All Broadcasters articles – Page 1041
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NewsBBC lands Damian Lewis for trafficking drama
Band of Brothers star Damian Lewis is to appear in a new BBC drama about human trafficking.
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NewsHistory show takes Bafta top slot
Horrible Histories stormed the British Academy Children’s Awards, taking home three awards.
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NewsBBC and NUJ turn to Acas in pension row
The two sides in the BBC pension dispute are to hold talks at conciliation service Acas to resolve a final point of clarification.
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NewsSources cool on ITV / All3Media deal reports
City sources have poured cold water on the suggestion that ITV could attempt to buy super-indie All3Media.
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NewsBBC to adopt new ratings system
The BBC is introducing a new way of measuring viewing figures to keep up with changes in how people watch television.
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NewsBroadcasters considering 3D royal wedding
Broadcasters are considering plans to show the royal wedding in 3D.
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NewsBBC2 orders Night Watch adaptation
BBC2 has commissioned an adaptation of Sarah Water’s bestselling 2006 novel The Night Watch.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC for Stargazing series
Jonathan Ross is to return to the BBC’s mainstream channels for the first time since his departure from his friday night chatshow, to co-host a three-day live astronomy series in the new year.
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RatingsBBC1 grows share as BBC2 declines
BBC1 is the only terrestrial channel to have seen its audience share increase during peak hours for the year to the end of October – but sister channel BBC2 saw the largest proportionate drop of the five.
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NewsC5 sales head departs after 14 years
Channel 5 commercial sales director Kelly Williams is leaving the broadcaster after 14 years.
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NewsWorld Service to get funding boost in 2014
The World Service could get a funding boost when it is rolled into the BBC’s remit in 2014, Mark Thompson has announced.
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NewsS4C chairman resigns
The chairman of the S4C Authority, John Walter Jones, has resigned from the broadcaster with immediate effect.
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NewsChefs to champion ‘forgotten’ food for BBC2 series
Michel Roux Jr, Ainsley Harriot and Clarissa Dickson Wright will promote traditional British food that is “under threat” in an Outline Productions series for BBC2.
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NewsMTV looks to add another dimension with 3D Awards
MTV is hoping to film next year’s MTV Awards in 3D and is working towards creating a more coherent international commissioning strategy.
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NewsC4 to show live births on Xmas day
Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.
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NewsC4 chairman Lord Burns ‘discomfited’ by Public Bodies Bill
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has insisted there is no political appetite to privatise the broadcaster but admitted he is still concerned about it being part of the Public Bodies Bill, which is currently going through Parliament.
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NewsUKTV and C4 step up to digital plate
UKTV and Channel 4 are stepping up their hunt for shows that have a strong multiplatform element to increase audience engagement.
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NewsLife On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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NewsDiscovery Channel on board HMS Ark Royal doc
The Discovery Channel has ordered an access-all-areas documentary series on board decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal as it embarks on its final major voyage.