All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 21
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NewsBBC1 gets more Pointless
Three more daytime series and another primetime celebrity series of Pointless have been ordered for BBC1.
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NewsC4 picks up Dunhill-funded film
The story of amateur jockey, Sam Waley-Cohen, who became the first non-professional to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 30 years has been picked up by Channel 4.
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NewsBig Brother in breach over bullying
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules on two counts for the most recent series of Big Brother, which received 2085 complaints across its run.
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NewsRai picks up Being Human
Four seasons of supernatural BBC3 drama Being Human has been sold to Italian broadcaster Rai Television.
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NewsPhil Clarke named C4 head of comedy
Phil Clarke, Objective Productions’ head of comedy and entertainment, has been named Channel 4 comedy boss.
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RatingsThe Killing records best ever audience
BBC4’s Danish crime drama The Killing returned with its best ever overnight audience, as it delivered the channel’s second highest audience this year.
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NewsMillichip to exit Zodiak in 2013
Zodiak Rights London managing director Jane Millichip is leaving the distributor at the end of January 2013.
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RatingsBig Bang Theory explodes with best-ever audience
Series six of The Big Bang Theory exploded into life with 1.88m (7.8%) viewers, a record for the sitcom and E4’s biggest audience of 2012.
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NewsFake couples to fool immigration experts in C4 pilot
Channel 4 is piloting a gameshow which will see fake couples try to convince immigration inspectors that they are a genuine item in order to win £10,000.
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NewsITV2 picks up Matt Edmondson fronted panel show
ITV2 has snapped up an eight-part run of gameshow Fake Reaction from STV Productions after it was piloted by BBC3.
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NewsITV drops '1' from channel branding
ITV is to drop the ‘1’ from its main channel logo and adopt a handwritten-style design which will constantly change colour in a major re-brand.
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NewsMcAlpine threatens ITV with legal action over Phillip Schofield stunt
Lord McAlpine has notified ITV he intends to take legal action against it, as John Whittingdale MP has written to Peter Fincham requesting information about Phillip Schofield’s actions on This Morning.
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NewsSTV and UTV report TV ad revenue decline
ITV franchisees UTV and STV have both reported a decline in TV advertising revenue in interim results.
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NewsTeam GB to compete in BBC Superstars special
Legendary sports competition Superstars is being revived for a BBC1 Olympic Christmas special featuring a host of British Olympians.
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NewsWFTV: sexism in TV has not gone away
Women in Film and Television has called for more research into sexual discrimination and harassment in TV after a snapshot survey found that nearly 90% of women believe the issue remains a problem.
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NewsSky Vision set for battle of Sandy docs with DSP
Sky Vision, the company formerly known as Parthenon Media Group, is to enter a ratings battle with Darlow Smithson Productions with its first commission under its new name – a fast-turnaround doc about Superstorm Sandy for The History Channel US.
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NewsCuckoo producer becomes comedy chief at Roughcut
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV has appointed Cuckoo producer Dan Hine as head of comedy to oversee development of the indie’s comedy sitcom slate.
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NewsNewsnight enters new era
Newsnight staff have received a morale boost from Karen O’Connor immediately taking the editorial reins and a visit from acting director general Tim Davie, just days after all of the show’s investigations were suspended.
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NewsBBC urged to stand firm on current affairs
Current affairs producers have called on the BBC to stand firm in its commitment to investigative journalism in light of the “aberration” on Newsnight.
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NewsC4 helps women find love and men become Santa
Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty Television and Ricochet Television will tackle love and provide a new twist on the Christmas spirit for Channel 4.