All Broadcasters articles – Page 668
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NewsPlayground hires C4 commissioner
Channel 4 drama commissioner Sophie Gardiner is joining the UK division of Colin Callender’s indie Playground Entertainment.
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NewsGold to order five scripted series in 2015
UKTV plans to commission five scripted series for Gold in 2015 as part of its increased £125m commitment to content.
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NewsITV orders Studio Lambert holiday format
Studio Lambert has won its first order from ITV’s flagship channel in five years with a four-part holiday format.
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NewsSky finalises European mega-merger
BSkyB has been renamed as Sky after it completed its £7bn acquisition of Sky Italia and purchase of a majority stake in Sky Deutschland.
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NewsBBC3 reloads People Just Do Nothing
Roughcut Television’s pirate radio mockumentary People Just Do Nothing is to return to BBC3 for an extended run.
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NewsC4 commissioner heads to Blast! Films
The Hoarder Next Door commissioner Nick Hornby is leaving Channel 4 to join Blast! Films as head of programmes.
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RatingsFake Sheikh Panorama uncovers 2.5m
WEDNESDAY: The controversy around Panorama’s Fake Sheikh film nudged it to an above average performance and the strand’s best outing since a Nigel Farage special.
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NewsBroadcasters back CDN commissioner training scheme
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are aiming to boost the diversity of their commissioning teams after signing up to a training scheme for under-represented executives.
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NewsCharlie Brooker indie to produce Weekly Wipe
House of Tomorrow, the indie set up by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, is to produce the third series of Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe for BBC2.
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NewsITV revenue breaks £2bn fuelled by advertising growth
ITV has posted an 8% year-on-year increase in revenue in its latest set of interim results, propelled by its best advertising performance in five years.
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CommentTackling paedophilia head on
We need bold new approaches to keep kids safe, says Rudolph Herzog
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NewsLittle Gem wins first commission
Ben Gale and Natasha Bondy’s Little Gem has landed its first commission as part of an order for three BBC1 shows described as “factual entertainment with purpose”.
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NewsC4 to explore online privacy
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has revealed that the broadcaster will explore themes around online privacy and surveillance following its commission of Hunted.
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NewsPeter Salmon: give Salford a BBC3 role
Peter Salmon has hailed BBC North’s “fantastic” digital credentials and believes it can play a key part in the creation of a new BBC3 – although doubts remain about whether the channel will ever move to Salford.
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NewsCall for risk-taker to be handed BBC3 role
The BBC has been urged to appoint a digital controller for BBC3 who is prepared to take risks and engage closely with multiplatform producers and young audiences.
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NewsCohen: charter renewal must not diminish BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that audiences and the industry will suffer if the corporation emerges diminished from next year’s charter renewal negotiations.
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NewsHunt reassures small indies over C4 terms
Jay Hunt has claimed that small production companies will find Channel 4’s plans to reshape terms of trade “very reassuring” once the details have been set out.
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NewsSky 1 chief hands indies Storage Hunters challenge
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has tasked UK production companies with delivering the next Storage Hunters or Pawn Stars.
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NewsChannel 4 in push to boost diversity
Channel 4 is on the brink of revealing a major diversity initiative that will see commissioners miss out on part of their annual bonus if they fail to hit agreed targets.
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NewsBBC1 reschedules Panorama fake sheikh report
The Panorama investigation into “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood is to air tonight after the BBC pulled the show on Monday following an intervention by the undercover reporter’s lawyers.