All Broadcasters articles – Page 1138
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NewsLord Burns set to be named C4 chair
Ofcom is poised to make economist Lord Terry Burns Channel 4’s new chairman in a surprise appointment.
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NewsMoyles quiz moves to Friday nights
Channel 4 is promoting Chris Moyles’ Quiz Night to Friday nights when the show returns next year.
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NewsImagine line-up revealed
The BBC has unveiled the artists that will be explored in the forthcoming series of flagship culture programme Imagine.
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NewsGranada TV begins digital switch
Granada TV in north-west England is spearheading the digital switchover, with analogue BBC2 being the first to go, followed later by BBC1, ITV1, Channel 4 and Five.
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NewsRenault to launch Sky TV channel
Car maker Renault will launch its own channel on Sky TV by the end of the year, company chiefs have revealed.
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NewsTV premium-rate rules tightened
Rules governing the use of premium-rate telephone services on television and radio are being revised and strengthened by Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.
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NewsLiza Marshall quits as head of C4 drama
Channel 4 head of drama Liza Marshall is the latest senior exec to quit the broadcaster for a job in the indie sector following the recent departure of head of comedy and entertainment Andrew Newman.
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News3DD to take musicians back to their roots for C4
Channel 4 has commissioned 3DD to produce a new music series that will see artists such as Snoop Dogg and the Stereophonics revisit locations that inspired their work.
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NewsBBC 'spends £400,000 on consultation'
The BBC’s regulator spent nearly £400,000 in 10 months on consultations about whether to approve the corporation’s planned internet-enabled television service Project Canvas, according to reports.
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NewsPM questions Ross' salary
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.
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NewsHollyoaks producer named EastEnders EP
EastEnders executive producer Diederick Santer will step down in February to be replaced by former Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood.
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NewsFriends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission
ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.
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NewsRobinson to front BBC2 series on wills
Sir Gerry Robinson will help people write their wills and divide up their estates in a Talkback Thames series for BBC2.
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NewsBBC launches political iPlayer
The BBC has launched a political iPlayer-style website, offering live and on-demand coverage of Parliamentary sessions across the UK.
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NewsBBC4 to make MPs expenses drama
BBC4 is to turn the MPs expenses scandal into a comedy drama directed by Simon Cellan Jones.
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NewsC4's Lygo outearns PM five times over
Channel 4 director of programmes Kevin Lygo earned five times more than the Prime Minister last year, according to newly published figures.
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NewsAmy Winehouse's father to host online chatshow
Amy Winehouse’s father Mitch is to host a new interview show from the back of his taxi for Living’s online channel Liv, where he will also deliver an alternative Christmas message.
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NewsBBC safari guide killed by elephant
The expedition guide for a BBC children’s programme tracing the footsteps of explorer David Livingstone in Africa has died after being charged by an elephant, the corporation said.
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NewsITV pilots interactive variety show
ITV1 is trialling a live primetime variety show featuring number-based games that will invite viewers to phone-in for a big cash prize.
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NewsFive creates live online bingo show
Five is to stream a daily online bingo show in a bid to drive traffic to its web gaming operation.