All Factual articles – Page 287
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NewsC4 news stories stir mixed Ofcom rulings
Channel 4’s “cash for access” sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw has been cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom – but the regulator has reprimanded the commercial broadcaster’s news service over a report on the Shoreham air crash.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Blink brain doc
BBC4 has acquired Blink Films biggest-budget show, a six-part series exploring the human brain hosted by neuroscientist David Eagleman.
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NewsGlobal news in the spotlight
Growth in international news channels is a response to increasing appetite among audiences for multiple perspectives, according to panellists at the RT 10th anniversary conference in Moscow last week.
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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NewsBBCW invests in George Clarke indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a 25% stake in George Clarke’s Amazing Productions.
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.
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NewsBig Brother exec Wrigley launches indie
Former Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley has partnered with ex-BBC Worldwide talent chief William Miller to launch an indie.
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NewsC4 to divulge Tricks of the Restaurant Trade
Channel 4 is to dish up the tricks of the restaurant trade in a four-part documentary series from Betty.
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NewsDiscovery sets out shopping list
US cable network Discovery Channel is looking for British indies to pitch crime series and social experiments as it moves away from shows featuring “weirdos in the woods”.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald
MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s Las Vegas investigation came out on top in the factual battle with a Panorama special on Sepp Blatter, but was unable to compete with his Mafia exposé.
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NewsSky explores mischievous monkeys
Sky 1 is to explore the world of mischievous monkeys in a three-part wildlife commission.
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NewsBrinkworth unravels Mona Lisa mysteries
The groundbreaking discovery of a secret portrait beneath the Mona Lisa has been unearthed in one of fledgling indie Brinkworth Films’ first documentaries.
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RatingsThis Is Tottenham informs 800k
WEDNESDAY: BBC2 political documentary This Is Tottenham struggled to engage viewers – informing around 1m fewer viewers than Inside The Commons.
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NewsDavid Lammy lodges complaint over Question Time’s diversity
Labour MP David Lammy has complained to the BBC about a lack of diversity on Question Time, prompting the corporation to reveal fewer than 10% of panellists are from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background.
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NewsPlimsoll opens distribution division
Plimsoll Productions, the indie established by former Zodiak USA and RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has set up its own distribution division.
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RatingsMurder Detectives locks up 1.4m
MONDAY: The Murder Detectives, Channel 4’s three-part serialisation of a real-life homicide, got underway with a crowd of 1.4m.
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NewsC4 returns to Lego headquarters
Channel 4 is to return to the secretive headquarters of Lego for a follow-up to last year’s film about the global toy brand.
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RatingsGuy Martin doubles C4 slot average
SUNDAY: Guy Martin flew away with 2.6m for his Vulcan Bomber documentary on Sunday night, while The Hunt fell to a series low