All Broadcast articles in 29 October 2004 – Page 5
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Somethin' Else appoints South Bank Show director.
Indie Somethin' Else has added extra clout to its television division by appointing South Bank Show producer and director Leo Burley as head of development, writes Michael Rosser.
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C4 ties in T4's Jones for 2005.
Channel 4 has signed up T4 presenter Steve Jones to an exclusive, 12-month golden-handcuffs deal to keep him on the channel throughout 2005, writes Maria Esposito.
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Matthew Kelly lands ITV role as serial killer.
Granada has handed former Stars in Their Eyes presenter Matthew Kelly his first leading role in an ITV drama, as a twisted serial killer in a new crime thriller, writes Paul Revoir.
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Yorke set to take top BBC drama role.
Channel 4 head of drama John Yorke is set to return to the BBC to take
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RatingsBBC1 viewers shun Moore Question Time
BBC1's Question Time special from America failed to attract the viewers with 2.3 million (19%), down by 400,000 from the previous week.
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NewsBBC: Radio 4 could do better
The new controller of BBC Radio 4 has admitted that parts of its schedule have become 'cosy' and is looking to strengthen its 'intellectual edge'.
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NewsEx-Action Time chief gets UKTV role
UKTV has hired former Action Time joint managing director Caroline Beaton to help market its family of channels.
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NewsITV bids to handcuff O'Grady
ITV chiefs have asked their new daytime star Paul O'Grady to consider making his show a permanent fixture on ITV1.
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NewsLittle Britain set for third series
BBC3 comedy sketch show Little Britain , the digital channel's biggest hit, is set to return for a third series.
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NewsPEER POLL: Training
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Can 'on-the-job' training be a substitute for formal training?
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The trials of training
As the BBC prepares to cut production staff and ITV withdraws from the regions, indies are having to take on more of the training responsibilities traditionally left to broadcasters. Are they up to it?
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RatingsITV1's Bond charms 8.3m
BBC1's natural history programme British Isles was scuppered by Die Another Day as the TV premiere of the Bond movie peaked with 8.3 million (38.5%).
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Thumbs up wins world records order
Indie Thumbs Up Productions is making a stripped show focusing on world-record holders for Challenge. The Flextech-owned channel has ordered the 40 x 30-minute series, titled Ultimate Guinness World Records , which will comprise clips of record attempts and interviews with those who achieved them. ...
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Necessary pain
The result of the BBC's series of internal reviews looks likely to be radical change - and not before time.
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Sambrook to probe journalists' risks
BBC director of global news Richard Sambrook is to chair a new international committee investigating the risks journalists face in danger zones and how they can be better protected. Sambrook, who announced details of the committee during a lecture at Columbia University in New York, said media groups, government representatives, ...
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Hawkeye a winner
Hawkeye, the tennis and cricket virtual replay system, has won two IT awards at this year's British Computer Society Awards. Hawkeye Innovations scooped both the applications award and flagship award. The system tracks the motion of the ball during cricket and tennis matches with the resulting information being used to ...
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Hartog hired by Tailor-Made
Stephanie Hartog, the FremantleMedia executive behind the international roll-out of the Pop Idol format, has been hired by indie Tailor-Made Films (TMF).
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GMG's regional Real Radio stays on top
The Guardian Media Group's Real Radio stations in Scotland and Wales have maintained their positions as the premier commercial stations in their regions. Scottish Real Radio achieved a weekly reach of 654,000, which is 10,000 listeners ahead of SRH-owned rival Clyde 1, while the Welsh station reported an audience of ...
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Kerrang! gets off to a flying start
The new west midlands station, Kerrang! 105.2, run by Broadcast publisher Emap, made a strong debut in its first appearance on the Rajar audience survey. Executives were estimating that the new station, which launched in June, would pick up around 150,000 listeners during its first ...
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Planet Rock travels to spain and Finland
ITV1 late-night series Planet Rock has been sold to broadcasters in Spain and Finland following a deal with indie Monster Distributes. The Biography Channel in Spain and Portugal as well as MTV3 Finland have each taken 20 episodes of the show, which has now stacked ...