All Broadcasters articles – Page 1118
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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.
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Lost Reduced from five seasons to 10 minutes
To mark the launch of the sixth and final season of Lost on Sky 1, The Reduced Shakespeare Company have compressed five seasons of the US drama into a 10-minute performance.
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NewsCall for free-to-air Scottish football
Eight out of ten people believe that Scotland football games should be shown on free-to-air television channels, a survey has revealed.
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NewsBBC rapped over 'disgusting' food show
The BBC has been accused of being “totally irresponsible” for screening a programme in which fish was described as a “really disgusting food”.
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NewsBBC urged to follow HBO drama lead
The BBC should follow the example set by US pay-per-view channel HBO by taking bigger risks with its drama and comedy output, the British Film Institute has said.
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NewsBBC faces ageism claim from presenter
The BBC is being sued for age discrimination after one of its female presenters was dropped from a rural affairs programme.
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NewsSwitch orders second season of The Cut
BBC Switch has ordered a second series of The Cut and is holding a series of open auditions to find two new cast members.
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NewsPact: STV indie status will harm Scotland
Pact has warned against granting STV’s production arm indie status, claiming that the reclassification will harm the Scottish indie sector with little benefit for the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsKidsCo to commission UK content
KidsCo has produced a series of UNICEF interstitials and will start commissioning original content from UK indies within months.
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NewsC4 lines up live game show and real-life soap
C4 is eyeing up a live game show in which contestants compete to hold on to £1m in cash and a real-time ob-doc series filmed in Notting Hill as potential returning shows to fill the gap left by Big Brother.
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NewsPublic meeting on news broadcasting
The future of local news broadcasting in Wales will be up for debate at a public meeting in Cardiff.
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NewsSky broadcasts first 3D live sports match
Football fans watched Arsenal and Manchester United kick off the world’s first live 3D sports broadcast yesterday (31 January).
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NewsITV "agree £15m Crozier deal"
Adam Crozier will be paid £15 million as the chief executive of ITV if he can turn around the fortunes of the broadcaster, it has been reported.
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Lost Reduced (preview)
A week before the launch of the sixth and final season of Lost - airing on Sky 1 at 9pm on 5 February - viewers can refresh their memories with Lost Reduced, a specially created 10 minute play from the Reduced Shakespeare Company (90 second preview).
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NewsFincham to stay at ITV
ITV’s director of programmes, channels and online Peter Fincham is understood to be staying put at the commercial broadcaster, following the appointment of new chief executive Adam Crozier.
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NewsCrozier in line for £2m farewell
ITV’s new chief executive, Adam Crozier, is in line for a seven-figure farewell bonus when he leaves his current role as boss of Royal Mail.
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NewsBBC staff savage Thompson's pay argument
BBC employees have rubbished claims by director general Mark Thompson that the corporation should pay senior execs large salaries in order to compete with the private sector.
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NewsSeeSaw signs broadcaster and indie deals
Broadcasters Channel 4 and Five, plus indies Talkback Thames and Shed Media, have joined Arqiva’s video-on-demand service SeeSaw.