All Broadcasters articles – Page 598
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NewsBBC responsible for 97% of kids commissions
The BBC accounts for nearly 97% of UK kids originations across the PSB channels as spend by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 has dropped to £3m.
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NewsBBC shoots migrant footage for first 360-degree news package
The BBC has shot its first 360- degree news package as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing trials with nascent virtual reality technology.
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NewsOlympics deal propels Discovery into future
Discovery’s “smash-and-grab” purchase of pan-European rights to the Olympic Games is the biggest sign yet of its desire to become a key international player across free-to-air, pay and OTT.
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NewsAnalysis: BBC3’s digital future
Digital producers have highlighted the positives of BBC3’s expected move online, but concerns remain about taking the youth service off television.
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CommentBBC2 should take up BBC3 mantle
Space for fresh ideas and talent must be ring-fenced after move
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NewsWayne Garvie turns down BBC Studios
Sony Pictures Television’s international chief creative officer Wayne Garvie has turned down the chance to run BBC Studios – but the corporation is edging closer to making an appointment.
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RatingsNot Safe For Work recruits 700k
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s comedy drama Not Safe For Work turned up with just over 700,000 viewers as ITV’s 7/7 documentary moved 1.7m.
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NewsC5 supersizes GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Channel 5 has supersized the third series of Knickerbockerglory’s fixed-rig format GPs: Behind Closed Doors.
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NewsBBC set to axe hundreds of jobs
The BBC is poised to axe hundreds of jobs in a bid to become a leaner operation going into charter renewal.
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NewsITV to host second Frampton fight
Carl Frampton’s debut US fight is to air on ITV later this month – the broadcaster’s second live boxing event this year.
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NewsSue Inglish to leave the BBC
Sue Inglish, the BBC’s head of political programmes, analysis and research, is stepping down after a decade with the broadcaster.
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NewsChris Bryant slams BBC3 decision
Shadow culture secretary Chris Bryant has condemned the move to make BBC3 an online-only channel, branding it “disappointing” and “premature”.
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NewsCBBC urged to fill extra hours with new shows
CBBC must commission “edgier” content for children over the age of 10 if it is to appeal to older viewers, according to The Children’s Media Foundation.
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NewsiPlayer set for 'evolution'
iPlayer is set to be transformed from its catch-up roots to a digital service that debuts shows ahead of linear TX and features an array of third-party content, after the BBC Trust approved executive plans.
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NewsBBC1+1 rejection likely to prove popular with rivals
The BBC Trust’s provisional decision to reject plans for BBC1+1 is likely to be greeted with relief among commercial rivals which lobbied against the launch of the service.
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NewsUnpicking the 'finely balanced' BBC3 decision
An at-a-glance guide to the BBC Trust’s provisional decision to allow BBC3 to move online.
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NewsBBC3 given greenlight to move online
The BBC Trust has provisionally greenlit plans to move BBC3 online following a six-month public value test (PVT).
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NewsSky 1 acquires US animal drama Zoo
Sky 1 has acquired Zoo, the US drama based on the James Patterson novel.
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RatingsThe Met continues to gain ground
MONDAY: BBC1 documentary The Met continued to grow its audience after four episodes, breaking the 4m mark for the first time.