All Broadcasters articles – Page 522
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NewsITV sells UTV Ireland to Virgin
ITV has sold Irish broadcaster UTV Ireland to Virgin Media for £8.5m.
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NewsIs TV failing the young?
Betty co-founder Liz Warner used her Bafta Television Lecture to launch a scathing attack on the industry – labelling it “old and boring” and responsible for regurgitating “risk-averse culturally bland programming”. Is she right?
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NewsPSB drama and factual spend rises
The public service broadcasters increased their spend on drama and factual programming in 2015 as overall investment in original programming remained steady year-on-year.
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Ratings5m see Serena swoop to victory
SATURDAY: Almost 5m viewers tuned in to watch Serena Williams triumph in the ladies final at Wimbledon as Channel 4’s coverage of the F1 qualifying stages at Silverstone was watched by 1.4m (16.2%).
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NewsSue Murphy staffs up ITV fact ent team
ITV factual entertainment chief Sue Murphy has made her first hires – recruiting the commissioner of Channel 4’s Grand Designs and Embarrassing Bodies and the First Dates executive producer.
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NewsPeston on Sunday set for September return
ITV’s Sunday politics show Peston on Sunday is set to return in September after almost doubling its audience across its 10-part run.
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NewsBroadcast hunting for the Best Places to Work in TV 2017
Broadcast’s Best Places to Work in TV project, which debuted in January this year, is to return in 2017 to identify the leading employers in the sector.
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NewsIn brief: Levison Wood; Ketchup TV; Brave Bison
Levison Wood is to embark on his latest adventure for Channel 4, while a dedicated kids channel has launched on Freeview. Click for more
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NewsITV orders Love Island special
ITV2 has capitalised on the success of Love Island with a one-off special episode which will reunite the contestants after their journey back to the UK.
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RatingsGains for Euro 2016, Wimbledon and Robert Peston
SUNDAY: Portugal’s extra time victory over France in the Euro 2016 final netted more than 16m viewers, while Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win was watched by close to 14m.
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NewsSpring hires Coast co-creator
Coast co-creator Kathy Myers is to join factual indie Spring Films as creative director.
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NewsLords: privatisation would jeopardise C4
A Lords report has urged the government not to privatise Channel 4, arguing that culture secretary John Whittingdale has left important questions about the impact of a sale unanswered.
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Behind The ScenesA Very Sicilian Justice, Al Jazeera
Court restrictions, bomb threats and intense security challenged our attempt to tell the story of the judge who took on the mafia, says Paul Sapin
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NewsLiz Warner launches blistering attack on TV
TV has become “old and boring” and regurgitates “risk-averse, culturally bland programming”, according to Betty founder Liz Warner.
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NewsDating in the Dark heads to ITV2
Dating In The Dark, the Talpa format which ran for three series on Sky Living, has been picked up by ITV2.
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RatingsEuro 2016: ITV semi-final outscores BBC
THURSDAY: BBC1’s second Euro 2016 semi-final between France and Germany was down by over 4m viewers compared with ITV’s match featuring Wales.
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NewsO'Connell to hunt UK formats for Discovery US
Former ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell has joined Discovery Channel with a remit to hunt for the next US hit from British indies.
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NewsIn brief: ITV2 & CBBC prepare pilots
CBBC has unveiled the pilot-scoring winner of its Anim8 competition, while Rylan Clark-Neal is to front an ITV2 pilot.
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FeaturesFinancing drama - funding TV's golden age
As UK drama competes on an increasingly global stage, budgets are going up and having a single broadcaster attached is no longer enough. Neil Midgley reports
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FeaturesTV squares up to the EU
Plans for a Digital Single Market are being resisted by industry bodies including Pact and the Motion Picture Association. Kate Bulkley examines how the Brexit vote could affect the outcome