All Broadcasters articles – Page 1089

  • Haiti
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    Mumbai director tackles Haiti

    2010-06-17T07:00:00Z

    The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.

  • Real_A_E.jpg
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    Sky axes Real Lives to beef up Sky 1 and 2

    2010-06-16T17:38:00Z

    Sky is axing its female-focussed channel Real Lives to shift its budget onto sister channels Sky 1 and 2.

  • the it crowd
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    C4 inks BT content deal for 4oD

    2010-06-16T16:09:00Z

    Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.

  • BBC Entertainment
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    Bishop fronts BBC1 primetime show

    2010-06-16T10:03:00Z

    Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.

  • ITV World Cup
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    Almost 6,000 complain over ITV goal gaffe

    2010-06-16T09:37:00Z

    Almost 6,000 people have complainted over ITV’s error that resulted in nearly 1.5m viewers missing England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup.

  • Robbie Earle
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    ITV sacks Robbie Earle in ticket scandal

    2010-06-15T15:09:00Z

    Football pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after his World Cup tickets were found to have been used by an unauthorised “third party”.

  • The Bill
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    Filming finishes on The Bill

    2010-06-15T09:10:00Z

    Cast and crew on The Bill gathered to film the drama’s final ever scene yesterday in an emotional day on set.

  • ITV World Cup team
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    ITV apologises for goal gaffe

    2010-06-14T09:41:00Z

    Nearly 1.5m viewers missed England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup after an embarrassing blunder on ITV1 HD.

  • Brett Foraker
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    C4 creative director steps down

    2010-06-11T11:39:00Z

    Channel 4 creative director Brett Foraker, who oversees the broadcaster’s branding and idents, is to leave the broadcaster after seven years to pursue a career in the US.

  • Britain's Got Talent
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    ITV 'set to win mobile apps race'

    2010-06-11T10:19:00Z

    ITV looks set to become the first major UK broadcaster to launch a mobile app which would allow viewers to catch up on its programmes after confirming it is in talks with Apple, Blackberry and Google’s Android teams.

  • BBC
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    Bowen: BBC must be less defensive

    2010-06-11T10:15:00Z

    The BBC’s Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has accused the corporation of suffering from a collective loss of confidence and becoming introspective.

  • The Jacksons Are Coming
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    C4 libel action to be heard without jury

    2010-06-11T10:10:00Z

    The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision over action against Channel 4 by a former bodyguard to Michael Jackson that could jeopardise the future of trial by jury in defamation cases.

  • Channel 4
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    C4 to subtitle all programming output from 2011

    2010-06-10T09:47:00Z

    Channel 4 aims to offer subtitles on all programmes and fi lms across TV and online by next January as part of a package of measures to improve its access services.

  • Pineapple Dance Studios
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    Spence dances out of Pineapple Studios to sign Sky contract

    2010-06-10T09:30:00Z

    Extrovert dance instructor Louie Spence has signed a golden-handcuffs deal with Sky1 HD but Pineapple Dance Studios, the show in which he made his name, is not returning.

  • The Bill
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    ITV to mark The Bill’s passing with behind scenes doc

    2010-06-10T09:24:00Z

    The final months of production on The Bill are being filmed in a special behind-the-scenes documentary for ITV1.

  • Four Weddings
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    Relief at sale of VMTV but job fears persist

    2010-06-10T09:18:00Z

    VMTV sources have welcomed its sale to BSkyB for finally ending the uncertainty around the business - but the prospect of a major overhaul and potential job losses still looms.

  • GMTV
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    £1.5m shake-up sees GMTV name dropped

    2010-06-10T09:12:00Z

    ITV is dropping the GMTV brand and will splash out £1.5m on a shake-up of the flagship morning show.

  • The Real Battle Of Britain
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    McGregor brothers take to the skies in BBC1 doc

    2010-06-10T08:50:00Z

    The BBC has enlisted Ewan McGregor and his RAF pilot brother Colin to recreate the experience of World War II fighter pilots for a major season to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

  • Anna Richardson
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    Rayner and Richardson to team up for C4 food show

    2010-06-10T07:00:00Z

    The Observer food critic Jay Rayner is to join forces with Supersize vs Superskinny’s Anna Richardson for a topical food magazine show for Channel 4.

  • Pillars Of The Earth
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    C4 secures Pillars Of The Earth

    2010-06-10T07:00:00Z

    Channel 4 has picked up epic historical mini-series Pillars Of The Earth - the first major US acquisition to premiere in the UK on the core C4 channel since Dirty Sexy Money two years ago.