All Broadcasters articles – Page 616
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NewsBT to offer Netflix Ultra HD on Youview
BT is preparing to offer Netflix in ultra high definition and Sky Sports channels in high definition as it prepares to launch its latest Youview set top box.
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NewsITV eyes Twofour purchase
ITV is lining up a deal to buy The Jump and Educating…producer Twofour Group.
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NewsC4 backs BBC – but Burns poses questions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has thrown his support behind the BBC - but chair Lord Burns has indicated that the corporation’s services will come under close scrutiny during charter renewal.
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NewsBBC1 orders range of docs
BBC1 is broadening its range of factual programming with four shows including a fixed-rig cancer series and a film exploring race through the eyes of two Burnley-based taxi firms.
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NewsMoore: BBC1 ‘under pressure’ to reach young viewers
Charlotte Moore has admitted that BBC1 is under pressure to appeal to younger viewers in the wake of plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsC4 execs warn of effects of privatisation
Channel 4’s two most senior executives and chairman Lord Burns have warned that privatising the broadcaster would mean an end to its distinctive remit and have an adverse effect on the independent production community.
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NewsIn brief: Tessa Ross to launch indie
Tessa Ross is returning to television, while Dave has acquired high-profile US comedy Parks and Recreation and Channel 4 has recommissioned two comedies.
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NewsITV to rest Family Fortunes
ITV is planning to rest All Star Family Fortunes nearly a decade after the show was revived with Vernon Kay in 2006.
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NewsBT Sport lands Lineker and launches channels
BT Sport has unveiled Gary Lineker as the host of its Champions League coverage as well as a number of additional sports channels and an Ultra High Definition service.
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NewsC4 revenue up £30m as viewing share dips to 30-year low
Channel 4’s revenue surged by £30m in 2014 as the broadcaster effectively broke even to meet its financial targets – but its main channel’s share of viewing continued to decline.
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NewsGovernment has ‘no plans currently’ to privatise C4
The government has claimed that there are “no plans currently” to privatise Channel 4.
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NewsHundreds of stars throw weight behind bid to 'save BBC3'
Some of the biggest names in UK television have signed an open letter calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to move BBC3 online.
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NewsRevealed: Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear swansong
Jeremy Clarkson’s final Top Gear appearance will be in a 75-minute special that will air on BBC2 in the next few weeks.
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NewsPatrick Holland to grow BBC directing talent
Incoming BBC head of documentaries Patrick Holland has pledged to “find, nurture and progress” emerging filmmakers after he takes up his role next month.
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NewsBBC2 enters The Divorce Clinic
BBC2 is to follow Channel 4 in putting fixed-rig cameras in a divorce clinic as part of several documentaries designed to shine a light on modern British life.
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NewsSky searches for genius dogs
Sky 1 is searching for Britain’s most extraordinary canine characters in a six-part commission from Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsCBeebies orders geography & puzzle shows
CBeebies is promoting geography and puzzle-solving with two new in-house commissions.
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RatingsJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell loses out to BBC2
SUNDAY: BBC2’s Armada documentary series overhauled BBC1 drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, as the drama fell below the 2m mark for the first time.
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NewsBBC hires raft of factual commissioners
Darlow Smithson Productions director of programmes Rachel Morgan and UKTV commissioner Catherine Catton have joined the BBC as part of a number of factual appointments.
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CommentIn defence of PBS
BBC supporters say cuts could turn the corporation into a UK version of the ad-free US network. Is this such a bad thing, asks Stephen Arnell