All Broadcasters articles – Page 1000
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NewsGrade calls for BBC ombudsman
The BBC needs an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints, the corporation’s former chairman Michael Grade has said.
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NewsITV strikes new IPL deal
ITV has struck a new four year rights deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League cricket competition.
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NewsUKTV to host first live events
UKTV is to host a series of four Dave-themed comedy nights as the broadcaster extends into live events for the first time.
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NewsSky Atlantic to air The Pacific
Sky Atlantic has announced that it will broadcast HBO’s multi Emmy Award-winning series The Pacific later this year.
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NewsCarluccio and Contaldo to front BBC2 cookery show
Two “godfathers of Italian cooking” are fronting a new series for BBC2, made by Jamie Oliver’s indie.
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NewsBBC1 reorders two Saturday night shows
BBC1 has recommissioned two Saturday night formats, both of which will be recorded at the broadcaster’s Glasgow Pacific Quay studios later this year.
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NewsDiscovery teams with British Library for sci-fi season
Discovery is to launch a short season dedicated to science fiction following a partnership with the British Library.
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NewsTouch and Nat Geo forge format venture
Touch Productions and National Geographic’s UK distribution arm have come together to establish a new factual entertainment formats business.
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NewsHuw Edwards to anchor BBC royal wedding coverage
The BBC has confirmed Huw Edwards will anchor its coverage of the royal wedding.
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NewsTwofour films Prince Harry trek to North Pole
BBC1 has commissioned a documentary following Prince Harry and a band of wounded soldiers as they trek to the North Pole for charity.
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NewsGlenister to star in BBC legal drama
Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister is to explore another side of the law - by playing a solicitor in a new BBC drama.
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NewsITVS to tackle talent drain
ITV boss Adam Crozier has revealed he will consider acquisitions to address the shortage of “creative talent” at the company’s in-house production arm.
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NewsBBC defends Comic Relief EastEnders
The BBC has defended a special edition of EastEnders for Comic Relief after viewers complained it was “inappropriate” for a family audience.
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NewsBBC1's Indian Doctor to return
Daytime controller Liam Keelan has recommissioned popular period dramas The Indian Doctor and Land Girls.
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NewsUnions demand above inflation pay rises at BBC
The joint unions are demanding pay increases “substantially” above inflation for the vast majority of BBC staff as it enters initial discussions around the annual rise.
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NewsC4 orders more Celebrity Five
Channel 4 has ordered two new series’ of daytime reality show Celebrity Five Go To, including Apprentice star Stuart ‘the brand’ Baggs.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.
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NewsQuake threatens tape supply
Producers and post houses are facing a tape crisis as Japan-based manufacturers struggle to resume operations in the earthquake and tsunami-hit country.
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NewsWarner takes to the water to fish for Good Food
Celebrity chef Valentine Warner is to travel Britain’s coastline and rivers in search of the country’s best fish for Good Food channel.