All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 51
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NewsC4 hires De Burgh in commissioning team reshuffle
Channel 4 has rejigged its commissioning team, moving Tom Beck from entertainment to factual entertainment to cover Tina Flintoff ’s maternity leave.
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NewsC4’s Gill Wilson overhauls features
North One, Blink Films and Red House are among the indies to have won business as Channel 4 head of features Gill Wilson overhauls her slate.
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NewsCharlie Luxton explores coastal homes for More4
Architectural designer Charlie Luxton is to explore unusual homes along Britain’s coastline in a More4 series from True North.
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NewsITV sets sights on younger audiences
ITV has revealed its deal with YouTube to create 18 short form web channels is part of a wider pursuit of younger audiences.
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NewsCelebrity Juice creators reunite for ITV2 format
Internet star Dapper Laughs is to front an ITV2 comedy / reality format from the creators of Celebrity Juice.
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NewsITV revenue hits £1.38bn
ITV has posted strong overall growth over the past six months aided by a 20% increase in online, pay and interactive revenues.
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NewsCreative Skillset launches bursary scheme
Around 900 professionals from a range of diverse backgrounds will receive training bursaries of up to £1,600 under Creative Skillset’s Diversity Fund.
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NewsCharlie Brooker and Annabel Jones launch Endemol indie
Former Zeppotron managing director Annabel Jones has joined forces with long term collaborator Charlie Brooker to launch an Endemol-owned scripted indie.
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NewsE4 draws record youth audience
E4 achieved its best-ever share of 16-34 year-old viewers over the first half of 2014 on the back of US imports and original shows, such as Made in Chelsea.
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RatingsSecret Life of Students pulls 500k
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s The Secret Life of Students and Channel 5’s Black Market Britain endured disappointing climaxes as the Commonwealth Games grabbed the lion’s share of the peak time audience.
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NewsUS reality television Code of Conduct proposed
A New York city councillor has appealed for broadcasters and production companies to adhere to a code of conduct to improve working conditions for reality television producers and writers.
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RatingsCommonwealth Games opener peaks with 9m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s coverage of the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony peaked with over 9m viewers and dented the rest of the schedule.
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NewsWish-lists: ITV execs reveal priorities
ITV commissioners Richard Klein, Elaine Bedell, Helen Warner, Paul Mortimer and Steve November revealed their wish-lists at ITV’s annual Producers’ Forum earlier this week.
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NewsITV to poll indies over diversity
ITV will survey indies to gain a better understanding of working conditions and diversity in its programming supply chain as it bids to better reflect UK society.
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NewsE4 takes Bad Robots to series
E4 has strengthened its comedy slate with a hidden-camera series in which people are pranked by machines such as photo booths and electronic road signs.
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NewsITV challenges indies to shoot for football gap
ITV has challenged indies to create up to four major male-skewing brands as it races to replace more than 100 hours of European and domestic football.
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NewsLove tackles local Immigration Street concerns
Love Productions will meet with Channel 4 to discuss the future of Immigration Street after some Southampton residents lobbied the indie to stop filming of the series.
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NewsConroy joins ITV drama
ITV has appointed Sarah Conroy as commissioning editor for drama to cover the maternity leave of Charlie Hampton.
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RatingsUtopia settles at 450,000
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s audience for thriller Utopia remained steady although it was outperformed by Sarah Millican on BBC2 and Channel 5’s Big Brother.
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NewsITVBe launch date revealed
ITV’s female-skewing, free-to-air channel ITVBe is to launch on 8 October.