All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 3
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The Broadcast InterviewPat Younge, BBC Vision Productions
The head of BBC Vision Productions aims to boost morale and make in-house production truly multimedia, he tells Katherine Rushton.
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NewsBBC ditches Sherlock footage for re-shoot
The BBC dumped all the footage from the original 60-minute version of Sherlock after making the decision to turn the drama into a 3 x 90-minute series, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsProducers claim BBC allows in-house spending excesses
BBC in-house production is facing accusations of a lax attitude to budgetary overspends, with producers who work for both the indie community and in-house calling for a level playing field.
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NewsWall to Wall to bring family history to ITV1
Davina McCall and Nicky Campbell are to front an ITV1 series that goes beyond the family history of Who Do You Think You Are? to reunite estranged relatives.
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NewsMiranda exec upped in BBC comedy rejig
BBC Vision Productions executive producer Jo Sargent has been promoted to creative head of comedy.
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NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsEx-BBC exec launches North West indie
New indie Platform Productions is aiming to become an umbrella for up-and-coming filmmakers in the North West of England.
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NewsBBC3 orders teen angst sitcom
BBC3 is to pilot a new comedy from Plus One creators Tim Allsop and Stewart Williams, about the real-life experiences of gawky teenager and up-and-coming comic Daniel Sloss.
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NewsCBeebies looks outdoors for new series
CBeebies is aiming to get children off sofas and out into the great outdoors, with two new series about outside spaces and activities.
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NewsBob the Builder heads to China
Bob the Builder is set to “fix it” in China after owner Hit Entertainment struck a deal with state broadcaster China Central Television.
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NewsBakhurst promoted in BBC News rejig
Kevin Bakhurst has been promoted to deputy head of the BBC newsroom following Craig Oliver’s move to Global News.
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NewsLion wins drama order for BBC2 war pilot film
Lion Television is to recreate the “claustrophobia and frenzy” of life in the cockpit of a Spitfire in a new BBC2 drama about young pilots fighting in the Battle of Britain.
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NewsBookaboo wins second run
CITV’s Bookaboo is to return for a second series, ending fears that funding pressures would lead to the Bafta-winning children’s show being axed.
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NewsRuby readies ITV1 surgeon thriller and social drama for C4
Ruby Films is developing an ITV drama series following a feisty female surgeon, adapted by Mistresses co-creator SJ Clarkson from the bestselling surgery memoir Direct Red.
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NewsHigh churn expected in BBC Salford move
The BBC is bracing itself for a major churn in personnel as some staff who had signed up to the Salford move seek new jobs in a bid to stay in London.
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NewsYentob to address ‘problem’ teens post-Switch axe
Shows on BBC Switch will live on after the teen service is axed, BBC creative director Alan Yentob has claimed - admitting that the corporation has yet to find a way of properly serving teen viewers.
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NewsEx-EastEnders boss sets up indie with Kudos aid
Former EastEnders exec Diederick Santer is leaving the BBC after a decade to set up his own indie under the umbrella of Kudos Film and Television.
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NewsBBC rapped over Smith’s Venice trip
The BBC has come under fire after it flew Doctor Who actor Matt Smith to Italy for a making-of show - about a programme that was never filmed there.
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NewsSquare Zero hires E1 producer
Indie Square Zero has appointed E1 Entertainment’s Alexi Wheeler as development producer.
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NewsFive to air Nickelodeon tween shows
Five has handed an hour of its weekly Shake! block to Nickelodeon, replacing its previous content deal with Disney.