All Broadcasters articles – Page 696
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.
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NewsEntertainment shows fail diversity test
The vast majority of primetime entertainment shows are failing to refl ect the diversity of the British population, according to the first findings of a major Broadcast-backed study.
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Behind The ScenesEsio Trot, BBC1
Richard Curtis has lured Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench to BBC1 for his Christmas adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.
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NewsWatch hunts global talent in hybrid show
24 Hours To Go Broke indie Renegade Pictures will hunt for the world’s best talent in a “part travelogue, part variety” hybrid format for UKTV’s Watch.
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NewsC4 eyes more ideas using Raw TV’s digital rig
Channel 4 is developing further ideas with Raw TV in a bid to broaden its use of the indie’s digital rig, the smartphone monitoring technology that formed the backbone of university doc The Secret Life Of Students.
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NewsBBC3 eyes factual dramas
Acting BBC3 controller Sam Bickley wants to build on recent factual drama successes and still has gaps to fill in the youth channel’s 2015 schedule.
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NewsBBC2 plans black history series
BBC2 is to explore black British history in a landmark documentary series fronted by British-Nigerian historian and broadcaster David Olusoga.
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NewsAnalysis: US acquisitions
A raft of big-budget US acquisitions are set to be unveiled over the next few weeks as British broadcasters conclude their efforts to land this year’s offerings from the LA Screenings.
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CommentJihad for a better industry
The struggle for a truly diverse landscape is ongoing, but the promised land is on the horizon
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NewsNetflix eyes Charles Dickens drama
Netflix is in talks to come on board for a new Channel 4 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Tale Of Two Cities, which will be produced by Parade’s End indie Mammoth Screen.
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CommentC4 deals are first piece of portfolio
David Abraham’s MacTaggart will make case for investment plan
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NewsFirst indies win C4 investment
Live from Space indie Arrow Media and The Valleys producer True North are among the first companies to win investment from Channel 4’s £20m Growth Fund.
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NewsBBC to broadcast Prince Harry’s Invictus Games
The BBC has secured the broadcasting rights to the Invictus Games, Prince Harry’s four day sports tournament for sick or injured former service men and women.
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NewsBBC Worldwide bolsters content team
Nat Geo commissioner Hannah Demidowicz and Viacom vice president of commissioning Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca are to join BBC Worldwide’s commissioning team.
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NewsE4 orders WitTank pilot
Emerging comedy trio WitTank, who have appeared on BBC3’s Live At The Electric, are developing a sitcom for E4.
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NewsBBC developing real-life Outnumbered
The BBC is developing a real-life Outnumbered starring Hugh Dennis and produced by Grant Mansfield’s Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsITV2’s Magaluf Weekender moves to Ibiza
Twofour and GroupM Entertainment will venture back to the Balearic Islands as they take ITV2’s Magaluf Weekender brand to Ibiza.
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NewsBafta hires BBC exec for sustainability push
Bafta has hired Jez Nightingale, BBC in-house comedy’s head of production, as a sustainability production consultant.
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RatingsIn The Club delivers series high
TUESDAY: BBC1’s pregnancy drama In The Club delivered a series high, as Channel 4’s Worst Place To Be A Pilot made a steady take off.
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NewsStars demand broadcasters ring-fence BAME cash
Idris Elba, Harry Hill and Emma Thompson are among the group of prominent actors, writers and producers to have written to the major broadcasters urging them to ring-fence money to create more diverse programming.