All Factual articles – Page 273
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NewsSky investigates Irish border force
Crackit Productions has sealed two commissions – a 20-part series for Sky 1 following Ireland’s border force and a wedding series for Channel 5.
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RatingsWorld’s Busiest Railway steams off with 9pm slot
MONDAY: BBC2 won the 9pm slot with World’s Busiest Railway while later in the evening controversial Channel 4 documentary Muslim Drag Queens informed 1m.
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RatingsBig Blue Live and Usain Bolt boost BBC
SUNDAY: Usain Bolt’s 100m victory in the World Championships reeled in an audience share of almost 25% as BBC1’s Big Blue Live dwarfed ITV’s Animal Mums later in the day.
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NewsBen Fogle to front ITV 'whale-fall' experiment
Ben Fogle will front an ambitious ‘whale-fall’ experiment for ITV which will lure large sea creatures – including sharks – to the carcass of a whale.
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RatingsThe Wonder of Britain transports 1.6m average
THURSDAY: ITV’s The Wonder of Britain recovered from last week’s low to bow out with a series average of 1.6m (7.7%).
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NewsBBC investigating commissioning complaint over music doc
The BBC is investigating a formal complaint over the commissioning process behind BBC4 documentary Je T’Aime: The Story of French Song.
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NewsBlast! uses ‘micro-rigs’ to capture Chester Zoo for C4
Blast! Films will use “micro-rig” filming techniques to capture animal behaviour at Chester Zoo for a Channel 4 documentary series.
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NewsLightbox gains access to Vogue for BBC2
Channel 4 Growth Fund indie Lightbox has gained access to fashion magazine Vogue for its debut BBC2 commission.
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NewsBritespark, Popkorn & Twofour land First Cut films
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest slate of First Cut documentaries with BriteSpark Films, Popkorn TV & Twofour winning business from the strand.
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NewsNews channels breach Ofcom impartiality code
An Ofcom investigation into news impartiality has uncovered numerous breaches by broadcasters including the BBC, CNN and CNBC for broadcasting films sponsored by governments, charities and NGOs.
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NewsBarcroft expands Behaving Badly franchise to US
Barcroft Productions has won two 10-part order from US network Discovery Family focusing on animals and babies.
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RatingsAbz on the Farm fails to rock BBC2
SUNDAY: Former 5ive star Abz Love may have counted his chickens too soon after his country life documentary failed to rock BBC2.
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NewsFremantle sets sights on non-scripted
Fremantle Media International (FMI) is aggressively targeting the international rights to non-scripted shows after beefing up its acquisitions budget.
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NewsC4 invests in sports indie
Channel 4’s latest Growth Fund indie investment is in a sports production company established by Sunil Patel, BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey and ex-Formula One driver David Coulthard.
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NewsC4 visits Gretna Green for wedding format
Big Fat Gypsy Wedding indie Firecracker Films has landed a 15-part daytime commission about marriages from Channel 4.
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NewsVIDEO: Documentary season, C4
Channel 4 unveils its new season of factual programming including SAS: The Ultimate Test, Guy’s Wall Of Death, Educating Cardiff and The Catch.
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RatingsAbducted unable to locate 6% share for ITV
TUESDAY: ITV one-off documentary Abducted scraped just over 1m viewers to place last in the 9pm terrestrial slot.
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NewsC4 beefs up docs commissioning team
Channel 4 has appointed 24 Hours in Police Custody director Alisa Pomeroy as commissioning editor for documentaries.
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NewsSky Arts profiles Boris Johnson's mother
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler is making a documentary about Boris Johnson’s mother for Sky Arts.
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NewsIndus co-founder steps down
Indus Films co-founder and managing director Steve Robinson is leaving the Hunters of the South Seas indie after a decade.