All Broadcast articles in 15 July 2011 – Page 4
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NewsLicence fee deal should be re-examined, says NUJ
The BBC’s licence fee settlement should be opened up for examination in light of the “disturbing” influence of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire, the NUJ has said.
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NewsDaybreak boss Rumsey to step down
Ian Rumsey will step down as editor of Daybreak at the end of 2011 after little more than a year in the post.
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NewsSky chief commends staff after week of upheaval
Jeremy Darroch, chief executive of BSkyB, has commended staff for their focus following a week of developments that has seen News Corporation withdraw its takeover bid for the company.
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NewsBBC HD/3D boss quits; BBC2 HD planned
The BBC’s head of HD and 3D Danielle Nagler is leaving the corporation along with two team members - and is not being directly replaced.
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Behind The ScenesSingle-Handed, ITV1
Despite a great response to Single-Handed, plans for a second series were going nowhere until ITV came on board, says Rob Pursey and Clare Alan.
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CommentColleagues and friends remember C4's Sarah Mulvey
Friends and colleagues remembered the late Channel 4 commissioning editor Sarah Mulvey at a commemorative event this week. Here, science commissioning editor David Glover and Louisa Bolch pay tribute to a much-missed colleague.
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CommentSuffering the sheer joy of the best job in the world
Writers’ grumpy exteriors belie an optimism about the future, says Ashley Pharoah.
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The Broadcast InterviewJimmy McGovern: Blood, sweat and tears
Outspoken drama writer Jimmy McGovern still has plenty to get off his chest, as Kate Rowland, organiser of last week’s BBC Writer’s Festival, discovered. Broadcast presents the highlights.
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FeaturesOxford Road, Manchester: Goodbye grime, hello glamour
It may not have the nostalgic pull of TV Centre, but the BBC’s former Manchester base was a unique place to work and a key part of our TV heritage, says Steven D Wright.
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Behind The ScenesThe Hour, BBC2
Writer Abi Morgan talks to Lisa Campbell about The Hour, a newsroom drama and political thriller that charts the demise of the British Empire and the evolution of television news
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CommentDecisive action sets TV apart
NI and the wider press need not look far for lessons on morality.
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Double Lesson / Desert Seas With David Attenborough / Single-Handed
Kiss FM and T4’s Melvin Odoom and Rickie Haywood Williams on classrooms, ‘gangster’ fish and the Garda.
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BBC still has faith in creativity and training
I want to respond to Mark Damazer’s observations (‘Young, gifted and blanked’, Broadcast, 8.07.11 ) that the BBC “has lost faith in the idea… of picking people with nothing to offer but creativity, flair, cleverness, intelligence and motivation”.
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CommentOff Cuts: So who's counting?
BBC Children’s director Joe Godwin got a birthday surprise as he took to the stage at last week’s Showcomotion children’s conference in Sheffield: a video tribute from none other than Upsy Daisy herself.
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FeaturesDallas, TNT (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a classic US drama that is making a comeback after a 20-year absence.
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The Broadcast InterviewThe next twist in Lime's tale
Whilst TOWIE’s runaway success has proved convincingly that Lime Pictures can create a strong offer alongside Hollyoaks, the indie has a lot more up its sleeves.
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FeaturesNI: Location, Location, Location
With Northern Ireland welcoming back fantasy drama Game of Thrones for its second series, Will Strauss looks at the huge economic benefits drama producton can bring to a region
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NewsPensioner prank show set for BBC1
A pensioner prank show is the latest international entertainment format set for BBC1.
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NewsC4’s 9/11 slate probes Ground Zero mosque
The controversy surrounding plans to build a mosque at Ground Zero will form part of six hours of Channel 4 programming to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11.