All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 41
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NewsMel Leach to oversee expanded Twofour Group
Melanie Leach has been named chief executive of an expanded Twofour Group, which has been created to lead the growth of consolidator Boom Pictures.
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CommentBroadcasters catch election fever
BBC and C4 do battle with formats based on hot political topics, says Chris Curtis
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NewsSky poised to buy into Love Productions
Sky has lined up a deal to take a majority stake in The Great British Bake Off producer Love Productions, Broadcast understands.
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CommentBig BBC1 debate on horizon
Trust criticism is fair, but it must be nuanced to make a difference
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CommentThe key to making a connection
Broadcasters are realising the potential of engaging with viewers, says Chris Curtis
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NewsFormats are back in fashion
Commissioners and producers at Sheffield DocFest 2014 suggested that the ob-doc renaissance is here to stay, but there was also a sense that more factual formats are on the cards.
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NewsBBC docs boss: formats could be on way back
DOCFEST: The BBC’s Emma Willis has hinted that Charlotte Moore and Kim Shillinglaw are keen to take more risks with docs on their channels - and that factual formats could be on the point of returning.
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CommentIt’s time for targets with teeth
Industry must come together to make genuine change on diversity
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NewsDavid Abraham lifts lid on Core4 panel
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has lifted the lid on the broadcaster’s 10,000-strong online panel being used to test programme ideas and titles.
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CommentRise of digital friends and foes
Vast global subs make VoD a potential partner as well as a threat
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CommentSmall can still be beautiful
True indies in talks about how to flourish in consolidated market
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NewsBafta 2014: the mainstream and the leftfield
Bafta 2014 was an enjoyable mix of mainstream success for ITV and less heralded programmes doing the business, most noticeably for Channel 4 and Sky.
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CommentAll3Media breathes a sigh of relief
Discovery and Liberty Global deal is a positive outcome for group
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NewsSara Geater to leave Fremantle Media
Fremantle Media UK boss Sara Geater is to leave the business at the end of the month.
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NewsDiscovery and Liberty confirm All3Media deal
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have confirmed their deal to buy All3Media for £550m in a 50/50 joint venture deal.
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NewsBonus metrics to change at C4
Channel 4 is to change the metrics it uses to calculate bonuses for its executive team.
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NewsC4 blames BBC daytime strategy for share decline
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has blamed the “seismic” impact of BBC’s shift in daytime strategy for contributing to loss of share on its main channel.
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NewsDiscovery eyes All3Media pipeline
Discovery’s ground-breaking deal to buy All3Media will give it a massive pipeline of content to exploit via second runs on its channels around the world.
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NewsC4 finances stable as share suffers
Channel 4 made a loss of £15m in 2013 - a year in which it missed key audience share targets, but made more than half its programmes outside of London for the first time.
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CommentTracking TV’s transatlantic trend
Viacom and Leftfield deals highlight a narrowing UK/US gap, says Chris Curtis