All Broadcasters articles – Page 529
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PodcastTalking TV: ITV's commissioning team analysed
Talking TV runs the rule over ITV’s new group of commissioners and assesses Polly Hill’s decision to leave the BBC - while two contrasting BBC3 shows are previewed.
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NewsITV top team: in their own words
The key quotes from the commercial broadcaster’s newly-formed commissioning team.
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NewsITV unveils Kevin Lygo’s top team
BBC drama controller Polly Hill, Optomen managing director Sue Murphy and ITV Studios’ Siobhan Greene have been confirmed as the star signings in ITV director of television Kevin Lygo’s new commissioning team.
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NewsCohen Media chief to head Film 4
Cohen Media Group president Daniel Battsek has been appointed director of Film 4.
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NewsHenry Normal to leave Baby Cow
Henry Normal is to leave Baby Cow Productions nearly two decades after launching the Alan Partridge indie with Steve Coogan.
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RatingsGrantchester continues ITV's scripted run
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s strong scripted run continued as Grantchester bowed out with a slot-winning performance.
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NewsIn brief: Grantchester; H&C TV; UKTV Play
Grantchester is to return while Horse & Country TV has kicked off a vlogging talent show. Read on for more
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NewsSnoddy: Whittingdale planned quiet C4 sale
Culture secretary John Whittingdale planned to quietly privatise Channel 4 as part of the spring budget, a leading media commentator has claimed.
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NewsLord Puttnam lined up for Doc/Fest panel
Director Tilda Swinton, sportsman Ronnie O’Sullivan and Lord David Puttnam are to feature as part of the Sheffield Doc/Fest line-up.
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NewsSky cancels Bring The Noise
Sky 1 has cancelled music quiz Bring The Noise after a single series.
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NewsHarry Hill heads to Sky 1
Harry Hill is heading to Sky 1 with a new show described as TV Burp meets MasterChef - alongside a raft of new entertainment formats, including a series set in the British Museum and an adaptation of a major Australian spelling format.
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The Broadcast InterviewCelia Taylor, Sky
Sky’s non-scripted boss talks to Peter White about flying dogs, why ‘funny factual’ is harder than it looks - and why she couldn’t turn down Renegade’s Don’t Tell The Bride
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NewsSky primes portrait video for Snapchat channel
Sky is refining its Snapchat offering with a drive to feature portrait videos optimised for mobile screens – as Comedy Central unveils plans to beef up its content offering on the messaging service.
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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NewsKevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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NewsBBC3’s first ratings revealed
The BBC has provided the first insight into how BBC3 is performing as an online-only proposition in figures disclosed exclusively to Broadcast.
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NewsBBC departures fuel unrest
A spate of senior departures from the BBC has fuelled growing unease about the cuts and organisational change facing the corporation under its new charter.
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NewsSky plans Facebook Live push
Sky is to live stream exclusive video of the build-up to Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title fight and coverage of the junior doctors’ strike via Facebook, following a series of successful trials.
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RatingsDrive splutters for ITV
TUESDAY: Drive got off to a slow start as 2m viewers tuned in to watch the ITV format get underway.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.