All Broadcast articles in 27 June 2003 – Page 4
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Digital viewers free-wheel
A fifth of all households with digital television receive free to air channels rather than pay TV, according to the...
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Game, set and match to BBC1
A peak of 4.1 million viewers watched BBC1's coverage of Greg Rusedki's victory in the first round of the Wimbledon...
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Brussels considers ban on raunchy TV images
Sexist or raunchy images on television or in advertising could be banned across the European Union under a directiv...
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Big Sister is watching you
Feminist Eurocrat who wants to ban 'sexist' TV shows and adverts. ...
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Bye Bye Boys
Wonderbra ads and telly shows like Men Behaving Badly and Footballers' Wives face being banned under the latest bar...
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NewsCleaver takes on BBC controller of learning role
The BBC's new director of factual and learning, John Willis, has made his first appointment since taking on the role two weeks ago, promoting Liz Cleaver to controller of learning, writes Colin Robertson.
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RatingsHenman match slaughters ITV1
The first appearance of Britain's number one tennis player Tim Henman at Wimbledon ensured that BBC1 had a stranglehold over daytime viewing yesterday, writes Jon Rogers.
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NewsBloomberg to provide content for CBM channel
Financial news provider Bloomberg is set to get a window on the Freeview platform by providing content for the new CBM channel, writes Paul Revoir.
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NewsGardam quits C4, Lygo tipped to take over
Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam has resigned from the channel after months of intense speculation about his future, writes Penny Hughes.
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ITV1 puts Fergie assistant in doc
ITV1 has commissioned a docudrama on the story of Jane Andrews - the former assistant to the Duchess of York who was jailed for killing her lover in a jealous rage,
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R2 revisits the 1980s
Thatcherism, Live Aid and the mullet will all feature in a BBC Radio 2 series chronicling the music, sport and politics of the 1980s. Produced by Mark Goodier's indie, Wise Buddah, The Real 80s will combine archive material with new interviews over 4 x 60-minute weekly spots from 29 July. ...
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BBC spends£2m on extending digital radio reach
The BBC has cemented its commitment to digital radio with a wave of new initiatives, including increased coverage, more exclusive content, and a major new promotional campaign, writes Michael Rosser.
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R2 doc investigates pirate radio's past
Leading lights of pirate radio will come under the spotlight in a new R2 documentary, writes Michael Rosser. The Radio Revolutionaries, produced by indie Heavy Entertainment, will trace the story of
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C4 looks at history of speed records
Thrill-seekers who risked their lives in a bid to break speed records are to be the focus of a new Channel 4 series, writes Michael Rosser.C4 commissioning editor, history Hamish Mykura
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BBC Communities project extended to Radio 4
A major BBC initiative aimed at forging closer ties with local communities is extending to Radio 4 and the Community Channel. Programmes created by the Voices project, handled by BBC Nations & Regions, have run on BBC TV since March but from 13 July a selection of 12 films will ...
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Leopard to soup up cars for Discovery and C4
Leopard Films has picked up a co-commission from Discovery Networks Europe and Channel 4 for a second 10-part series of Thunder Races. The 10 x 60-minute series, which will air first on Discovery and then later on C4, follows three teams of car enthusiasts as they transform an old banger ...
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Radio 4 reorders cross-dressing comedy
The comedy writing couple behind ITV's Faith in the Future and BBC1 series Next of Kin have been commissioned by BBC Radio 4 commissioning editor, drama and entertainment Caroline Raphael to pen a third series of cross-dressing comedy The Change. Scripted by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie, the series will ...
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Digital free to air reaches a fifth of homes
One in five digital TV homes now takes free-to-air services, according to new figures, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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Italian Poirot to air
Poirot will be re-digitised and dubbed into Italian after Granada International sold a further 18 hours of the detective series to Italy. Mediaset has picked up the Agatha Christie thrillers as part of a package which also includes 8 x 100-minute episodes of sea-faring adventure series Hornblower.
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Rolf Harris to receive Albert Hall tribute
BBC1 is to commemorate artist and singer Rolf Harris' 50-year TV career with a major event at the Royal Albert Hall. The Animal Hospital host will host Rolf at The Royal Albert Hall in which he will perform a variety of musical and artistic endeavours including 'a giant sing-along'. The ...