All Broadcasters articles – Page 1061
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NewsBBC plans live night for the Queen
The BBC is to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation - and the last year the corporation broadcasts from Television Centre – with a night of all-live programming.
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NewsWatchdog to look at BBC finances
Auditors from the National Audit Office are to be given greater freedom to inspect the BBC’s finances, under the terms of a deal to be announced today (22 Sep).
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NewsMorris replaces Farrar at NBC
NBC Universal has promoted Jamie Morris to the role of UK channel director for Syfy and Movies 24.
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NewsBBC lines up Shakespeare season
The BBC is planning a major new season around Shakespeare, including new versions of his most acclaimed plays and a series of documentaries examining the life and times of the Bard.
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NewsBBC3 orders more young Question Time
BBC3 is positioning itself as the home for politics aimed at young people with four new editions of a youth-based Question Time in the pipeline.
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NewsTaggart writer adapts Field of Blood for BBC
BBC Scotland is to adapt Denise Mina novel The Field of Blood, with Taggart and Rebus screenwriter David Kane writing and directing.
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NewsBBC in talks to adapt queens book
The BBC is currently in discussions to adapt a book about pre-Elizabethan queens into a new series.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up celebrity magic show
BBC1 has ordered a new Saturday night gameshow that will see celebrities team up with magicians.
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NewsDaybreak and One Show to go head-to-head
Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley are set to go head-to-head with their replacements on The One Show at the National Television Awards.
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CommentDoes British drama lack balls?
Following Paul Abbott’s attack on drama commissioning, Jake Kanter asks if British viewers have the appetite for long-running homegrown drama.
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NewsElderly benefit from switchover scheme
More than 350,000 elderly and disabled people have had equipment installed ahead of the digital switchover in 2012, as part of the BBC-run help scheme.
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NewsAshcroft: TV election debates a mistake
A senior Tory peer has pointed to Prime Minister David Cameron’s decision to join a televised leaders’ debate as a factor in the party’s failure to secure an outright majority in this summer’s general election.
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NewsRicky Gervais greenlit for Short series
A new comedy by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, based around dwarf actor Warwick Davis, has been greenlit for series by BBC2.
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NewsApprentice return date revealed
The sixth series of The Apprentice, delayed as a result of the general election, is set to return next month.
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BBC promotes Begg to North role
BBC North has appointed Isabel Begg as the new head of rights, business affairs and partnerships, as part of the corporation’s restructure of the department and increased emphasis on regions.
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NewsBBC2 orders underwater city doc
BBC2 is to follow the first team of experts to explore Pavlopetri - the world’s oldest submerged city.
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NewsCNBC promotes Casey and Juno
Business news broadcaster CNBC has promoted two senior executives in its international programming and operations units.
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NewsPact calls on BBC to reconsider licence freeze
Pact has urged the BBC to reconsider its announcement that there will be no increase in licence fee for the next two years.
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NewsSky signs Stephen Fry to promote 3DTV
Stephen Fry said 3D TV is “the next most exciting chapter in television history” and is sharing his passion with the public.
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NewsMixed reaction to pension reform from BBC staff
BBC staff have voiced a mixed response to the corporation’s new proposal for pension reform, with concern raised in particular over the reduction to inflation linking.