All Ben Frow articles – Page 29
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NewsFrow turns to dole queue for first C5 commission
Channel 5’s new director of programmes Ben Frow, has green-lit his first show since joining the broadcaster - a three part series dubbed Super Scroungers.
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NewsFrow delivers call to arms as C5’s new director of programmes
New director of programmes Ben Frow gave a rousing call to arms to staff on his first week at Northern & Shell-owned Channel 5.
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NewsJeff Ford joins Irish broadcaster TV3
Jeff Ford is to move to Dublin next month to become the group director of content at TV3.
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NewsC5: The post-Ford era begins
The Northern & Shell building will be quieter than usual at the start of 2013 following the departure of a number of senior Channel 5 figures, including Jeff Ford and Kate Barnes.
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NewsFactual exec Kelly Hornsby to leave Channel 5
Channel 5 factual acquisitions executive Kelly Hornsby is the latest exec to leave the Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster.
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NewsDesmond orders cuts in C5 programming tariffs
Channel 5 is preparing to drive down programming tariffs under its new commissioning regime, Broadcast understands.
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NewsFrow return to C5 eases concerns over content
Indies have welcomed Ben Frow’s return to Channel 5 as its head of programmes as a sign that the broadcaster continues to take its original-content business seriously.
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CommentFrow is welcome news for C5...
…but Ford’s successor needs freedom to continue the turnaround, says Broadcast editor Lisa Campbell.
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NewsC5 hires head of programmes
Former Channel 5 exec Ben Frow is returning to the broadcaster to become its director of programmes.
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CommentLeader: Same faces, new places
Hunt’s hiring was a canny move - but it is yet another job swap between a select few.
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NewsBroadcast Letter - 7 September 2007
Letters to the editor from the issue of broadcast dated 7 September.
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FeaturesInferno 999
Founder of V Good Films Victoria Powell explains how obs-doc Inferno 999 broke new ground.
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NewsDinnage is third exec to quit Five
Five schedules and planning director Susanna Dinnage will become the third executive to leave the channel following its recent restructure.
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NewsFive shows two execs the door
Two of Five's commissioning editors, Ben Frow and Sham Sandhu, will leave the channel within the next few weeks. A third departure is expected later this year.
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BBC promotes Gale to top features role
The BBC has made Ben Gale commissioner for features and factual entertainment, a position vacated by Elaine Bedell.
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NewsDuo battle it out for Bedell job
The BBC is deciding between two candidates - Ben Frow and Ben Gale - for the role of commissioning editor for features and factual entertainment vacated by Elaine Bedell.
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NewsFive gets on talent show bandwagon
Five is to launch a celebrity talent contest fronted by former Hear'Say singer Myleene Klass with Julian Clary and Andi Peters lined up as judges.
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V Good wins Five order about firefighters
V Good Films has won its first commission from Five, with a series following fire officers in the Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service. In Inferno: 999, firefighters will wear body-mounted cameras to record their working lives, from roadside rescues to burning buildings. Currently in ...
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NewsFrow in frame for Living
Flextech has launched a search for the new controller of Living TV with Five's controller of features and entertainment Ben Frow a strong candidate.
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Splash in Five deal
Splash Media, the indie set up by former BBC entertainment commissioners Jane Lush and Fenia Vardanis, has landed its first development deal. The indie ' set up with the backing of The Television Corporation when the pair left the BBC in September ' is developing an entertainment format for Five ...