All Broadcasters articles – Page 667
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NewsBlast! rides London night bus for C4
A London night bus is to be fitted with 16 cameras for Channel 4’s latest fixed-rig format from Blast! Films.
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NewsJames Harding: Panorama won’t be ‘hived off’
BBC director of news and current affairs James Harding has argued that it is unlikely that the corporation will hive off Panorama into a commercial entity under plans to transform in-house production.
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NewsUkip move forces Michael family off Gogglebox
Channel 4 has axed Gogglebox’s Michael family from the show after father Andrew announced he plans to stand for Ukip in next year’s general election.
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NewsMichael Sheen takes role in CBBC film format
CBBC has ordered a factual entertainment format about the film industry featuring Hollywood actor Michael Sheen from Horrid Henry indie Novel Entertainment.
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NewsChris Chibnall: Broadchurch return to be more thrilling
The second series of Broadchurch is to include more of a “thriller narrative” than the debut run according to writer Chris Chibnall.
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NewsCITV orders second run of Thunderbirds
CITV has commissioned a second series of Thunderbirds Are Go! ahead of the return of its revamp.
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RatingsThe Apprentice semi-final recruits 1m
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice added almost 1 million viewers as it rumbled towards its conclusion while BBC2’s Secrets of the Castle ended on a series high.
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NewsITV suffers 2014 ratings woes
ITV is on course to suffer the most marked ratings declines of all the major broadcasters in 2014 as the World Cup failed to prevent its audience dropping 8%.
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NewsC4 ordered to disclose documentation to Ryanair
Channel 4 and Blakeway have been ordered to disclose documents used in a 2013 Dispatches film criticising Ryanair’s fuel policy.
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NewsITV News hit by technical problems
ITV News staff have been working “around the clock” to resolve a number of technical problems which have resulted in the loss of entire news reports.
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NewsScripps hires new UK boss
Scripps Networks has appointed Discovery veteran Phillip Luff as managing director of UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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RatingsThe Missing climaxes with series high
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing concluded with its biggest audience of the series - as Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror failed to sparkle for Channel 4.
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NewsDrama hit hardest by PSB spending cuts
Drama, nations and regions and the arts were the areas of programming hit hardest by the UK public service broadcasters cutting their content spend by £500m over the past five years.
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NewsBBC1 tracks down second series of The Missing
BBC1 abduction drama The Missing will return for a second series with a fresh story, cast and location.
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NewsBBC dominates British Comedy Awards
The BBC dominated the British Comedy Awards, as Graham Norton and Mrs Brown’s Boys helped it take home seven gongs.
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NewsSky Sports launches on BT Youview
Sky Sports 1 and 2 have been made available to BT’s Youview subscribers after the telecoms provider was given the go-ahead to supply the channels by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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NewsSony sends The Goldbergs to E4
Channel 4 has signed a multi-season deal with Sony Pictures Television for its US sitcom, The Goldbergs.
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RatingsNigel Farage and Gogglebox couple entertain 2m
MONDAY: Nigel Farage helped Channel 4 to smash its 10pm slot average as Skint and BBC1’s Wild Weather concluded with mixed results.
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NewsC5 heads to Loch Lomond for nature doc
Channel 5 has commissioned a four part documentary series which will explore Loch Lomond.
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NewsBeowulf unleashed by ITV
ITV is to adapt literary classic Beowulf as it adds to its slate of fantasy adventure dramas.