All Broadcasters articles – Page 589
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NewsITV to boost drama to halt ratings slump
ITV is to boost its spend on drama to tackle its worst ratings performance in 15 years.
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NewsAdam Crozier: BBC entertainment must be distinctive
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has revealed he is comfortable with the BBC producing and airing entertainment formats such as Strictly Come Dancing so long as they are “distinctive”.
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News7 Wonder wins first C4 commission
Davina McCall is to front 7 Wonder’s first Channel 4 commission – a health-based format combining features and factual elements.
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NewsITV profit soars by 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits mushroomed by 31% in the first half of 2015, bolstered by another strong performance from its expanding production arm.
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NewsBBC hunts for virtual reality ideas
The BBC is to invest £100,000 in immersive virtual reality ideas to trial via BBC Taster - its online testing ground for innovative projects.
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NewsJane Tranter and Julie Gardner launch Bad Wolf in Wales
BBC Worldwide’s US production chiefs Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner will launch their drama indie Bad Wolf next month with backing from the Welsh government.
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NewsSky Arts orders first Amplify projects
Sky Arts has commissioned the first projects from its £1m-per year Amplify initiative.
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NewsAudible funds third series of Crackanory
UKTV has agreed a deal with Amazon-owned digital audio service Audible to fund the third series of Crackanory.
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NewsTop Gear ‘pikey’ reference cleared for second time
Ofcom has cleared Top Gear over the use of the word “pikey” – just months after the BBC Trust reached the same decision.
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RatingsCelebrity MasterChef beats 2014 final
FRIDAY: Celebrity Masterchef concluded on a high, adding 400,000 to last year’s audience.
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RatingsPartners In Crime arrests 6.5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s Agatha Christie adaptation Partners In Crime made a strong start, becoming the channel’s biggest new drama launch since Poldark.
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NewsSky creates tech hub in Leeds
Sky is establishing a technology base in Leeds which will be focused on developing its next wave of digital products and services.
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NewsBarb prepares to publish VoD data
Audience research organisation Barb will publish figures on the level of on-demand and live-streamed viewing for the first time in September.
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NewsSky Italia orders Top Gear remake
BBC Worldwide has struck its first international format deal for Top Gear since the fracas surrounding Jeremy Clarkson – signing an agreement with Italian pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC green paper & The Javone Prince Show
The latest edition of Talking TV runs the rule over the government’s green paper on the future of the BBC and features an interview with PhoneShop creator Phil Bowker.
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NewsIn brief: Air Ambulance ER; Rightster
Sky 1 commissions Tern TV to make a second series of Air Ambulance and Rightster launches an arts MCN.
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RatingsMasterChef takes bite out of Married at First Sight
THURSDAY: A series high for Celebrity MasterChef took a bite out of Married at First Sight’s finale on Channel 4.
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NewsC4 commits to second run of Married at First Sight
Channel 4 has wasted no time in commissioning a second series of controversial Danish format Married at First Sight.
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NewsMedia Parents launches third back to work scheme
Flexible working group Media Parents is running a mentoring and work placement scheme at the Edinburgh International TV Festival to help parents get back into work.
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NewsITV Studios America hires scripted boss
ITV Studios America has hired former Endemol Studios chief executive Philippe Maigret as it continues to boost its scripted arm.