All Broadcasters articles – Page 1016
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NewsBBC to explore Planet Dinosaur
The BBC is to bring to dinosaurs back to life with four new commissions and a range of interactive initiatives.
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NewsBBC2 signs Hairy Bikers deal
BBC2 has signed a two-year exclusive deal with presenting duo the Hairy Bikers, which includes commissions for two new formats to appear on the channel.
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NewsVirgin Media predicts billion on-demand views
Virgin Media is predicting it will serve one billion on-demand programme views in 2011, boosted by the rollout of its next generation Tivo platform.
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NewsITV signs first product placement deal
ITV has signed the first product placement in the UK that will see a Nescafe coffee machine included in This Morning.
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News500,000 now had help to switch over
Half a million older and disabled people have now received help from the BBC in switching their analogue television set to a digital system.
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NewsBBCW develops multiplayer Doctor Who game
BBC Worldwide has signed a deal with games developer Three Rings to roll out a free online multiplayer Doctor Who game.
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NewsLord Patten preferred as BBC Trust boss
Culture minister Jeremy Hunt has put forward former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten as his preferred candidate for chairman of the BBC Trust, DCMS confirmed this afternoon.
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NewsC4 happy to order dwarf doc
Channel 4 has ordered an new “fixed rig” series following seven dwarves as they take part in Snow White during pantomime season.
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ITV unveils product placement campaign
ITV and Sky are to kick off an advertising campaign educating viewers about product placement ahead of its introduction to shows on the channel.
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NewsNews Corp close to BSkyB bid deal
News Corp has said it is ironing out the finer details with regulators in negotiations about its bid for BSkyB.
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NewsOnline health check to shape C4 shows
Channel 4 is launching an online health-check tool that will feed into Embarrassing Bodies, Supersize vs Superskinny and other health-related shows.
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NewsSchama making Jewish history series
Simon Schama is making a five part series on the “epic story” of Jewish history.
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NewsBBC Trust backs iPlayer changes
Some BBC radio dramas and documentaries will be available to listeners for longer on iPlayer after the BBC Trust backed the move.
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News3D TV 'surpasses HD sales success'
3D TV has already surpassed the success of HD TV when comparing the sales of each platform at this stage of their respective lifespans, Panasonic has claimed.
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NewsSherlock and Downton to face off at BPG Awards
The Broadcasting Press Guild’s annual awards will see Downton Abbey and Sherlock go head-to-head in three categories.
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NewsC4 to shake up supply base
Channel 4 plans to fling open its doors to small, first-time and regional producers after admitting its supplier base has become too narrow.
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NewsFA opposes Uefa plans for broadcasting rights
The Football Association (FA) has confirmed it will oppose plans that would see television rights for England games being sold by Uefa if it led to reduced broadcasting revenues.
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S4C protesters begin newsroom sit-in
About 15 demonstrators have occupied a BBC newsroom in protest at changes to the funding of the broadcaster’s Welsh language channel.
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NewsITV and STV in talks over dispute
ITV and STV are in contact about settling their long-running legal dispute out of court, as it emerged that the latter has racked up litigation costs of £3.5m.
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NewsBBC to explore more Coast
A further two series of the award-winning factual series Coast have been commissioned by the BBC, taking the total number of seasons to eight.