All Broadcasters articles – Page 1019
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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.
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NewsTop chefs go head to head for Good Food series
UKTV channel Good Food has ordered a 20-part series from Optomen in which 26 of the world’s top chefs compete head to head.
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NewsCracknell gets back on his bike for Discovery trilogy
Discovery Channel UK has sent Olympic rower James Cracknell on a new adventure, despite the highspeed cycling crash during his last challenge for the channel, which could have left him brain damaged.
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NewsITV and Sky to decide on placement value after TX
ITV and Sky will only finalise the value of product placement deals once the shows involved have aired, as a business model for the ad format begins to emerge.
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NewsSTV buoyed by ad recovery
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has been bolstered by an improved advertising market, posting a 16% increase in television revenues to £104.8m.
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NewsBBC factual hubs face scrutiny from review
The BBC is reviewing its regional production bases, with the spotlight falling on the future of factual hubs in Bristol and Birmingham.
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NewsFinance gurus to front Superscrimpers on C4
Channel 4 will ask Financial Times columnist Mrs Moneypenny to help people budget and provide practical financial advice in a series from Endemol’s Remarkable Television.
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NewsSky EPG jump pays dividends for MTV, Universal and FX
MTV, Comedy Central and FX are planning to ramp up their investment in programming following their leap up the Sky EPG.
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NewsAccused set for second series
The BBC has recommissioned Jimmy McGovern’s latest drama Accused - despite disappointing ratings and criticism of its portrayal of the armed forces.