All Broadcasters articles – Page 1036
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NewsBBC to invite comments from ITV/Sky
The BBC will invite broadcasting rivals to comment on its performance and react to changes in areas of “market sensitivity”, Sir Michael Lyons has said.
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NewsC4 should boost regional spend, say MPs
Channel 4 should aim to spend 15% of its network budget on original shows from the UK’s nations and regions, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recommended.
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NewsSunday scores record TV audience
The biggest X Factor final on record and bumper ratings for Strictly Come Dancing helped TV to its biggest Sunday night audience in nearly 20 years.
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NewsMPs slam Andy Duncan's pay packet
MPs have criticised the “unacceptable” pay packet of Channel 4’s former chief executive Andy Duncan.
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NewsX Factor phone votes gross £5.4m
The X Factor stakeholders are likely to have grossed at least £5.4m from telephone voting during this year’s series.
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NewsITV and C4 sign with Sony PS3
ITV and Channel 4 programmes will be available to watch via Sony’s PlayStation 3 games consoles for the first time.
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NewsSky to launch new HD EPG system
Sky is set to launch a separate electronic programme guide (EPG) numbering system for high-definition TV subscribers.
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NewsHunt claims BBC staff don't vote Tory
More BBC employees vote Labour or Liberal Democrat than Conservative, Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt has declared.
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NewsFood Network acquires new shows
Food Network and sister channel Fine Living Network have acquired six new programmes covering world cuisine and cultural hot spots.
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NewsLate Kick Off returns to BBC Regions
BBC English Regions has recommissioned football magazine show Late Kick Off, the second series of which will run on BBC1 in the new year.
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NewsPay-TV should tap into social media
Pay-TV providers must embrace social recommendation and discovery services to encourage viewers to upgrade existing subscription packages and buy more video-on demand content, according to connected TV experts Futurescape.
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NewsTrust in BBC drops by a third, study shows
The British public’s trust in the BBC has dropped by nearly a third since the early 1980s, according to a survey of British Social Attitudes published today.
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NewsJordan condemns Frankie Boyle repeat
Katie Price has condemned Channel 4 for repeating Frankie Boyle’s show containing a controversial joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsUnions ballot over ITV pay rise
Bectu, the NUJ and Unite are balloting members who work at ITV, over the company’s pay increase for next year.
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NewsOfcom to investigate Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into Frankie Boyle’s show after Katie Price complained about a joke he made about her disabled son.
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NewsChiles to host ITV1 chatshow
Adrian Chiles is to host a weekly topical chatshow for ITV1 next year that will see the Daybreak anchor round-up the biggest news stories of the week.
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NewsBBC could raise £1bn from Worldwide sale
BBC Worldwide, the corporation’s commercial arm, could be partially privatised to raise up to £2 billion and allow the BBC to spearhead growth in exports from Britain’s creative industries, according to reports.
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NewsLocal TV plans may threaten regional production
Public service broadcasters may have to cut their out-of-London production quotas if they are to help in delivering the government’s local TV agenda, according to Ofcom.
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NewsC4 commissions Five Go To... pilot for RDF
Channel 4 has commissioned a pilot series from RDF Television in which five celebrities compete in organising the best holiday for the group.
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NewsFinal shortlists for Broadcast Awards revealed
Broadcast has unveiled the shortlists for Channel of the Year, Best Independent Production Company and International Programme Sales.