All articles by Robin Parker – Page 121
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NewsTranter warns of drama budget crisis
Outgoing BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter has warned that UK TV drama budgets have been stretched as far as they can go.
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NewsBig Yin to face wife on Shrink Rap
Comedian Billy Connolly is set to face a grilling from his wife Pamela Stephenson in a special edition of More 4's Shrink Rap.
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NewsBBC misled 'Weekend Nazis'
The BBC misled two military re-eneactors featured in the BBC1 documentary Weekend Nazis about the purpose of the programme, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsDocumentary commissioners wishlists
Commissioners from all of the PSB channels and several digital channels have outlined their factual wishlists to a packed audience of producers and directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: More 4
Budget:£40,000 or below. Depending on whether it is co-produced or fully funded.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Five
Slots: 9pm weekdaysBudget:£80,000-£150,000 per hour - on average,£90,000-£100,000Desired ratings: At least 1 million
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC1
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes), 10.35pm (40 minutes)Budgets:£170,000 for observational docs at 9pm,£200,000+ for talent-led docs. At 10.35pm:£120,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: ITV1
Budgets:£140,000-£200,000 - on average£160,000-£170,000Slots: 9pm weekdays, though some “chocolate box, warm bath” series will be considered for early evenings on Sundays.Desired ratings: 4m+
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC2
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes)Budgets:£160,000-£250,000, depending on the talent involved
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Sky 1
Budget: High-volume series:£70,000 per hour; one-offs:£100,000-£130,000 per hour; blockbuster series such as Ross Kemp's series:£150,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Discovery
Head of factual Dan Korn is interested in adventure programming and ‘how-to' series and is increasing its history and crime output.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Channel 4
Slots: 9pm and 10pm, weeknights. 7pm on Sundays for religious documentaries.Budget:£130,000-£150,000 for 9pm slot and “a bit less” for 10pm.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: UKTV
BudgetUKTV Food and UKTV Style:£40,000-£60,000 per hour;Blighty:£50,000 per half-hour;Dave, Gold and Watch£100,000-£140,000 per hour - “but we'll bust the bank for the right idea,” said factual and factual entertainment commissioning director Jane Rogerson.
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NewsRound-up: Sheffield Doc/Fest
Broadcastnow's coverage of sessions and news arising from this year's Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsC4's Cosgrove attacks TV salaries
Sheffield Doc/Fest: Channel 4 director of nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove has called for broadcasting salaries to be more clearly regulated - arguing that he is effectively overpaid when compared to the commercial marketplace.
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NewsSachsgate: Cohen urges BBC not to 'lose its bottle'
Sheffield Doc/Fest: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has joined the chorus of people demanding the BBC holds it nerve over potentially risky material in the wake of the Ross/Brand furore.
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NewsC4 to launch religious strand
Sheffield Doc/Fest: C4 is to create its first dedicated strand of religious programming next year for the first time in half a decade.
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NewsAirey: Peaktime on Five must deliver 1m+
Sheffield Doc/Fest: All primetime shows on Five must pull in at least 1 million viewers, new chief executive Dawn Airey has ruled.
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NewsNo more factual formats for ITV
Sheffield Doc/Fest: ITV has ruled out commissioning factual formats following the disappointing performance of Tycoon and Natural Born Sellers.