All Broadcasters articles – Page 674
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NewsBBC pulls Panorama 'fake sheikh' report
BBC1 pulled last night’s episode of Panorama which was to expose “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood after the undercover reporter’s lawyers intervened minutes before transmission.
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NewsDapper Laughs axed by ITV
ITV has axed comedy / reality format Dapper Laughs On The Pull following criticism of the controversial actions of its star Daniel O’Reilly.
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NewsBBC Academy restructures ahead of Birmingham move
BBC training arm BBC Academy is to shrink its leadership team and reduce the volume of commercial work it undertakes as it prepares to relocate to Birmingham next year.
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NewsPeter Fincham sets out social responsibility guidelines to producers
ITV has set out a wide-ranging set of social responsibility measures for producers which will form a key part of the broadcaster’s commissioning process.
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RatingsThe Passing Bells moves 2.9m
FRIDAY: BBC1’s World War I drama The Passing Bells finished its five-part run with fewer than 3m viewers as the return of the FA Cup to BBC2 scored 1.8m.
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NewsGreens, SNP & Plaid Cymru challenge TV election debate plans
The Green Party, Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru have joined forces to petition the BBC Trust to be included in the BBC leaders’ debate.
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NewsKirstie & Phil to front Canadian format for C4
Channel 4 is to expand its property slate with a reversioned Canadian format fronted by Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer .
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RatingsMTV EMA Awards hit 800k peak for C5
SUNDAY: The MTV EMA Awards 2014 hit a peak of 800,000 viewers on Channel 5 as Downton Abbey bowed out with its lowest overnight series average yet.
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NewsRadio 1 Newsbeat slammed for Isis report
The BBC Trust and Ofcom have slammed Radio 1’s Newsbeat for broadcasting a report featuring comments from Isis suicide bomber Abu Sumayyah.
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NewsSearch begins for BBC3 digital controller
The BBC is hunting for both an overarching digital content chief and an editorial head of BBC3 as it paves the way to move the channel online.
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RatingsDoctor Who sinks to 5.3m
SATURDAY: Doctor Who bowed out with its lowest-rated overnight series average since BBC1 resurrected the show in 2005.
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NewsLabour MP lobbies Crozier over US working conditions
A member of the shadow cabinet has urged ITV to settle its dispute with the Writers Guild of America (WGAE) over working conditions for non-scripted employees.
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NewsC4 to visit The Paedophile Next Door
Channel 4 is planning to challenge perceptions of paedophilia in a potentially controversial documentary co-directed by Werner Herzog’s son.
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VideoVIDEO: Poppies, CBeebies
Go behind the scenes on the making of the CBBC and CBeebies Remembrance animation, Poppies.
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NewsMaxine Watson named BBC acting docs head
BBC documentaries commissioning editor Maxine Watson has been appointed as acting head of documentaries to replace Emma Willis.
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NewsChristine Bleakley heads to Ireland for ITV
Christine Bleakley is to front a six-part travel series for ITV from Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions.
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NewsBBC4 unearths more Detectorists
Quirky comedy Detectorists is returning for a second series on BBC4.
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RatingsThe Great Fire doused by 24 Hours in A&E
THURSDAY: Peaky Blinders bowed out with 1.5m on BBC2 as Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E drowned out The Great Fire’s finale of on ITV.
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NewsC4 orders Posh Pawn daytime spin-off
Channel 4 has ordered a daytime spin-off of Boomerang’s Posh Pawn.