All Broadcasters articles – Page 452
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PodcastTalking TV: Sky / Discovery carriage wars & Rocket Ronnie
The latest edition of Talking TV delves into the ongoing war between Sky and Discovery over carriage fees and picks over the sale of Channel 4’s Growth Fund indie True North.
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NewsBroadcast's Pick of the Week
The Great Pottery Throw Down and Tracey Ullman return in new slots next week, as ITV sends Robson Green on its latest travelogue.
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NewsITV unveils pricing for pay-per-view venture
ITV is to charge £9.95 to watch Chris Eubank Jr’s forthcoming super middleweight title bout via its forthcoming pay-per-view service.
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NewsFledgling indie scores Tough Mudder Sky show
Sky Sports has commissioned fledgling indie Wilson Worldwide Productions to follow British Olympians as they compete in a selection of Tough Mudder challenges.
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NewsC5 ads to target Sky homes
Channel 5 has become the first terrestrial broadcaster to join Sky’s targeted advertising platform AdSmart.
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RatingsFortitude slips for Sky
THURSDAY: Arctic drama Fortitude returned to Sky Atlantic with less than half of the audience who tuned in for the series one debut.
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NewsDiscovery: commissioning threatened by carriage row
Discovery has warned that it could be forced to cut commissioning a result of its “unprecedented” carriage row with Sky.
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NewsJay Hunt reveals strategy and issues lifestyle challenge
Channel 4’s Jay Hunt has called for big ideas with social awareness and stronger lifestyle programming, claiming the latter is “stuck in a rut” across British television.
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NewsSky gears up for satellite-free TV
Sky is to launch a full television service without the need for a satellite dish as the pay-TV operator bids to reduce rising churn.
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NewsSky hits back in Discovery dispute
Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has hit back in the carriage deal row with Discovery, claiming their channels’ share of viewing has been in “long-term decline”.
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Behind The ScenesThe Cult Next Door, BBC2
Sleight of hand in the edit helped illustrate this extraordinary story
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NewsLast chance to enter Broadcast Indie Survey
Indies, consolidated companies and broadcasters have one week to submit their entries for this year’s Broadcast Indie Survey.
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NewsCalls to curb coffee shop hiring culture
Television production’s freelance nature and its informal recruitment culture is preventing it from opening up opportunities to a broader pool of talent.
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NewsCommissioners urged to take talent risks
The TV industry must take more risks with senior production talent, put a stop to its ‘coffee shop’ hiring culture and offer pathways for career progression to attract and retain a diverse workforce.
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NewsCall for TV to reflect Britain
Broadcasters must do more to tell diverse stories of post-Brexit Britain and escape the cultural confines of the “London bubble”, senior industry figures have said.
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NewsDiscovery & Sky carriage war erupts
An unprecedented row has erupted between Sky and Discovery, which could see 12 channels disappear from the pay-TV platform after carriage negotiations broke down.
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NewsNetflix lifts lid on unscripted strategy
Netflix plans to release at least 30 documentaries and is looking to reach “double-digit” numbers of unscripted formats in 2017.
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RatingsFurther Back In Time For Dinner struggles
TUESDAY: BBC2’s Further Back In Time For Dinner failed to live up to its last course – losing out to its terrestrial rivals in the 9pm slot.
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NewsC5 joins Diamond diversity initiative
Channel 5 has joined the Diamond diversity monitoring initiative, ahead of the publication of its inclusion strategy in the coming weeks.
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RatingsWinterwatch warms 3m
MONDAY: Winterwatch returned to the schedule with over 3m viewers – doubling BBC2’s slot average.