All News articles – Page 1511
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NewsPlimsoll targets growth by mixing factual genres
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, wants to blend fact ent and wildlife formats as it builds on the 125 hours of orders it has won in its first two years.
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NewsBBC object-based trials explained
Alex Farber reports on four projects designed to improve efficiency and evolve storytelling
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NewsBBC’s future-gazing revealed
The BBC is developing personalised dramas, radio shows that talk directly to listeners, and technology to record live events remotely, as it looks to shape the future of broadcasting.
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NewsMPs challenge Tony Hall over Fury and Yentob
Tony Hall has been forced to defend Tyson Fury’s inclusion on the Sports Personality Of The Year award shortlist in front of MPs, and admitted that Alan Yentob’s resignation was the “right” decision.
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NewsSalmon unveils top team at BBC Studios
Peter Salmon has revealed the structure for the new BBC Studios, creating dedicated divisions for entertainment and natural history.
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NewsBBC News pilots auto-translate tool
The BBC is trialling ‘virtual voice-over’ technology around its short-form news content – allowing a report to be automatically translated into multiple languages.
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NewsITV revs up Top Gear rival
ITV has turned to Twofour to create a Top Gear-style celebrity driving format after missing out on the chance to sign Jeremy Clarkson earlier this year.
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NewsProfessor Green returns to BBC3
Antidote Productions is producing a further two Professor Green documentaries for BBC3 following the success of the rapper’s exploration of suicide.
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NewsGreg Dyke: private equity would destroy C4
Greg Dyke has warned that Channel 4 would be “destroyed” if it was sold to a private equity firm, as part of a panel debate on the future of public service television.
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NewsINDEX: cameras and lenses
Whether it’s digital or the nostalgia of film, Arri’s range of cameras dominates drama production in the UK
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NewsTina McCann to leave Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK boss Tina McCann is leaving the children’s broadcaster after nearly six years.
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NewsAll 4 recruits managing editor
Channel 4 has promoted its head of viewer relationship management Charlie Palmer to be managing editor of All 4.
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NewsBBCW invests in George Clarke indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a 25% stake in George Clarke’s Amazing Productions.
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NewsPact appoints deputy chief executive
Pact has appointed director of legal, business affairs and industrial relations Max Rumney as deputy chief executive with immediate effect.
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.
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NewsMad Men producer Lionsgate invests in Kindle Entertainment
Mad Men producer Lionsgate has acquired a minority stake in Kindle Entertainment, the children’s production company behind CBBC’s Hank Zipzer.
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NewsWar Of The Worlds set for UK television adaptation
Poldark producer Mammoth Screen is developing a major adaptation of The War Of The Worlds to coincide with the expiration of the copyright on the HG Wells novel next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsWalter Presents acquires HBO Lat Am dramas
Channel 4-backed foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has acquired a raft of programming from Latin America.
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NewsBBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra music boss to join Spotify
BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra head of music George Ergatoudis will join Spotify next year to lead its in-house music curation strategy and content programming for the UK.
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NewsBig Brother exec Wrigley launches indie
Former Big Brother executive producer Ruth Wrigley has partnered with ex-BBC Worldwide talent chief William Miller to launch an indie.