All Broadcasters articles – Page 1118
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NewsBBC to screen Boy George drama
The BBC is lining up a new drama about singer Boy George, completing BBC2’s drama trilogy for a 1980s season.
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NewsWedding TV turns Maltese
Wedding TV is heading over the waters to Malta, after signing a deal with subscription based digital broadcaster Melita.
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NewsMPs accuse BBC of promoting euthanasia
The BBC has been accused of promoting euthanasia by a cross-party group of MPs who called on ministers to threaten to cut off the supply of public money to the broadcaster.
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NewsLiving to screen celebrity weddings
The Apprentice’s maneater Katie Hopkins is to marry her fiance, Mark Cross, on a reality show for Living TV.
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NewsBBC science show warned over safety
Producers of a children’s science programme that showed someone breathing helium have been criticised for not including adequate safety warnings.
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NewsRamsay takes flak over C4 India series
Channel 4’s Indian Winter season of programmes has split viewers, with almost 200 viewers weighing in to criticise the broadcaster’s decision to dispatch Gordon Ramsay and Kevin McCloud to report on the country.
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NewsBruce Parry off to Arctic for next BBC2 adventure
Amazon presenter Bruce Parry is to turn his attention to the Arctic Circle in a series for BBC2 - one of two major new productions from Wales.
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NewsStart-up indie serves up BBC3 absurdist comedy
Former ITV factual producers Chris Carey and James Dean have launched their own comedy indie and secured a TX pilot on BBC3.
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NewsLygo tells C4 staff: I’m staying put
Channel 4 director of television and content Kevin Lygo has told commissioners that he’s going nowhere - and criticised them for not watching enough of the broadcaster’s shows.
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NewsNick Jr picks up £4m stop-frame series from start-up Komixx
Nick Jr has ordered a stop-frame animation thought to be worth £4m about a little boy whose toys come to life.
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NewsBBC hits Reef TV with £500k Sun, Sea... fine
The BBC fined Reef TV around £500,000 in the wake of last year’s fakery scandal and has axed the Sun Sea and Bargain Spotting brand, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsFive acquires Little Kingdom
Five’s Milkshake! strand has acquired UK terrestrial rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, the newest series to come from Peppa Pig producer Astley Baker Davies.
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NewsBBC cash flow problem piles pressure on indies
BBC cash flow issues are heaping fresh financial pressure on indies.
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NewsBeazley: Strictly is on ‘top form’
Outgoing BBC entertainment chief Jon Beazley has backed the BBC’s entertainment record - claiming Strictly Come Dancing was “on top form” last year.
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NewsRTÉ enlists help of ITV to co-fund Single-Handed
RTÉ drama Single-Handed is to be resurrected for a second series after ITV agreed to come on board as a co-producer.
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FeaturesExecs urge Crozier to focus on ITV growth
Top-level ITV execs are cautiously optimistic about the surprise choice of Adam Crozier as the company’s new chief executive, expressing hope that the “transformational leader” will increase in-house hits and revive the broadcaster’s digital ambitions.
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NewsJon Beazley quits BBC entertainment
Jon Beazley, the BBC entertainment production boss behind Strictly Come Dancing, is leaving the corporation to take a “sizable career break”.
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NewsTories would scrap BBC Trust
A Tory victory at this year’s general election would usher in a new era at the BBC, starting with the dissolution of the corporation’s governing body the BBC Trust, according to reports.
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NewsEurosport HD comes to Virgin
Virgin Media has earmarked Eurosport as the next channel to offer an HD channel on its TV service.
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NewsSTV defends indie status bid
STV has defended its bid for indie status, with a leading exec at the broadcaster stating that the reclassification will not steal work from smaller Scottish indies.