All Broadcast articles in 2 October 2009
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NewsSkillset's biggest grant to train "next gen" leaders
Skillset has made its biggest ever training grant to help a creative leaders develop the skills to face TV’s most pressing issues, such as the emergence of multiplatform delivery and falling production budgets.
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NewsNBC Universal in content and branding push
MIPCOM: NBC Universal is to launch a global push to acquire and order original, exclusive and first-run content, and to put its emphasis on five channel brands, led by Universal Channel.
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FeaturesIndia beckons for quality TV
India's media and entertainment market is predicted to rise to $21bn by 2014, and as pay-TV subscriptions continue to grow, the sub-continent is filled with opportunity.
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The Broadcast InterviewRob Clark, Fremantle Media
Fremantle’s president of global entertainment wants shows with mass appeal. It’s a belief that has brought us Got Talent and made the company into a major global player.
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FeaturesCan UK indies crack the US?
Don’t fancy your chances of trading the Union Jack for stars and stripes? Think again, says Samantha Brick. US cable networks are going wild for the best of British programming.
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The Broadcast InterviewTom Toumazis and Cathy Payne, Endemol Worldwide Distribution
Tom Toumazis and Cathy Payne reveal Endemol’s plans for its new distribution business - and tell Michael Rosser what they’ll be up to at Mipcom.
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CommentInternational inspiration
Despite the recession, there is much to be optimistic about in the international marketplace.
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NewsAbsolute Radio makes programming changes
Absolute Radio has made a series of senior programming team changes, including the promotion of Jo Russell Show producer Paul Sylvester to head of the station’s programme schedule.
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NewsNorth East strategy shapes up with STV/ITV execs
Screen agency Northern Film & Media has hired former STV and ITV Productions executives to help develop the creative industries across the North East.
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Comment2 October, '09
“Utterly, utterly charming, brimming with off-kilter observations.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Comment
Every penny counts
If you thought Mipcom and the AFM were the last remaining events in the calendar year that could impact on your bottom line, think again, writes Cate Hemmings.
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NewsChannel TV calls for police action on awards scandal
Channel TV has called for a criminal investigation into the British Comedy Awards phone-in scandal, after members of the TV production team “deliberately” changed the 2005 People’s Choice Awards from Catherine Tate to Ant and Dec.
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NewsBoyle quits Mock the Week
BBC2’s topical panel show Mock the Week will return for two more series – but without outspoken panellist Frankie Boyle.
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NewsBBC staff vote on Salford move
The BBC is to begin recruitment for around 800 jobs at BBC North after almost half of London-based rank-and-file staff agreed to the move to Manchester.
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RatingsBill boosted by New Tricks no-show
ITV1 won the Thursday night 9pm battle for the first time since moving The Bill to a post-watershed slot last night, with 4.2m tuning in.
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NewsBradshaw and Starkey clash over Marr interview
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has stepped up his criticism of Andrew Marr’s interview with Gordon Brown, lambasting an “error of judgement” that was “part of the trivialisation and degradation of our political discourse”.