All Broadcasters articles – Page 1147
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NewsBBC and Labour in fresh "bias" row
The reaction of the BBC to Government plans on the future of its funding has led the Culture Secretary to accuse the corporation of bias.
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NewsBall's chairman demands too much for ITV
Tony Ball wanted a £42m package to run ITV – but it was his demand to have the final veto over the company’s new chairman that caused negotiations to collapse.
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NewsITV and Ball: it's all off
ITV is back to square one in its search for a new chief executive after its board terminated discussions with Tony Ball.
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NewsBBC eyes up older women
BBC director general Mark Thompson has set BBC News a 12-month deadline to recruit a female presenter over 50, as the corporation battles accusations of ageism.
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NewsFears mount over smaller C4
The prospect of a downsized Channel 4 will hit new talent and regional indies the hardest, outgoing chief executive Andy Duncan has warned.
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NewsITV takes STV war to courts
Tensions within the ITV network erupted into all-out war this week, with STV and ITV squaring up for a court battle.
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NewsPact predicts ITV red tape tangle
Steps to introduce double compliance on ITV shows risk tying up indies in red tape, Pact and franchisee Channel TV have warned.
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NewsHarry and Paul moves to BBC2
Tiger Aspect sketch show Harry & Paul will move from BBC1 to BBC2 for its third run - despite scooping a Bafta for its most recent series.
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NewsMurdoch Mysteries to film in UK
Canadian co-pro Murdoch Mysteries is to get more of a British flavour for its third run, thanks to a strengthened co-production deal between UKTV, ITV Studios, Global Entertainment and indie Shaftesbury Films.
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NewsSTV fights back over ITV debts
STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.
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NewsOfcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.
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RatingsBrown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings
C4 had a bumper ratings night on Friday, with Derren Brown’s second experiment peaking with 3.4m viewers, and the return of Peep Show scoring record ratings.
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NewsTV bosses call for review of regulation "shackles"
RTS CAMBRIDGE: TV’s heavyweights have issued a near-unanimous call for a major review of television regulation, with a clear majority also backing partial television news.
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NewsTories 'might sell BBC Worldwide'
Top BBC salaries would be capped, the license fee frozen and its commercial activities severely curtailed if the Conservatives win power, says the party culture spokesman Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsHunt: C4 may have to scale back its ambitions
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a Tory government may not look to prop up Channel 4’s finances and that it should instead follow the BBC’s lead in scaling back its ambitions.
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NewsThompson signals review will reduce size of BBC
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BBC director general Mark Thompson has given his clearest signal yet that the review of the BBC’s “size and scope” will result in a smaller organisation.
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NewsJana Bennett to stand down from BBCW board
BBC director of vision Jana Bennett is to step down from the BBC Worldwide board in a shake-up to prevent potential “conflicts of interest”.
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NewsSky: free-to-air drama is getting bland
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has predicted that free-to-air drama will become increasingly bland as it chases audiences, compared to edgier programming on pay TV.
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NewsBradshaw may scrap BBC Trust before Charter Review
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The row between the BBC Trust and the government intensified late yesterday evening, with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw suggesting he could scrap the Trust before the next Charter Review.
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NewsPitt oversees Screen England united front
The nine regional screen agencies have joined forces as Screen England, and recruited docs veteran Ruth Pitt and former Channel 4 head of corporate relations John Newbigin to head the new operation.