All Broadcasters articles – Page 1133
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NewsCBS Reality secures Jerry Springer for launch
CBS Reality, one of the new channels to be launched in the UK next month by the US network giant, has added The Jerry Springer Show to its debut line-up.
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NewsBBC's Gaelic channel under review
The BBC Trust is to consider whether Gaelic TV channel BBC Alba should get a Freeview slot, as part of a review of the service launched today.
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NewsBBC's Byford defends BNP Question Time
BBC deputy director general Mark Byford has fought back against the criticism surrounding the BNP’s appearance on Question Time and stated “I don’t regret it”.
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NewsC4 chair search enters final stage
Final interviews for the Channel 4 chair take place this week, with former ITV and GCap chair Richard Eyre reported to be in the running.
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NewsQuestion Time exec defends BNP show
Question Time executive editor Gavin Allen has defended last week’s episode, claiming it was driven by its audience and was “Question Time as normal”.
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Animal Planet orders third look at weird animals
Animal Planet International and the Science Channel have teamed up to order a third series of Icon Films’ wildlife series Weird Creatures with Nick Baker.
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NewsGriffin: Question Time was a "lynch mob"
BNP leader has called for a re-run of his Question Time appearance, claiming the show’s format was changed to turn it into a “lynch mob”.
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NewsBBC seals £25.5m cash boost for kids
The BBC Trust has rubber stamped an extra £25.5m for the BBC’s children’s budget over the next three years - money that will be used to improve online audio services and regain lost audiences on BBC1 and the CBBC website.
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NewsBig Ben dropped from News At Ten
ITV’s News At Ten is undergoing a revamp, which will see the image of the Big Ben clock face dropped from the title sequence.
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NewsC4 to profile Britain's fattest man
Channel 4 is lining up a documentary about “Britain’s fattest man” as he embarks on life-threatening surgery to lose weight.
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NewsBranson attacks Sky dominance
Sir Richard Branson has personally waded into the row over BSkyB’s alleged dominance of the pay TV market, comparing the satellite operator to British Airways of the early 1990s.
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NewsBSkyB now in 9.5m homes
BSkyB signed 94,000 new subscribers in the third quarter and has now rolled out Sky+HD to one in six customers – after ploughing an extra £37m into marketing.
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NewsKay to front Royal Variety show
Comedian Peter Kay will host 2009’s Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, with a little help from Hollywood superstars Bette Midler and Whoopi Goldberg.
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NewsBBC defends BNP Question Time appearance
The BBC has defended the appearance of Nick Griffin on a Question Time in which the BNP leader gave a twitchy performance and described homosexuals as “creepy”.
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NewsBBC fears 30% cuts under Conservatives
Senior BBC staff expect an incoming Tory government to usher in a period of radical change and shrink the corporation’s income by around 30% a year.
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RatingsBBC surrenders in Strictly vs X Factor clash
BBC bosses will move Strictly Come Dancing to an earlier timeslot from October 31, ending its head to head war with ITV1’s The X Factor.
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NewsBravo controller Clarke calls time on 12 years at VMTV
Bravo controller Dave Clarke has left Virgin Media TV to pursue other opportunities after nearly 12 years with the company.
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NewsMTV unveils two shows in pipeline for TMF replacement Viva
MTV has revealed two commissions for Viva, its new entertainment channel for people “who have shitty jobs during the week and focus on Friday night with their mates”.
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NewsLocation presenter to front DIY Christmas series
Location, Location, Location presenter Kirstie Allsopp will reveal how to have a DIY Christmas in a 3 x 60-minute series for Channel 4.
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NewsWatch sticks to children for Shine TV gameshow
Watch will build on the success of Tarrant Lets The Kids Loose with a primetime Shine Television gameshow that challenges celebrities to break down the communication gap between adults and children.