All Broadcasters articles – Page 538
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.
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NewsMPs call to ‘mutualise’ BBC
MPs Gareth Thomas and Steve Baker have called for the BBC to be restructured as a mutual organisation in which TV licence-holders elect its board.
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NewsWolf Hall leads hunt for Bafta
Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the hunt for a Bafta television award, but the academy has snubbed Catastrophe in its Scripted Comedy category.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Hooten & The Lady
Hooten & The Lady is an ambitious adventure series, described as ‘Moonlighting set in the jungle’, or an ‘updated take on Romancing The Stone’. Just don’t call it the new Indiana Jones.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Secret
What could make two pillars of the community – a well-respected dentist and a Sunday school teacher – ditch their normal lives to become cold-blooded killers? That’s the question posed by Hat Trick’s three-part drama for ITV, The Secret.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Victoria
It seems unfair that Queen Victoria has become cemented in 21st century minds as the double-chinned, cranky looking sourpuss depicted in pictures of the time.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Marcella
The meteoric rise of dark Scandinavian dramas including The Killing and Borgen paved the way for Swedish writer Hans Rosenfeldt to create global smash The Bridge in 2013.
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NewsC4 loses rights to Black Mirror
Channel 4 has lost a bidding war with Netflix for the right to premiere the third series of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror in the UK.
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RatingsThe Island returns with record audience
MONDAY: The Island With Bear Grylls returned with its biggest audience on record, as Maigret performed well for ITV.
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RatingsBoomers beaten by Gogglebox
FRIDAY: Boomers returned to BBC1 with a wobble and was unable to fight off the juggernaut that is Gogglebox.
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RatingsCan’t Touch This leaps into action with 3m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s latest physical gameshow Can’t Touch This was unable to leap past the launches of The Getaway Car or Ninja Warrior UK.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Studios & Murdered By My Father
The latest edition of Talking TV mulls Mark Linsey’s appointment at BBC Studios and hears from the producer of Murdered By My Father.
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RatingsThe Night Manager triumphs for BBC1
SUNDAY: The Night Manager held off strong competition from ITV’s documentary about the Queen to bow out with its biggest audience of the series.
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NewsVice buys stake in Pulse
Vice Media has acquired a majority stake in Pineapple Dance Studios producer Pulse Films, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsAll 4 signs up YouTube’s Emily Hartridge
YouTube star Emily Hartridge is to create a series about the pressures of turning 30 for All 4.
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NewsLucky Man to return after first series finds fortune
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man is to return to Sky 1 for a second series after the comic book thriller became the biggest drama in the channel’s 34-year history.
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NewsTLC orders UK version of Say Yes To The Dress
US indie Half Yard Productions is to remake its hit series Say Yes To The Dress for TLC in the UK just months after producing a similar show for Channel 4.
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NewsSky Sports seals exclusive F1 deal
Channel 4’s Formula One experience will be relatively short-lived after Sky Sports struck a five year deal, commencing 2019, to be the sole UK rights holder.
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NewsHouse of Lords examines C4 model
The House of Lords communications committee has launched an inquiry into Channel 4’s model, remit and sustainability after the government raised the spectre of privatising the business.