All Factual articles – Page 310
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NewsTom McDonald lands BBC natural history job
Tom McDonald has been named BBC head of natural history and specialist factual formats as the shake-up to the factual commissioning team continues.
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RatingsKFC doc serves up 3m for BBC1
WEDNESDAY: The Billion Dollar Chicken Shop came to a conclusion on BBC1, serving up an average audience of over 3m.
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NewsNorth One wins Gold commission
Gold is to profile Oliver Reed, Spike Milligan and The Two Ronnies as part of a six-part comedy commission.
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NewsUK indies win big at Discovery Upfronts
Raw Television, Arrow Media and World Media Rights have all scored major US commissions from Discovery as part of its annual line-up of programming.
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NewsTVF strikes 4K doc deals
Japanese broadcaster NTT Plala has acquired a raft of 4K documentaries from UK distributor TVF International.
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NewsBlink lands Korean doc deal
Blink Films has struck a landmark partnership with Korean broadcaster EBS after working closely with Argonon-backed business enabler The Bridge.
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NewsBBC2 returns to £100k house formats
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Remarkable Television series The House That £100k Built.
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NewsLenny Henry to sing blues for Sky
Lenny Henry’s indie Douglas Road has picked up its first commission – a 3 x 60-minute documentary about the blues for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsC4 orders fast-turnaround Germanwings film
Channel 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the safety of flying following last week’s Germanwings air disaster.
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NewsDog House Media embraces cats for C5
Dog House Media has produced two documentaries about cats for Channel 5.
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NewsHBO buys Nick Broomfield murder doc from Sky
US network HBO leads the line-up of international broadcasters that have acquired Sky’s Nick Broomfield documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes at NCA
The National Crime Agency has opened its doors to Blast! Films for Channel 4’s latest access documentary.
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NewsBBC unveils boost for NI television sector
The BBC has pledged to increase network spend in Northern Ireland, as well as plough £200,000 a year into drama development and invest £2m annually in children’s content in the nation.
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RatingsOAPs amuse 1m on C5
WEDNESDAY: OAPs Behaving Badly returned for a full series on Channel 5 with around half the audience who tuned in to the original film.
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Behind The ScenesWho'd Be A Billionaire?, Sky Living
The super-rich aren’t very forthcoming about their lives, but their staff provided a fascinating insight into their world, says Remy Blumenfeld
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Ratings540k tune in to Teens
TUESDAY: Digital-rig format Teens failed to generate the same buzz as its forerunner The Secret Life of Students for Channel 4.
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RatingsTrevor McDonald mafia doc ambushes 4.5m
MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s mafia documentary performed solidly but was unable to match the veteran broadcaster’s film about death row.
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CommentGive directors credit where it's due
We must protect the role of director for the sake of the future of our industry, writes Tom Roberts
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NewsBBC2 charts Melvyn Bragg’s life
BBC2 is to celebrate the life and career of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg with a 75-minute documentary from Storyvault Films.