Features – Page 86
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FeaturesSky: the top suppliers
Sky has followed through with its promise to spend £600m a year on British content by the end of 2014.
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FeaturesThe rise of the mega-indie
All3Media’s sale to Discovery and Liberty Global and the merger of Endemol and Shine have transformed the indie sector. Prospero Strategy’s Tabitha Elwes assesses the year’s key trends.
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FeaturesConsolidators tighten their grip
Despite double-digit declines in revenues for groups such as All3Media and Shine, ahead of its merger with top-ranked Endemol, UK turnover was up overall.
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FeaturesPoldark, BBC1
BBC1’s adaption seeks to do justice to the books of Winston Graham and the elemental passion of the Cornish landscape
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The Broadcast InterviewSophie Clarke-Jervoise, Tiger Aspect
The managing director on how a collaborative culture is delivering cross-genre shows and why she is excited by Endemol’s merger with Shine
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Behind The ScenesWorld's Toughest Jobs, BBC3
Boundless’ small production team had to work as hard as our subjects in our global adventure
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Behind The ScenesBear Grylls: Mission Survive, ITV
Twelve days moving through the Costa Rican jungle with eight celebrities, a crew of 60 and Bear Grylls.
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FeaturesBest Drama Series: Happy Valley
Such was the impact of Happy Valley when it aired in April 2014, it was used as one of Charlotte Moore’s ripostes to criticism of BBC One.
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FeaturesBest Documentary Series: Bedlam
Other shows in this category may have attracted more viewers or generated more column inches, but Bedlam tackled mental health with a rare mixture of honesty and humour.
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Programme: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
The popular Geordie duo have made it two Broadcast successes in a row (and three in total) after retaining the Best Entertainment Programme crown for ITV’s Saturday night format.
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FeaturesBest Daytime Programme: Couples Come Dine With Me
Shiver presented itself with a difficult task in creating a spin-off of one of the most successful formats of the 21st century, but triumphed as the first series of Couples Come Dine With Me performed well in Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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FeaturesBest International Programme Sales: The X Factor UK
The X Factor UK had never been sold to international broadcasters as a finished series, despite being on air for more than 10 years.
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FeaturesBest Children's Programme: Operation Ouch! Goes Back In Time
Maverick TV has a long track record of successful spin-offs, and proved it can apply the formula to children’s programming with this stand-out episode of its medical format.
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Peter Fincham
The former chief executive of Talkback on receiving the first Best Indie award
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Who Do You Think You Are?
Jane Root on the 2006 Best Popular Factual Programme winner
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Jane Featherstone
The former chief executive of Kudos on its 2007 win
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Alex Graham
The founder and former chief executive of Wall to Wall recounts its 2000 win
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Mel Leach
The chief executive of Twofour Group recounts its 2010 and 2014 wins
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FeaturesBroadcast Awards at 20: Educating Yorkshire
David Clews on the 2014 Best Documentary Series winner