All Broadcasters articles – Page 632
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NewsMark Damazer among BBC Trust appointments
Mark Damazer, the former BBC deputy director of news and controller of Radio 4, is among three new members of the BBC Trust.
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NewsIn brief: Plebs; CDN; Way To Blue; The Affair; Writers’ Guild
Plebs is to return for a third run on ITV2, while the Creative Diversity Network has kicked off its hunt for commissioners from under-represented backgrounds. Read for more in today’s round-up.
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RatingsTrevor Phillips race doc engages 1.7m
THURSDAY: Trevor Phillips’ film about racism for Channel 4 performed solidly, almost overhauling ITV’s triplets documentary.
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NewsSpike to launch with Breaking Bad
Viacom’s Spike has acquired critically-acclaimed US drug drama Breaking Bad and ordered its first UK commission ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsTV3 hires director of content
Irish broadcaster TV3 Group has appointed Lynda McQuaid as director of content to replace the outgoing Jeff Ford.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s fate may be decided next week
A decision on Jeremy Clarkson’s future at the BBC could be made next week after an inquiry into the “fracas” is handed to director general Tony Hall.
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NewsITV swoops for C4 online exec
ITV has recruited Channel 4’s head of viewer relationship management, Steve Forde, to become its director of marketing and experience for online and on demand.
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NewsSTV adds to local TV portfolio
STV has strengthened its burgeoning local TV business after winning the licences for Aberdeen, Ayr and Dundee.
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NewsBBC4 goes inside big six energy firm
BBC4 is to reveal the inner workings of SSE, one of the UK’s big six energy companies, in an access documentary from The Tube indie Blast! Films.
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NewsLime wins 20-part Evermoor order
Disney Channel has ordered a 20-part run of live-action series The Evermoor Chronicles after launching the show as a four-episode mini-series last year.
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NewsSky to increase pay-TV prices
Sky is increasing its prices across all of its premium TV packages, six weeks after agreeing to pay £4.2bn a year for Premier League rights.
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RatingsStargazing transports 1.9m
WEDNESDAY: Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain’s countdown to tomorrow’s solar eclipse performed solidly as BBC1’s visit to KFC plucked almost 3.5m viewers.
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The Broadcast InterviewBen Frow, C5
C5 director of programmes talks about changing perceptions of the channel and what he plans to do with the bigger budget provided by Viacom
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Behind The ScenesAnalysis: Viacom acquisition
Kate Bulkley speaks to Viacom execs about plans to appeal to a younger audience and increase audience share
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RatingsRatings analysis: Channel 5 comes of age
Stephen Price reports on how C5 is growing share to compete with the big boys
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NewsViacom opens door to US for indies
British producers could be in line for a share of Viacom’s $3bn (£2bn) annual US content spend as the US media group seeks to increase opportunities for UK content creators.
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FeaturesRoundtable: Channel 5 special
Broadcast gathered indie bosses to debate the strengths and pitfalls of making shows for the broadcaster.
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Comment5 News has come a long way
But we’re still daring to be different, says Cristina Nicolotti Squires
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NewsAnalysis: C4 and the Tories
Channel 4’s future as a publicly owned company was not meant to be on the agenda at an event to celebrate the creative industries at the House of Commons last week.