All Broadcasters articles – Page 638
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NewsITV orders shepherding format Flock Stars
ITV is to train celebrities up as shepherds in its latest bid to find a factual entertainment hit.
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NewsABC picks up Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef
ABC Australia has acquired the rights to Atlantic Productions’ forthcoming BBC1 natural history series David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsPact campaigns to end ‘crisis in children's TV’
Pact has called for regulatory changes to reverse a “crisis in children’s TV” commissioning after laying bare dramatic declines in spend on kids’ content.
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RatingsYou’re Back in the Room hypnotises 4.3m
SATURDAY: ITV’s hypnotism entertainment format You’re Back in the Room entranced 4.3m, while The Voice and Saturday Night Takeaway experienced series lows.
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RatingsComic Relief ratings hit low
FRIDAY: Comic Relief pulled in its lowest audience since at least 1999 despite breaking the £1bn fundraising mark.
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NewsBBC1 cleans up with more Don't Mess With Me
BBC1 will hope to clean up again with the recommission of daytime litter series Don’t Mess With Me.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson: weekend catch-up
Jeremy Clarkson’s “fracas” with a Top Gear producer continued to dominate the headlines over the weekend. Broadcast rounds up the biggest stories.
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NewsPanorama editor: broadcasters increasingly 'squeamish'
Broadcasters have become increasingly “squeamish” and worried about causing offence” according to Panorama editor Ceri Thomas.
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NewsScience season examined by BBC
Masterchef star Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey will investigate the way in which Britain’s favourite food is made in a three-part BBC2 science documentary from Voltage TV.
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NewsLenny Henry awarded for diversity work
Lenny Henry is to be honoured at the Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) Awards today for his contribution to television and championing industry diversity.
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NewsBBC ties with tech giants for digital initiative
The BBC has partnered with Google, Microsoft and Samsung to deliver its Make It Digital education initiative.
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NewsBBC2 plans Grand Theft Auto drama
BBC2 has commissioned a 90-minute drama focusing on the British coders behind controversial computer game Grand Theft Auto (GTA).
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NewsOverview: ITV’s production empire
Talpa Media pushed ITV’s production acquisitions into double figures under chief executive Adam Crozier. Broadcast runs the rule over the company’s growing empire.
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RatingsIn and Out of the Kitchen falls short of Detectorists
WEDNESDAY: BBC4 sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen failed to gain the traction of The Detectorists, while BBC2’s suffragette series concluded on a series high.
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NewsIn Brief: Gracepoint, CBBC renews Eve, High Noon
ITV Encore acquired Broadchurch remake Gracepoint and CBBC renews Leopard Drama’s Eve. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsC4 investigates end of the world
Oxford Film and Television will explore threats to the existence of the Earth in an apocalyptic one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsDance Mums picked up in the US
US network Lifetime has acquired Dance Mums with Jennifer Ellison - the first time that the US broadcaster has picked up a show from its UK sister channel.
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NewsITV buys Talpa for £355m
ITV has taken full control of Talpa Media for an initial fee of £355m in what marks chief executive Adam Crozier’s biggest acquisition to date.
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CommentStrategic thinking doesn’t mean stifling creativity
BBC is right to analyse daily ratings in detail to help with commissioning, says Ally Castle
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NewsITV acquires Swedish thriller
ITV Encore is to rival BBC4, More 4 and Sky Arts for Scandinavian drama rights after the pay-TV channel acquired Swedish thriller Jordskott.