All Broadcast articles in 12 December 2008 – Page 6
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Regional funding scheme to offer up to£50,000
Northwest Vision and Media is to offer funding of up to£50,000 to TV, film, games and digital content companies in a bid to boost the competitiveness of the region's creative industries.
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NewsTories call for licence fee breakdown
The Conservative Party has called for the TV Licensing Authority (TVLA) to adopt BBC branding and to offer a breakdown of how the licence fee is spent with any requests for payment.
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NewsEx-Panorama reporter to leave BBC
Emmy-award winning journalist Steve Bradshaw is leaving the BBC at the end of the year to work through his production company Flaxmoor Limited.
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CommentBlog: Feminine maturity
With Selina Scott scoring a victory over Five are we going to see a more mature feminine look on our screens? Geoff Motley doubts it.
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NewsC4 and ITV may get free use of iPlayer
Channel 4 and ITV may be granted free and open use of the BBC iPlayer, under new proposals by the BBC to help solve the PSB funding gap.
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News231,000 watch Sky 1's heroin doc
Sky 1's hard-hitting documentary Ben: Diary of a Heroin Addict managed to pull in a respectable audience of 231,000 viewers (1.5% share) at 10pm.
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NewsBBC1 orders more Cars, Cops and Criminals
BBC1 has ordered a second series of popular factual series Cars, Cops and Criminals after a successful first run over the summer.
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NewsMake Me a Baby to be remade in Germany
BBC3 series Make Me a Baby is to be reborn in Germany following a deal between Mentorn International and commercial broadcaster Sat 1.
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NewsBBC plans iPlayer open-day
The BBC will celebrate the one year anniversary of the iPlayer this Friday by lifting the lid on how the catch-up service works.
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FeaturesThe future of the set top box
Q: Set top boxes are becoming more and more complicated and capable these days. What will be the next stage in the evolution of the STB?
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FeaturesThe future of home entertainment
Q: What is your vision for the future evolution of entertainment in the home? Will every home's entertainment and services be run by a centralised home hub?
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NewsSpooks ends with 6m
The final part of the current series of BBC1's hit drama series Spooks ended strongly with 6m viewers (25% share) at 9pm, making it the most watched episode in the current run.
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NewsRoger Daltrey to front Dennis Wilson doc
Roger Daltrey, frontman of The Who, will narrate a special one-off documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsTV Critics 9 December ‘08
“Series seven of Spooks went out with a bang - literally - although not as big a bang as it could have been.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsBagpuss creator Oliver Postgate dies aged 83
Oliver Postgate, the creator of Bagpuss, the Clangers and Ivor the Engine, has died aged 83.
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NewsAb Fab director Bob Spiers dies
Bafta-winning TV comedy director Bob Spiers, whose credits include Absolutely Fabulous and Fawlty Towers, has died at the age of 63.
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NewsHoldsworth confirmed as English regions head
The BBC has confirmed David Holdsworth as controller of English regions.
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CommentBlog: No credit where credit's due
In today's competitive TV market, broadcasters squeeze the size of the credits to make way for trails. But the effect is being felt by the freelance community and production staff who feel there ought to be credit where credit is due, according to Malcolm Treen.
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NewsTV Critics 8 December ‘08
“Bloody marvellous.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsOfcom clears Top Gear over Clarkson's prostitute joke
The BBC broke no taste and decency rules in its broadcast of an episode of Top Gear in which Jeremy Clarkson joked about murdering prostitutes, Ofcom has ruled.