All Broadcasters articles – Page 552
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NewsC4 to pump £25m into Film 4
Channel 4 is to inject an additional £10m into Film 4 over the next 12 months – taking its funding to a record £25m.
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NewsBBC signs darts deal with PDC
A new darts tournament will be broadcast live on BBC2 following a deal with the Professional Darts Corporation.
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NewsITV parts company with Richard Klein
ITV has parted company with director of factual Richard Klein after two-and-a-half years.
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NewsSurvey finds docs at risk of becoming 'selective and self-serving'
Documentary film-making is in danger of becoming “selective and self-serving” after an independent survey laid bare the genre’s financial difficulties.
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RatingsThe X-Files boosts C5 to five-year high
MONDAY: The return of The X-Files helped Channel 5 to its biggest audience for five years - and became its most successful US import since CSI.
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NewsPlimsoll explores cats for ITV
ITV is to investigate the relationship between big cats in the wild and domestic pussycats in a three-part doc series from Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsC4 orders safety review into The Jump
Channel 4 has asked The Jump producers Twofour to review the show’s safety procedures after the rising number of injured celebrities.
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NewsIn brief: Puttnam inquiry; 7 Wonder; CTBF; Anim8
David Abraham, Sharon White, Lenny Henry and Tony Hall are among the speakers at a series of events to debate the future of TV. Read on for more
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NewsWar and Peace sold to Russia
BBC1 drama War and Peace is to be translated into Russian after commercial broadcaster Channel One acquired the six-part drama.
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NewsITV daytime orders include The Alphabet Game revival
Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling is to front an ITV quiz inspired by 1990s BBC format The Alphabet Game as part of a trio of daytime commissions.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother peaks with 3m
FRIDAY: Celebrity Big Brother bowed out with a peak of almost 3m viewers but was narrowly beaten by February 2015’s final.
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NewsWar and Peace producer revisits Les Misérables adaptation
Lookout Point is preparing to open talks with the BBC over Andrew Davies’ follow-up to War and Peace - an adaption of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables.
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RatingsWar and Peace bows out with 5.7m
SUNDAY: War and Peace’s feature-length finale bowed out with its second-biggest audience of the series, as Countryfile pulled in its biggest audience in at least a decade.
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NewsTop actors unite to protect BBC
Independent producers Charlie Parsons and Waheed Alli have gathered actors including Dame Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and David Oyelowo to defend the BBC against further cuts in a video made by My Week with Marilyn director Simon Curtis.
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RatingsSix Nations kicks off 1m down on 2015
SATURDAY: England’s opening Six Nations clash against Scotland was unable to outscore the team’s debut appearance against Wales in 2015.
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NewsTalpa UK hires ex-C4 commissioner
Talpa UK has hired former Channel 4 commissioning editor Madeleine Knight as its director of development and formats.
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VideoTrue Colour TV, Channel 4
Channel 4 was set up to provide an alternative voice in broadcasting and reflect British diversity.
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NewsITV Studios appoints international president
ITV Studios Global Entertainment managing director Maria Kyriacou has been promoted to international president of ITV Studios.
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NewsIn brief: More 4; RTS; Grass Roots
More 4 has picked up an Australian vet doc while the RTS is to invest £75,000 in TV technology bursaries.