All Broadcasters articles – Page 658
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NewsBT Sport confident of landing Gary Lineker
BT Sport is in serious discussions with Gary Lineker over signing the presenter to host its Champions League coverage from next season.
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RatingsTop Gear drives off with 5.3m
SUNDAY: BBC2’s Top Gear drove off with 5.3m for its first episode of a new run, narrowly below last year’s launch, while ITV’s Mr Selfridge returned to its lowest ever audience.
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NewsIn brief: Heather Jones & Project Diamond
Heather Jones lands a promotion and the CDN’s hunt for a training partner are revealed in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBC Scotland appoints drama boss
Gaynor Holmes has been appointed as the permanent head of drama for BBC Scotland.
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NewsAvalon & Hat Trick detail BBC3 plans
Avalon Entertainment and Hat Trick Productions chief executives Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville have revealed plans to rebrand BBC3 and run it as an ad-funded service if the corporation accepts their £100m offer for the channel.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.3m
SATURDAY: ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show returned at an earlier time but fell well short of slot average while The Voice continued to dominate primetime on BBC1.
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NewsBBC iPlayer commissions batch of shorts
House of Fools indie Pett Television, Sharon Horgan’s Merman Films and Comedy Unit are among the indies responsible for a slate of iPlayer shorts.
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NewsTV debates: broadcasters threaten to ‘empty chair’ leaders
The UK’s major broadcasters have threatened to ‘empty chair’ any party leader that decides not to participate in its latest proposals for the election debate.
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NewsIn brief: Carnival hire and more Most Haunted
In today’s news round-up, Carnival Films hires an ABC executive and Really orders two more series of Most Haunted.
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NewsAdrian Chiles replaced as ITV's main football host
Adrian Chiles is to be replaced as ITV’s main football anchor by BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Mark Pougatch.
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NewsHungry Bear Media wins ITV2 panel show
Dan Baldwin’s fledgling indie Hungry Bear Media has been commissioned to produce a reality TV panel show for ITV2.
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RatingsCucumber pulls in 1.2m
THURSDAY: Russell T Davies’ drama Cucumber failed to sparkle for Channel 4, finishing in last place in the 9pm slot.
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NewsScotland to get BBC charter renewal role
The UK government has published draft legislation which will hand the Scottish government and parliament a formal role in BBC charter renewal.
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NewsITV staff plan strike vote over pay
ITV staff have moved a step closer to taking possible strike action after rejecting the broadcaster’s 2015 pay increase offer of 2%.
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NewsBBC to cut back factual commissioning team
Four of the BBC’s most senior commissioners will have their roles closed as part of a major overhaul of the factual division.
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NewsBroadcasters table fresh leader debate proposals
The Green Party, the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru are to be invited to take part in the general election leader debates, according to reports.
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NewsBBC staff reveal recruitment and bullying worries
The BBC has admitted that it must do more to demonstrate its internal recruitment processes are fair and transparent following the results of a staff survey, which also revealed concerns about the corporation’s bullying deterrents.
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NewsSherlock tops iPlayer chart for 2014
Sherlock was the most-watched show in iPlayer in 2014 – as drama Murdered By My Boyfriend racked up almost as many views on the VoD service as it managed on BBC3.
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NewsBBC Trust seeks views on in-house plans
The BBC Trust will welcome views on the corporation’s radical proposals to commercialise BBC Productions as part of a wider consultation on its content supply.