All Broadcasters articles – Page 1045
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NewsHorse & Country assets sold as company enters administration
Horse & Country TV has been put into pre-pack administration and the assets bought out by a new incarnation of the broadcaster, H&CTV.
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NewsC5 links payment to results
Northern & Shell is preparing a radical payment system for Channel 5 that will see indies work for it on a performance-related basis.
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NewsNutopia takes celebs back to their youth for C4
Nutopia, the indie run by Jane Root and Laura Franses, is to take the likes of Boy George and Michael Barrymore back to their teenage homes for Channel 4.
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NewsFunding deal 'firm but fair', say BBC bosses
The new licence fee settlement is firm but fair and welcome when considering the “unprecedented” economic state of the UK, the heads of the BBC have said.
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NewsC5 given all clear on quotas
Channel 5 has been given the all clear by Ofcom following its acquisition by Northern & Shell.
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NewsChello Zone extends Freesat footprint
Chello Zone has finished shifting its portfolio of six channels onto Freesat with the rollout of CBS Reality+1, along with an EMEA crime doc acquisition from Harmony Entertainment.
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NewsPSBs warn of 'modest' product placement revenues
Channel 4 and Channel 5 have claimed that the profit-boosting benefits of product placement should not be “overplayed”.
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NewsUnions to challenge BBC funding cuts
Unions have attacked as “appalling” news about funding cuts to the BBC, and vowed to challenge the decision.
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NewsBBC licence fee frozen for six years
The BBC is to have its licence fee frozen at the current rate of £145.50 until 2017 – a 16% cut in real terms - and will be required to fund the World Service.
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NewsBBC poaches C5 strategy boss
Channel 5’s Kieran Clifton has been poached to head strategy at the BBC’s Future, Media and Technology division, as it prepares to launch a paid training scheme to attract new talent to Salford.
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NewsFools & Horses spin-off to return
The BBC has commissioned Christmas and Easter specials of Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips.
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NewsLaw & Order: UK wins new order
ITV’s adaptation of US crime drama Law & Order is to return for a further 13 episodes.
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Four endings filmed for Emmerdale court drama
Soap bosses have filmed four different endings to Emmerdale’s Ryan Lamb court drama.
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NewsITV News to poll nation on spending cuts
ITV News is to provide viewers with year-long analysis of how the government’s spending cuts are affecting the nation.
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NewsBBC Trust to fight any loss of free TV licences
The BBC Trust has warned the Government it would fight any move to force it to meet the cost of free television licences for the over-75s.
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NewsOfcom approves YouView
Ofcom has announced it will not open an investigation into proposed video-on-demand service YouView despite complaints from Virgin Media and BSkyB.
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NewsITV seals X Factor mega deal
ITV has secured The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent for a further three years as part of a deal that will also see it air the US versions of both shows.
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NewsBBC clinches TV rights to Bristol films
The BBC has secured the rights to show three new feature-length films from Bristol that are being funded by regional agency South West Screen.
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NewsITV orders tribute for Corrie's Duckworth
ITV is to air a special tribute show to Coronation Street character Jack Duckworth when he leaves the soap this year.
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NewsDrop Harry docudrama, says Armed Forces chief
The head of the Armed Forces has written to Channel 4 to demand it does not show a “dramatised documentary” based on what would happen if Prince Harry were to be taken prisoner in Afghanistan.