to second-guess ideas and shoehorn talent into preconceived formats.
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NewsBBC Studios to mirror All3Media
BBC Studios will look to mirror the operating structures of super-indies including All3Media and Endemol Shine Group after director Mark Linsey finalised his top management team.
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FeaturesBorn On The Same Day, C4
Tracing the lives of celebrities and ordinary people born on the same day brings a fresh approach to the biography format, says Laura Mansfield
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RatingsUnderwhelming debut for C4's Born On... as Euro 2016 dominates
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s remake of Norwegian format Born On The Same Day struggled to cut through – with just over 1m viewers – narrowly ahead of ITV2’s Love Island.
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NewsBBC lobbies government over EPG prominence
The BBC has begun lobbying the government to make sure its linear channels remain prominent on Sky Q and other services as platforms shift their focus to on-demand programing.
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NewsDoc/Fest: TV fails to reflect Muslims
Media misrepresentation of Muslims, and fear of reproach from within their communities, are hindering TV depictions of the less “extreme” aspects of Islam, according to leading programme-makers.
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NewsThe Living And The Dead to premiere on iPlayer
The BBC is to premiere the entire series of a drama on iPlayer for the first time to capitalise on the trend for binge viewing.
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NewsBBC arts boss eyes Radio 1 push
BBC arts chief Mark Bell has earmarked Radio 1 as a way to broaden the reach of his content and help tap into a younger audience.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsLord Puttnam calls for ITV to boost current affairs
ITV should dramatically increase its commitment to current affairs to strengthen its contribution to the PSB ecology, an influential review has concluded.
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NewsC5 keen to 'own' down-the-lens docs
Knickerbockerglory is to apply the ‘down-the-lens’ technique of its Channel 5 documentary I’m An Alcoholic: My Name Is… to five further subject areas.
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NewsUpstart Crow to return to BBC2
Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow will return for a second series on BBC2.
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NewsBBC Parliament producers plan strike
BBC Parliament’s coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions could be hit tomorrow after producers at the channel voted unanimously in favour of a 24-hour walkout.
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NewsWorld lands ITV crime drama
ITV has commissioned Line of Duty indie World Productions and Finlaggan Films to produce a factual crime drama based on a Lanarkshire detective’s quest to bring a notorious serial killer to justice.
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RatingsHeathrow doc, Upstart Crow & Henning Wehn struggle
MONDAY: BBC1’s Euro 2016 coverage of Italy v Belgium dominated the evening as ITV’s Heathrow doc, Henning Wehn’s immigration film and Upstart Crow bowed out with series lows.
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NewsEnfield Haunting to return as standalone specials
Sky is set to bring back paranormal drama The Enfield Haunting as a series of standalone supernatural specials.
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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.
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NewsITN retains Channel 5 news contract
ITN will continue to make Channel 5’s news programmes until 2020 in a deal understood to be worth around £35m.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on chemical weapons lab
The BBC has gained access to one of Britain’s most secretive scientific research bases to lift the lid on how the military could respond to the threat of chemical or biological warfare.