All Broadcasters articles – Page 526
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NewsDoc/Fest 2016 programme unveiled
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled its programme for this year’s event including appearances from David Puttnam, Reggie Yates and Channel 5 content boss Ben Frow.
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Behind The ScenesChildren On The Frontline: The Escape, C4
Revisiting a family trying to escape the conflict in Syria presented many challenges, says Marcel Mettelsiefen. But the hardest was balancing the roles of friend and film-maker
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn Hay, C4
Channel 4 arts commissioner John Hay tells Robin Parker why he wants artists to tackle ‘front-half-of-the-paper’ topics. Plus: Pegah Farahmand on supercharging Random Acts
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NewsLinsey lifts lid on BBC Studios vision
Mark Linsey has confirmed that “business acumen” will be the key skill required of BBC Studios’ new genre heads, as the director prepares to put in place his preferred top team.
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NewsThe Island and Hunted producer joins Channel 4
Shine TV’s former managing director Kelly Webb-Lamb has joined Channel 4 as head of factual entertainment.
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RatingsC4 health series opens healthily
WEDNESDAY: The launch of Channel 4’s factual health series Never Seen a Doctor smashed the slot average while Mary Beard’s historical doc reached the half way mark with solid numbers.
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NewsRedundancies loom at Discovery
Discovery Networks International (DNI) could be asked to make redundancies in the UK and around the world after the global factual broadcaster revealed a major cost cutting plan.
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NewsTony Hall pours cold water on Reithian restructure
Tony Hall has poured cold water on speculation that he will reorganise the BBC around its Reithian values and made clear that strong channel brands remain central to his plans.
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NewsTNT boards E4 comedy Foreign Bodies
E4 comedy drama Foreign Bodies is to launch in the US after TNT came on board as a co-producer.
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NewsA+E plans UK first-look push
A+E Networks is planning a major push on first-look deals with UK producers as it aims to establish its international distribution business globally.
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NewsC5 resurrects House Doctor for daytime push
Channel 5 is resurrecting makeover format House Doctor as part of a multi-million pound move back into original daytime commissioning.
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NewsDancer Akram Khan part of C4 arts slate
Dancer Akram Khan is to create and stage a work in British factories in a one-off Channel 4 documentary from Grayson Perry’s producers.
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NewsStrictly boss joins BBC Studios exodus
Strictly Come Dancing and Top Gear boss Katie Taylor has become the third senior BBC Studios executive to announce their departure in less than a week.
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NewsDave scores live darts
Dave is continuing its push into live sports after striking a deal to air the British Darts Organisation’s World Trophy event.
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NewsBBC Studios factual chief departs
BBC Studios head of factual Natalie Humphreys has become the latest executive to leave the corporation.
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NewsReport: C4 sale 'overwhelming negative'
A report analysing the consequences of privatising Channel 4 has claimed a sale would be “overwhelmingly negative” for producers, advertisers and the overall economy – and mooted BT as the most likely UK buyer.
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RatingsIn The Club outperforms debut
TUESDAY: Kay Mellor’s In The Club returned with a bigger audience than tuned in to the antenatal drama’s 2014 debut.
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NewsWhittingdale: BBC 'drives me mad'
John Whittingdale has revealed that the BBC sometimes drives him “insane” in unguarded comments at an event at Cambridge University.
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NewsITN Productions drives record growth
ITN has reported its sixth consecutive year of growth after increasing its operating profit by £1m over the past year.
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NewsBBC bid to hire Michael Jackson stalls
The BBC could again be frustrated in its efforts to lure a high-profile external executive into a major new content role after an attempt to hire former Channel 4 boss Michael Jackson stalled.