All Broadcasters articles – Page 593
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NewsFriends to remain on Comedy Central
Friends is to remain on Comedy Central for the next four years after the broadcaster renewed its agreement with Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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NewsC4 beefs up docs commissioning team
Channel 4 has appointed 24 Hours in Police Custody director Alisa Pomeroy as commissioning editor for documentaries.
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NewsIn brief: True North; iPlayer; BBCW
True North has landed a Channel 4 daytime format as the BBC iPlayer radio app passes 1m downloads within four weeks
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NewsSky Arts profiles Boris Johnson's mother
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler is making a documentary about Boris Johnson’s mother for Sky Arts.
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NewsThe Stig drives off with BBC1 gameshow
Top Gear driver The Stig has landed his own show after BBC1 ordered Saturday night motoring format The Getaway Car.
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RatingsLife in Squares bows out with 760k
MONDAY: Bloomsbury Group drama Life in Squares bowed out on BBC2 with fewer than half of the audience drawn in for its opening episode.
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NewsNBC renews Premier League deal
US network NBC has scored the rights to air Premier League football in the US for the next six years.
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NewsITV takes stake in YouTube network for mums
ITV has taken a minority stake in Channel Mum, the YouTube multichannel network aimed at mothers.
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NewsThe X Factor live director exits
Bafta-winning director Phil Heyes is to leave The X Factor ahead of its 12th series.
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RatingsDragon's Den hits four-year high as Javone Prince struggles
SUNDAY: BBC2 experienced a mixed evening as Dragon’s Den pulled in its biggest audience in four years but Javone Prince’s comedy show bowed out with a series average under 350,000.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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NewsBetty launches US arm
The Undateables producer Betty has launched a US production arm headed up by Discovery exec Jon Sechrist as it attempts to crack America.
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VideoVIDEO: Hunted, C4
Channel 4 unveils the trailer for the Shine TV format in which 14 people go on the run from a team of expert hunters.
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RatingsRipper Street and BBQ Champ suffer declines
FRIDAY: Ripper Street continued on BBC1 with 300,000 fewer viewers than tuned in for last week’s opener – as ITV’s BBQ Champ lost half a million people.
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RatingsC5's Football League Tonight kicks off with 600k
SATURDAY: Football League Tonight’s maiden outing on Channel 5 failed to net a larger audience than the previous season’s highlights show on BBC1 – despite its primetime slot.
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NewsPact attacks EU stance on content-blocking
Pact has hit back at European Commission claims that Sky and the US studios are acting illegally by preventing consumers across the continent from accessing content in other territories.
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NewsC4 sets sail with Twofour Navy doc
Royal Marines Commando School producer Twofour is to turn its attention to the Royal Navy for its latest fixed-rig series for Channel 4.
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PodcastTalking TV: C4’s future & Amazon’s Top Gear deal
The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal with the former Top Gear team.
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NewsBroadcast launches WhatsApp alerts for Edinburgh
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