All Broadcasters articles – Page 553
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NewsCBBC orders drone competition series
CBBC has commissioned a drone battle series from Robot Wars creator Steve Carsey.
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RatingsPrey stumbles on ITV return
WEDNESDAY: ITV drama Prey was not even close to repeating the success it enjoyed last year after it was locked up by The Apprentice.
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NewsOfcom: UK TV viewers most advanced in world
The UK is the most sophisticated TV watching nation in the world, with more viewers getting their content fix online than ever before, according to Ofcom research.
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NewsBBC Brit back in for content
BBC Worldwide has bolstered its male-skewing channel BBC Brit with two major series and an updated commissioning brief.
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NewsITV and BBC in war of words
Tensions between ITV and the BBC were aggravated again this week, as the UK’s two biggest public service broadcasters exchanged barbs over charter renewal.
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NewsPeter Salmon reveals timetable for BBC Studios plan
Peter Salmon has set out the BBC’s preferred timetable for commercialising its in-house production division and accepted that its shows could be tendered out in the future.
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NewsSalmon makes case for BBC Studios
BBC Studios director Peter Salmon has warned that in-house production faces “long-term decline”, unless controversial plans to commercialise the division are approved.
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NewsEnders: UKTV niche channels could go free
UKTV pay channels Good Food, Eden and Home could follow its free-to-air channels onto Freesat according to a report from Enders Analysis.
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NewsJay Hunt tipped for Australia move
Jay Hunt is being tipped to take over as boss of Australian public broadcaster ABC.
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NewsBBC 'interested' in offering iPlayer across EU
Licence fee payers could be able to access iPlayer while in the EU within two years amid European Commission (EC) plans to modernise copyright rules.
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RatingsRoyal Variety Performance hits low
TUESDAY: The Royal Variety Performance tumbled to its lowest audience on record against competition from the finales of Capital and The Great Pottery Throwdown.
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NewsBill Turnbull to front BBC quiz
Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.
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NewsBBC under pressure over Tyson Fury SPOTY nomination
Pressure is mounting on the BBC to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year nominations list after he expressed homophobic and sexist views.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald
MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s Las Vegas investigation came out on top in the factual battle with a Panorama special on Sepp Blatter, but was unable to compete with his Mafia exposé.
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NewsITV boss fires warning over C4 sale
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has warned the government to think “very carefully” about how privatising Channel 4 could damage the UK’s ability to compete globally.
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VideoVIDEO: Dickensian, BBC1
Tony Jordan-penned drama set within the realms of Charles Dickens’ novels
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NewsBBC policy boss: ITV wants to ‘freeze us in aspic’
ITV has been accused of wanting to “freeze the BBC in aspic” with its proposals to ban the corporation from importing foreign formats and curtail its competitive scheduling.
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NewsLord Grade backs C4 privatisation
Lord Grade has come out in favour of selling off Channel 4 - arguing that it could be built into a media powerhouse if freed from government control.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating trial sparks 1,200 complaints
Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has sparked nearly 1,200 complaints.
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RatingsSalford FA Cup game draws 1.8m
FRIDAY: Salford City kept their FA Cup dreams alive in front of nearly 2m viewers on BBC2.