All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 42
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NewsParalympics to be streamed on C4 online and Sky
The Paralympic Games will be streamed on Sky, Channel4.com, as Channel 4 prepares to provide full rolling coverage of the 12 days of action.
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RatingsEurovision and The Voice take a tumble
SATURDAY: The Eurovision Song Contest’s audience dipped by 2m on last year’s performance while The Voice UK continued to slide in the ratings – on a day that BBC1 managed to maintain the lion’s share of the audience.
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NewsRafaele and Humphreys handed new BBC roles
Former Channel 4 documentaries commissioner Aysha Rafaele has been made head of BBC in-house documentaries and Natalie Humphreys has been made pan-UK controller of factual network production as the BBC finalises its in-house team.
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RatingsHouse beaten by Glee on Sky1
The last ever episode of House attracted fewer viewers than the last episode of the current series of Glee on Sky1, which managed to draw in the channel’s biggest audience of the day.
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Poyser lands Lime MD job
Former ITV Studios director of production Claire Poyser is joining Lime Pictures as managing director, following Sean Marley’s departure.
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NewsHulu snaps up Derren Brown series
A unique mix of Derren Brown content featuring stunts, performances and magic from different shows is being made available to American VoD viewers through Hulu.
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News4oD viewers make date with Chelsea and Undateables
The third series of Made in Chelsea was the most watched series on Channel 4’s video-on-demand service in April – attracting 2.37m views to the service while The Undateables also featured in the top 10.
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NewsSarah Mulvey took her own life, inquest finds
The “bright and articulate” former Channel 4 commissioner Sarah Mulvey killed herself with an overdose of opiate toxicity, the coroner hearing the inquest into her death has found.
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NewsSteve Hewlett sets up indie Genie Pictures
Former Panorama editor and media commentator Steve Hewlett has set up an independent production company with director James Cohen.
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NewsHammond to front Saturday night prank show
BBC1 is lining up Richard Hammond to head a team of actors and comedians who will play pranks on members of the public for the Saturday night slot vacated by Total Wipeout.
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NewsZodiak reviews future of Only Connect indie
The future of Only Connect producer Presentable hangs in the balance as parent company Zodiak Media assesses its viability.
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NewsC4’s Comedy Blaps to feature Dr Brown
Dr Brown, the creation of mime artist and clown Phil Burgers, will feature in the next set of Channel 4 Comedy Blaps – the broadcaster’s online comedy shorts initiative.
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News4Talent targets areas of youth unemployment
Channel 4’s division aimed at helping young entrants into the creative industries is to stage networking events in six areas of high youth unemployment around the country in a bid to attract fresh talent.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies apps near 400,000 downloads in one week
The new trio of Embarrassing Bodies iPhone apps have been downloaded nearly 400,000 times since the start of the new series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic last week.
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NewsFME partners with Bones exec producer
FremantleMedia Enterprises is pushing further into US drama after securing a first look deal with Hollywood film and TV producer Barry Josephson’s production company.
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NewsAnneka Rice to lead Flowerpot Men on BBC1
Anneka Rice is teaming up with Phil Tufnell and Joe Swift to front a BBC1 series to regenerate outdoor spaces to create community legacies.
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NewsSarah Mulvey inquest re-opens
The inquest into the death of Sarah Mulvey has re-opened with the coroner reiterating that Channel 4 is not an interested party and confirming that it is not investigating any connection between the broadcaster and death of its former commissioner.
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NewsBBC3 lines up England manager advice doc
Sven-Goran Eriksson, John Barnes and Graham Taylor will feature in a BBC3 film, supposedly giving Roy Hodgson advice on picking the best England football squad.
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NewsC4's VIP under investigation by Ofcom
Channel 4 Friday night sketch show Very Important People is being investigated by Ofcom after a sketch about a mock competition in which children were challenged to get their “nips in the papers”.
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NewsLime managing director Sean Marley exits
Lime Pictures managing director Sean Marley is leaving the producer after nearly a decade.