All Broadcast Magazine articles
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Features
Unpacking the transatlantic talent battle
How cultivating relationships and negotiating hard on fees has protected UK agents from having their clients being poached by bigger US rivals
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Ratings
Viewers get the celebrity travel bug
Travelogues prove a winning formula for the PSBs, with Channel 5 the leader of the pack
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Ratings
Genre overview tables (December 2024 - 28-day consolidated)
Including top 10 drama, comedy and current affairs programmes
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Ratings
Hired guns get the job done
Assassin dramas hit the mark for Sky and Netflix as The Day Of The Jackal and Black Doves thrill viewers
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Ratings
Perkins takes 1m on journey to Istanbul
Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure averages fewer than American Road Trip, while C5’s Dalgleish is lowest rating so far
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Ratings
Tidy numbers for Gavin & Stacey
Final outing for the BBC1 comedy drama captivates 20 million, winning the day ahead of Wallace & Gromit
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Ratings
Scheming Traitors lure in TV faithful
BBC1 show’s 22nd series shrugs off summer controversy to end just 170k short of 2023 run
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Behind The Scenes
The Assassin: Delivering a killer co-pro
Exec producer Daisy Mount and commissioner Hannah Blyth on talent, co-pros and filming on location in Greece for Prime Video’s thriller
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Features
Lifetime on hunt for zeitgeist content with a female focus
US broadcaster seeks shows that provide ‘watercooler moments’, in the vein of Surviving R. Kelly and The Life & Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson
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Comment
Kate Bulkley: The industry needs a more sustainable business model
Following the LA fires, Covid and the US strikes, shows that are repeatable with the ability to go global are key
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Comment
Danny Brocklehurst: Unique British comedy must not be allowed to disappear
Though our humour may not always travel, fresh and innovative stories about life in the UK remain vital
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Comment
Chris Curtis: Netflix’s mainstream ambition should reassure its UK rivals
The end of peak spending and broad appeal of UK content should generate renewed optimism
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The Broadcast Interview
Ben Frow: Channel 5 content chief sizes up new start
As the broadcaster prepares to unite its linear and VoD brands, it is flexing its PSB muscles, preparing to experiment and betting big on drama
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The Broadcast Interview
Ronald Goes: Why going organic works for WBITVP
The Warner Bros International TV Production president on his smart, considered approach to growth and why local excellence is vital
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Features
Analysis: London TV Screenings buyers eye richer pickings
International buyers on what they are looking to add to their slates as greater flexibility in rights and finance means an improved choice of content
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Features
Distributors recalibrate for a new-look landscape
Top execs at major distributors reveal how they are rising to market challenges and finding creative financing & windowing solutions
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Features
The view from America
Sam Harowitz on why Tubi is an attractive place to try something first window
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Ratings
It’s a lush Christmas Day for BBC1
Almost 19 million tune in for the finale of Gavin & Stacey, with Wallace & Gromit delivering big ratings too