All Broadcasters articles – Page 673
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NewsC5 to reveal The Secrets of the Tea Chimps
Channel 5 is to tell the true story of the chimps that featured in the PG Tips adverts in a documentary.
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NewsUTV Ireland wins public service status
UTV Media’s soon-to-launch Republic of Ireland channel has been granted public service status and wrapped up a number of carriage deals.
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NewsBBC tool helps kids’ create online game
The BBC has launched Make It: Technobabble, a spin-off online platform from the CBBC series that allows children to develop their own games.
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NewsSalmon: BBC must tread carefully over in-house plans
The BBC must ensure that plans to commercialise its in-house production arm do not impact the progress the corporation has made in the regions, according to BBC England director Peter Salmon.
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NewsKids figures urge chancellor to commit to tax break
Over thirty of the leading figures in the British kids’ TV industry have urged chancellor George Osborne to commit to a tax break for live action programming in the autumn statement.
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NewsBBC in £2m branded merchandise push
The BBC is prepared to spend as much as £1.9m on branded merchandise to promote its services and programming over the next four years.
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NewsBullying ‘rife’ in TV stunt industry
Bullying and sexual harassment is “rife” in the film and TV stunt industry, according to a study published by actors’ union Equity.
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RatingsMartin Lewis banks 500k fewer viewers for ITV
FRIDAY: Martin Lewis returned to ITV with more money-saving tips but 500,000 fewer viewers, as Ben Fogle gained viewers on Channel 5.
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NewsBBC DJ’s Ched Evans rape remarks investigated
Nick Conrad’s controversial comments about the Ched Evans rape row on BBC Radio Norfolk last month are to be investigated by Ofcom.
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RatingsRemember Me scares off 1m
SUNDAY: Remember Me scared 1m viewers away from BBC1 for its second episode as I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here entertained its biggest audience in 11 days.
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NewsIdris Elba races off with Discovery
The Wire and Luther star Idris Elba is to take on the world’s toughest racing challenges in a four-part commission for Discovery.
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NewsBBC shelves Shannon Matthews drama
BBC1 has paused production on a dramatisation of Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping to address “important production and editorial matters”.
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NewsCreative England pumps £3m into West Midlands fund
Creative England has pumped £3m into its fund for high-end TV productions and films shot in the West Midlands.
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RatingsStrictly 2m ahead of The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing held a 2m viewer lead over The X Factor, as mythical drama Atlantis continued to underperform.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC1’s entertainment quest & Charlie Higson
Talking TV returns from a short sabbatical with a bounty of goods, including the story behind BBC1’s forthcoming Harry Hill comedy drama Professor Branestawm.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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RatingsLife Story bows out on low
THURSDAY: David Attenborough’s BBC1 wildlife series Life Story bowed with its worst ratings of the series.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.
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NewsBBC daytime bailiff show inspires comedy project
Toast of London creator Arthur Mathews is developing a BBC sitcom inspired by BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming.
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NewsC4 plans online One Born Every Minute spin-off
Dragonfly is to deliver an online spin-off of One Born Every Minute for Channel 4’s Shorts platform next spring.