All Broadcasters articles – Page 608
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NewsCartoon Network launches UGC kids service
Cartoon Network is launching a website to encourage kids to create their own characters and stories.
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NewsOfcom investigating BGT dog-swap
Britain’s Got Talent’s live final will be investigated by Ofcom to see whether voters were misled by the winning act.
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RatingsTFI peaks with over 4m
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s TFI Friday revival peaked with 4.3m viewers to become the most-watched show in the slot.
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NewsC4 hires entertainment editor
Channel 4 has hired CPL’s Game of Thrones – Thronecast exec Sarah Lazenby as entertainment editor.
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NewsBack In Time For Dinner to return with a twist
BBC2 is to follow up hit factual format Back In Time For Dinner with a fresh series examining how family pastimes have changed over the past 65 years.
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NewsBBC Studios company established without approval
The BBC has incorporated a company for BBC Studios without yet having formal clearance to push ahead with plans to commercialise the in-house production division.
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NewsIn brief: DAB trial; Distrify Media
60 local DAB stations are to launch as part of an Ofcom trial, while Glasgow-based VoD firm Distrify Media opens a China office.
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PodcastTalking TV: ITV indie land-grab & BBC3
The latest edition of Talking TV hears from BBC3 digital controller Damian Kavanagh on his plans for the channel online.
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NewsTriForce winner lands ITV development
A young screenwriter has won a paid development commission with ITV after winning the WriterSlam competition set up by talent development firm TriForce Creative Network (TCN).
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RatingsThe Tribe recruits 1.7m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s latest fixed-rig series The Tribe and BBC2 drama Stonemouth started life with solid audiences.
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NewsKatie Hopkins show produced by Dapper Laughs creator & Question Time indie
The co-creators of controversial ITV2 series Dapper Laughs On The Pull have partnered with Question Time indie Mentorn Media on a Katie Hopkins-fronted panel show for TLC.
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NewsRupert Murdoch to 'step down as Fox chief executive'
Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down as chief executive officer of 21st Century Fox, according to numerous reports in the US.
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NewsBBC warned over efforts to access tax breaks
The BBC Trust has reminded the BBC that it must safeguard its financial reputation after failing to let the governing body know it was setting up companies to secure tax breaks.
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NewsNick Jr acquires Teletubbies for US
US kids broadcaster Nickelodeon has acquired the remake of the Teletubbies after it struck a deal with distributor DHX Media.
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RatingsThe Interceptor dents Long Lost Family
WEDNESDAY: BBC1 crime drama The Interceptor got underway with 3.7m denting the fortunes of ITV’s Long Lost Family.
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NewsAll 4 seeks 'grabby' factual shorts
Channel 4’s on-demand service All 4 is hunting for “grabby” factual series with a budget of around £18000.
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NewsAbraham remains non-committal over C4 privatisation
David Abraham has declined to reveal whether he would support or reject mooted government plans to privatise Channel 4.
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FeaturesBBC journalism is under threat
As the new culture secretary contemplates the future of the BBC, Neil Midgley focuses on the challenges for the corporation’s flagship news services
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NewsCreative Skillset: BBC must invest in talent
Creative Skillset chief executive Dinah Caine believes the BBC has a “record of excellence” in boosting training and skills in the UK creative industries – but is concerned that the issue may be slipping down the corporation’s agenda.
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NewsUnions come out in force to highlight effects of BBC cuts
Bectu, the National Union of Journalists and the Musicians’ Union have warned that further cuts to the BBC could put thousands of jobs at risk in the UK creative industries.