All Indies articles – Page 637
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NewsLiberty Global buys Ireland's TV3
All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has acquired Irish free-to-air broadcaster TV3 for €80m (£57m) from private equity company Doughty Hanson.
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RatingsThe Tribe bows out on a low
THURSDAY: Channel 4 documentary The Tribe bowed out on a series low and finished last in the 9pm terrestrial slot.
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NewsITV orders two Fremantle daytime formats
FremantleMedia has won picked up two ITV Daytime shows - a quick-fire Sean Fletcher-fronted gameshow and a quiz involving a circular ice table.
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VideoVIDEO: The Autistic Gardener, C4
Watch the trailer for Betty TV’s format in which a unique team turn unloved gardens into beatuifully crafted spaces.
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NewsBBC1 investigates social housing fraud
BBC1 has commissioned a daytime series on the illegal sub-letting of council housing from Shine TV.
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NewsHincks: hands off terms of trade
Tim Hincks has warned that foreign- owned indies such as Endemol Shine Group are being used as a “smokescreen” to overhaul the terms of trade, in a way that could result in the “Ukipification” of the British TV industry.
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NewsTim Hincks: TV 'hideously' middle class
Tim Hincks has labelled the TV industry “hideously middle class” and called for more detailed measurements of social backgrounds in diversity monitoring initiatives.
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RatingsSuperhospital cares for 3m
THURSDAY: ITV’s Superhospital was unable to usurp Celebrity Masterchef, as The Good Wife bowed out on More 4.
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RatingsDon’t Tell the Bride weds 2.8m on BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Don’t Tell the Bride wooed significantly more viewers than it reached on BBC3 following a leap to BBC1 – but it remained well down on the flagship channel’s slot average.
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NewsTwofour lands an ITV double
Twofour bagged two pieces of business from ITV ahead of being acquired by the commercial broadcaster this week.
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NewsC4 wants indies to unlock new revenue streams
Channel 4 is launching an indie roadshow to help producers strike deals to commercialise their productions and generate new revenues.
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NewsITV Encore houses Houdini & Doyle drama
ITV is to air Big Talk Productions’ 10-part series about the complex relationship between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on ITV Encore.
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NewsEndemol Shine chairman Church to depart
Endemol Shine UK chairman Lucas Church is to leave the super-indie, more than twenty years after he joined Initial.
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NewsNow magazine editor to lead Loose Women
Now magazine’s Sally Eyden has been appointed as editor of ITV’s long-running daytime panel show Loose Women.
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RatingsThe Bank deposits fewer than 1m viewers
TUESDAY: There was no run on The Bank last night as the BBC2 ob-doc struggled to find viewers.
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FeaturesBest Game: Reverse the Odds for Stand Up To Cancer
Helping to find a cure for cancer may not be the obvious motivation when downloading a game for your smartphone or tablet, but Maverick Television’s innovative offering made it possible.
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FeaturesBest Social Media and Digital Marketing Campaign: Hollyoaks Snapchat: Who Killed Fraser?
In February 2014, Hollyoaks became the first British soap to launch on Snapchat, using the social media service to drive viewers to the show and maintain the conversation away from TX.
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FeaturesBest App or Website for a Programme: The Singer Takes It All App
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt described the Endemol format as boasting “brilliant digital innovation”, and although The Singer Takes It All will not be returning for a second run, the broadcaster has pledged to learn from the second-screen app.
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FeaturesBest Multiplatform Project: The Singer Takes It All
The Singer Takes It All was the entertainment show that placed 100% control in the audience’s hands.
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FeaturesBest Content Partnership or AFP: Reverse the Odds for Stand Up To Cancer
This project stood out for the judges because it went far beyond a traditional TV fundraiser and had a real impact on the fight against cancer.