All Broadcast articles in 04 November 2005 – Page 4
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Sky pushes its limits
By buying Easynet, Sky has become the first TV company to move into telecoms - but can it make the culture clash work in its favour?
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Putting people first
Daisy Goodwin questions whether the super-indie is the best environment for nurturing talent.
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Downloading the future
Soon we'll be able to download TV programmes in the same way we can songs and albums, says David Docherty, so what future is there for conventional broadcasters?
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Casting a shadow over reality TV
A good reality show depends on just the right mix of participants, whether celebrities or 'real people'. But how easy is it to find them now that the boom in the genre has made us all media-savvy - and are the burgeoning number of casting agencies a boon or a ...
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Profile: Mark Browning - Programming from the Heart
Mark Browning has steered Heart 106.2 clear of rival Capital through a change of personnel and a clear understanding of his target Londoners.
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NewsInterview: John Yorke & Lucy Richer - Drama's double act
BBC drama's John Yorke and Lucy Richer are on a roll with the successful return of the Mitchell brothers and series such as Spooks and Hustle. They tell Geoff White about what they gained by moving from C4 to the BBC.
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Who will be the winners in 2012?
One of the themes at this year's Promax is future-proofing for 2012. So what will the media landscape look like then? Broadcast asks five industry figures to predict the trends and technologies that will affect TV's marketers and creative directors and the new skills and knowledge that will be needed ...
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NewsShaps to overhaul ITV commissioning
ITV director of television Simon Shaps is planning a radical overhaul of ITV's commissioning system, creating three new genre 'ministries' and hiring around eight more commissioners.
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NewsBBC news in major revamp
BBC head of TV news Peter Horrocks is planning a major overhaul of the corporation's newsgathering service which would see it shift its focus from the major terrestrial bulletins to News 24.
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NewsChannel 4 launches mobile channel
Channel 4 will this week become the first terrestrial broadcaster to launch a branded mobile TV channel, screening popular shows such as Supernanny and Brat Camp in full.
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NewsBBC plans interactive online drama
The BBC is set to launch its first interactive drama, which will be offered exclusively to broadband users online.
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NewsFresh Freeview slot draws bids
Another Freeview slot is up for grabs and owner National Grid Wireless (formerly Crown Castle) has asked for minimum bids of£5.5m a year.
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C4 heats up Fridays with new comedies
Channel 4 plans to revive its flagging Friday night line-up this winter with a new series from the producer of The Office and hit US comedy My Name is Earl.
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NewsRoberts takes executive roleat Coronation Street
Former Coronation Street producer Kieran Roberts, who oversaw some of the soap's most successful storylines, including the Richard Hillman serial killer plot, has been made executive producer of the show.
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Daytime Sudoku shows set for battle
The BBC and ITV are gearing up for a battle of the Sudoku shows, with both channels preparing to unleash daytime quizzes based on the Japanese craze.
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ITV News Channel sees Freeview hours cut in half
The ITV News Channel has been given a last-minute reprieve on the Freeview platform but has had its hours slashed in half.
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BBC news cuts delayed
Hundreds of BBC news staff are being kept waiting to hear if they will be allowed to take voluntary redundancy, as the NUJ and management hold further talks on the department's future.
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BBC1 updates Jekyll and Hyde
Coupling writer Stephen Moffatt is to write a modern version of DrJekyll and Mr Hyde for BBC1.
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NewsBroadcasting House architect dropped
The group developing BBC Broadcasting House has ditched the architect in charge of the scheme after running into 'creative differences' over the project.
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NewsITV plans 'imminent' acquisitions
ITV Consumer chief executive Jeff Henry said today he was close to making a series of acquisitions.