All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 41
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NewsC4 creates deputy head of docs role
24 Hours In Police Custody commissioner Amy Flanagan has been promoted to deputy head of documentaries by Channel 4.
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NewsPanorama investigates Ebola epidemic
Blakeway Productions is to shine a light on the Ebola epidemic in a Panorama film for BBC1.
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RatingsBroadmoor locks up 2.8m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s documentary exploring Broadmoor locked up almost 3m viewers as Grayson Perry: Who Are You? bowed out with a series average of 500k for Channel 4.
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NewsStephen Lambert questions top-down commissioning
Stephen Lambert has questioned the effectiveness of top-down commissioning structures and claimed that TV would benefit from a more “delegated” process.
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NewsC4 preps Special Edition property doc
Channel 4 is to follow a landlord’s attempts to only rent properties to attractive singletons in a Cutting Edge documentary from Special Edition Films.
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NewsSpun Gold plots more Titchmarsh
Spun Gold is working on new projects with Alan Titchmarsh after the gardening expert signed up for his first project in years without the indie.
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NewsC4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking
Channel 4 has hailed its Growth Fund as an example of creative risk-taking and revealed that it plans to relinquish its production sector investments after five years.
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NewsC4 to tackle society and politics through arts
Channel 4 wants to use its arts output to open up social and political issues in the UK, according to commissioning editor John Hay.
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NewsC4 sports commissioner to step down
Channel 4 is on the hunt for a sport commissioner after Jamie Aitchison decided to leave the broadcaster after three years.
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RatingsMake Leicester British moves 1.3m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s Make Leicester British was unable to match the audience generated by its Bradford predecessor, as Micky Flanagan’s cycling travelogue overtook Sky 1’s slot average.
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NewsWGAE calls for boycott of Saturday Night Takeaway remake
The Writers Guild of America (WGAE) has urged its members not to work on ITV’s US remake of Saturday Night Takeaway until it has reached a deal over working conditions.
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NewsBBC2 doubles Two Tribes order
BBC daytime has doubled its order of Remarkable Television quiz show Two Tribes for BBC2.
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NewsC4 racks up record eight Grierson gongs
Channel 4’s much-garlanded Educating Yorkshire has added two more awards to its tally at this year’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsC4 plans live theatre broadcast on election night
Channel 4 has commissioned Twofour to produce a live broadcast of a play set in a polling station as part of its election night coverage.
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RatingsStrictly hits series high
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing achieved another series high, peaking with 10.5m viewers, while The X Factor steadied its audience from last week.
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NewsArthur Williams explores remote locations with Blast!
Arthur Williams is to explore remote regions which can only be accessed by the air in a Blast! Films documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsBirmingham local TV launch delayed
The launch date for Birmingham’s local TV channel has been pushed back as Ofcom assesses the credentials of a new bidder to take over the licence.
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NewsAlan Titchmarsh to explore the Queen’s Garden
Secret Life of Cats producer Oxford Scientific Films has lured Alan Titchmarsh from Spun Gold to front a series about Buckingham Palace’s garden.
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NewsChannel 4 puts Ukip in power
Channel 4 is to imagine what the country would look like if Ukip was in power in a docu-drama produced by Raw TV.
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RatingsScott & Bailey captures 4.5m
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s Scott & Bailey concluded its fourth series on a high, although it was 1 million down on its previous series.