All articles by Robin Parker – Page 52
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NewsBBC Children’s bids to up its multiplatform game
BBC Children’s is “lagging behind its audience” in terms of the platforms it uses and must focus its efforts on getting “alongside” them within a decade, director of children’s Joe Godwin has revealed.
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NewsCBBC hunts for ideas for extended My Life strand
CBBC is inviting indies to pitch for an extended run of documentary strand My Life next year.
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NewsBoomerang wants reinvented Flintstones and Hong Kong Phooey
Turner Broadcasting is urging producers to help reinvent classic cartoon characters to join the likes of Scooby Doo and Looney Tunes on its Boomerang channel.
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NewsHorrible Histories to live on with one-off specials
Horrible Histories is set to live on in themed specials after the fifth and final series finishes this summer.
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NewsCITV wishlist revealed
Live-action comedy and factual entertainment are top of CITV’s wishlist.
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NewsOlympic opening ceremony scribe slams reality TV
Olympics opening ceremony writer Frank Cottrell Boyce has delivered a broadside against reality TV as part of an impassioned speech celebrating the power of storytelling.
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NewsC4 Murder Trial: court on camera
Channel 4’s unprecedented look inside a Scottish murder court is unlikely to prompt a flood of filming requests into restricted areas of the judicial system, its producers have claimed.
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RatingsBBC scores an oldschool hit
Fresh Prince reunion gives The Graham Norton Show a ratings boost, while The Fall grips crime fans.
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RatingsFlower power boosts BBC2
From Belfast to Australia via Scunthorpe, Manchester, New York and Vegas, all via a spell in A&E, smaller PSBs took viewers on quite a trip this week.
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RatingsBBC channels get serious
With BBC2 delivering huge numbers in drama, the BBC’s digital channels decided that 9pm Monday was the time to serve up some serious factual shows.
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RatingsA mixed bag for the Doctor
As is traditional, Doctor Who enjoyed a resurgence as the latest series reached its climax – but it could not match the opener of this eight-part run.
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NewsBBC awarded for Africa reports
Two BBC exposes of female genital mutilation in Africa picked up prizes at the annual One World Media Awards last night.
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RatingsS4C top as commissions fall
The latest data from the Broadcast Greenlight index shows the Welsh PSB ordering the most shows, but which indies and commissioners have been the busiest?
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FeaturesFaith Penhale, BBC Wales
BBC Wales’ head of drama tells Robin Parker about her plans for a broader, more ambitious mix of shows – and why tax breaks can galvanise writers to free their imaginations
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NewsBBC2 confirms Dylan Thomas drama
BBC2 has confirmed details of a single drama about the last days of Dylan Thomas.
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NewsSky’s indie sector spending revealed
The true value to the indie sector of BSkyB’S £600m commitment to British content has emerged for the first time through Broadcast’s Indie Survey 2013.
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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey: the results
Ahead of Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey, subscribers can browse the latest league tables on Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsSteven D Wright heads to Whizz Kid
Former Shine creative director Steven D Wright has joined Bafta producer Whizz Kid Entertainment.
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NewsStephen Poliakoff’s Dancing On The Edge handed bonus episode
The lead characters from Stephen Poliakoff’s 1930s-era BBC2 drama Dancing On The Edge will feature in a bonus episode of two-hander interviews that will air after the series ends.
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FeaturesWho’s top of the class?
Which indies are winning the biggest orders and who is the most prolific commissioner? Robin Parker delves into the latest data from commissioning index Greenlight to find out