All Broadcasters articles – Page 1010
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NewsSilk wins second series
controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a second series of popular legal drama Silk.
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NewsLemon squeezed into Sing if You Can
Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.
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NewsC4 to serve up more Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered second helpings of Robert Popper sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsShine poaches BBC Scotland comedy boss
BBC Scotland’s head of comedy is to step down and head a new regional joint venture between Shine-owned Kudos and Brown Eyed Boy.
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NewsBBC to revive classic TOTP
BBC4 is to bring Top of the Pops back to the screen – by airing classic episodes from the corporation’s archive.
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NewsPrince Charles to front BBC4 doc
BBC4 has revealed a raft of cultural commissions that will play out over its spring and summer schedule, including a documentary fronted by Prince Charles and a drama starring Doctor Who actress Karen Gillan.
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NewsLondon to go digital before 2012 Games
Television sets in London will all be equipped with digital capability by the time the Olympics are staged in the capital next summer, it has been confirmed.
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NewsDaughter's anger at ITV's Fred West drama
The daughter of serial killer Fred West has said she is “absolutely appalled” that an ITV drama is being made about his life.
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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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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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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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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.