All Broadcasters articles – Page 551
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NewsKevin Lygo to rip up ITV rulebook
Kevin Lygo is expected to rip up ITV’s traditional commissioning structure and blur the boundaries between genres as he aims to breathe new life into factual and entertainment.
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NewsMoyles gets Radio X off to a strong start
Chris Moyles helped fledgling station Radio X grow its breakfast audience by almost a quarter compared with its predecessor XFM.
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NewsE4's Tattoo Fixers inks spin-off series
E4 has ordered two Tattoo Fixers spin-off series following the success of the Studio Lambert format.
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NewsMTV attempts second Catfish adaptation
The Valleys producer True North is working with MTV on a second attempt to bring Catfish: The TV Show to British audiences.
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NewsDCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has reinstated £400,000 it planned to cut from S4C’s budget - freezing the broadcaster’s funding until after a comprehensive review.
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RatingsFactual hits boost BBC2
TUESDAY: The return of Back In Time For… and the growth of The Real Marigold Hotel helped BBC2 to a strong night.
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NewsLord Burns bemoans ‘erratic’ BBC charter renewal
Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has criticised the government’s handling of BBC charter renewal, branding it an “erratic process”.
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NewsSky backs sports app firm
Sky has invested £300,000 in sports marketing company InCrowd to help maximise its sports output.
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NewsOfcom finds 'significant' rise in VoD concern
A “significant increase” in the number of teenagers concerned by on-demand and online content has been recorded by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC to hold on to Olympics until 2024
The BBC will hold onto rights to the Olympics until 2024 after it struck a landmark licensing deal with Discovery Communications.
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NewsITV pilots Scrabble gameshow
ITV is to pilot a daytime entertainment show inspired by the iconic board game Scrabble.
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NewsNat Geo boss lifts lid on international strategy
National Geographic Channels boss Courteney Monroe has lifted the lid on plans to eschew local commissions in favour of a global programming strategy.
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NewsGrayson Perry to explore masculinity for C4
Grayson Perry is to explore the concept of masculinity in modern Britain for his third series for Channel 4.
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NewsHillbilly lands debut ITV drama
Hillbilly Films, the indie responsible for Channel 4’s Bafta-award single Random, has scored its first ITV commission.
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NewsSpeakers revealed for inaugural Broadcast Indie Summit
Studio Lambert and The Garden bosses Stephen Lambert and Nick Curwin, along with BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham, are among the big names who will appear at Broadcast’s inaugural Indie Summit on 17 March.
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NewsGareth Malone heads to Invictus Games for BBC1
Choirmaster Gareth Malone will pull together an ensemble of members and veterans of the Armed Forces ahead of Orlando’s The Invictus Games for his latest musical endeavour for BBC1.
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NewsHandsome to make Spring Break with Grandad for MTV
Greenbird network indie Handsome Productions is to make a reality format for MTV starring eight twenty-somethings - and their grandparents.
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RatingsLucky Man sheds 200k
FRIDAY: Stan Lee’s Lucky Man lost a third of its audience on Sky 1 as Derby County’s clash with Manchester United in the FA Cup peaked with a crowd of almost 6m.
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RatingsThe Jump returns with 2.3m
SUNDAY: The Jump slipped from last year’s record launch on Channel 4, as Vera outmuscled War and Peace on its return to ITV.
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NewsDCMS eyes radical plans to devolve BBC commissioning power
The government is exploring proposals to hand BBC funding and commissioning power to other organisations to boost public service genres such as arts and children’s.