All Factual articles – Page 309
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RatingsFlockstars and Stephen Fry average 2m
THURSDAY: ITV’s Flockstars and Stephen Fry in Central America both bowed out with less than 2m viewers as Channel 4’s Hunted lost 400,000 viewers.
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NewsBBC Music drums up iPlayer formats
BBC Music is searching for original entertainment formats for iPlayer - with a focus on shows with female-appeal.
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NewsBBC News boss calls for election debate overhaul
Director of BBC News and current affairs James Harding has warned that future election debates need to be managed “properly and carefully” to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2015.
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NewsVoltage bolsters development team
Channel 4-backed indie Voltage TV has hired two developments executives from Boundless and Darlow Smithson to build its documentary and specialist factual slate.
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The Broadcast InterviewAlan Hayling & Alex Cooke; Renegade
The team behind Don’t Tell The Bride and Drugs Live tell Matthew Campelli that creating successful mainstream formats gives them licence to explore meaningful projects
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RatingsBear Grylls struggles for ITV
TUESDAY: ITV’s latest Bear Grylls format failed to beat competition from Channel 4 and Channel 5, while BBC2’s Grand Theft Auto drama The Gamechangers hijacked fewer than a million viewers.
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RatingsLongleat opens its doors to 3m
MONDAY: BBC1’s All Change at Longleat took more than 3m viewers behind the scenes of the Wiltshire stately home, in line with its recent access series The Met: Policing London.
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CommentHow to avoid 24 hours in A&E on foreign shoots
Faced with a medical emergency in Athens, Paul Elston was confronted with a stark choice: to protect his health or the shoot?
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NewsRenegade co-founder takes on Warner group role
Renegade Pictures creative director Jon Rowlands is leaving the indie after nearly 10 years to take on a newly created brief at Warner Bros. Television Production UK.
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NewsBBC4 plans interactive pop music series
7 Wonder is to produce a four-part interactive history format about pop music for BBC4.
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NewsHello Halo lands debut BBC commission
Greenbird-backed Hello Halo has won its first BBC commission – a five-part wildlife series featuring celebrity guests including Dermot O’Leary.
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RatingsHunted tracks down 2m
THURSDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a solid evening with the launch of its fugitive format Hunted and the return of First Dates.
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NewsAnne Robinson working on ‘major’ BBC1 series
The Garden Productions is working on a “major” factual series with Anne Robinson prompting the presenter to stand down from Watchdog after 15 years.
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NewsRDF lands second dog doc for BBC2
Springwatch presenter Kate Humble is to host a two-part BBC2 series aimed at people considering getting a dog.
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NewsBBCW buys into Red Planet's factual arm
BBC Worldwide has acquired a minority stake in Red Planet Pictures’ fledgling factual division.
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NewsBBC1 nets Wayne Rooney documentary
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has secured access to Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney for a BBC1 documentary.
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RatingsBBC2 India doc transports 1.4m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s two-part documentary about India concluded on a low as England’s Euro 2016 qualifier dominated for ITV.
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NewsTwofour to resurrect Pompeii for ITV doc
Michael Buerk and Twofour are to bring destroyed Roman town Pompeii back to life using CGI in a single documentary for ITV.
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NewsSundog snaps up The Island With Bear Grylls editor
Sundog Pictures has beefed up its production team with the appointment of The Island With Bear Grylls series editor Dov Freedman.
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RatingsCanal doc is BBC4's biggest show of 2015
TUESDAY: A film about canals became BBC4’s top-rated show of the year as ITV’s documentary exploring payday loans lost the 9pm terrestrial slot with a 6% share.