All Broadcasters articles – Page 679
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NewsC4 preps Special Edition property doc
Channel 4 is to follow a landlord’s attempts to only rent properties to attractive singletons in a Cutting Edge documentary from Special Edition Films.
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Behind The ScenesRemember Me, BBC1
A supernatural meditation on ageing and a return to his Yorkshire roots lures Michael Palin back to TV drama
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NewsWhistle Sports scores Sky deal
Whistle Sports is to work closely with Sky Sports to help online talent make the jump to TV after the pay-TV broadcaster invested £4.3m in the multiplatform network (MPN).
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NewsOfcom promises to act on diversity monitoring
Ofcom has shrugged off criticism of its record on diversity and pledged to help become the “guarantor of independence” as UK broadcasters embark on a major self-monitoring project.
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NewsC4 hails Growth Fund as evidence of risk-taking
Channel 4 has hailed its Growth Fund as an example of creative risk-taking and revealed that it plans to relinquish its production sector investments after five years.
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NewsC4 to tackle society and politics through arts
Channel 4 wants to use its arts output to open up social and political issues in the UK, according to commissioning editor John Hay.
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NewsSky Arts issues call for ideas
Sky Arts is calling on indies that don’t traditionally make arts programming to bring it ideas as the channel’s strategy takes shape under recently installed director Phil Edgar-Jones.
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NewsDNI hires Phil Craig to replace Julian Bellamy
Discovery’s London-based international commissioning hub is to move into its next phase after the broadcaster confirmed that former Nutopia producer Phil Craig will replace Julian Bellamy.
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CommentC4 prepares for political battle
Broadcaster deserves support but must set out its rights position, says Chris Curtis
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NewsBBC Worldwide ready to open Store
BBC Worldwide has revealed its launch and commercial plans for BBC Store after hiring a former Virgin Media and BT executive to lead the download-to-own service.
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NewsSky Sports set for BT Youview launch
Sky Sports is to be made available on BT’s Youview service for the first time following a ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal after four years of legal wrangling.
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NewsNUJ probes claims BBC blacklisted Miriam O’Reilly
The NUJ is investigating claims that former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly has been blacklisted by the broadcaster for fighting an ageism case in 2011.
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NewsMedia must follow big business on gender balance
The government drive to get more women on the boards of UK companies could spur an increase in the number of women who work and appear in the media according to Conservative MP Nicky Morgan.
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NewsCohen: BBC ‘won’t survive’ without diversity boost
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that the corporation will not survive if it fails to tackle diversity.
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RatingsThe Missing holds steady
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing returned with a performance only narrowly below last week’s opener as Professor Brian Cox’s Human Universe bowed out with 1.5m.
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NewsSky Arts unveils £3m Amplify initiative
Sky Arts has unveiled a raft of debut commissions from channel boss Phil Edgar Jones, along with a £3m initiative to match indies with arts organisations.
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NewsAlex Graham urges BBC to increase factual spend
Wall to Wall founder Alex Graham has criticised the BBC for its failure to invest more heavily in factual programming.
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NewsC4 sports commissioner to step down
Channel 4 is on the hunt for a sport commissioner after Jamie Aitchison decided to leave the broadcaster after three years.
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NewsEd Richards uncertain about future of local TV
Outgoing Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has argued that it could take up to four years to assess whether Jeremy Hunt’s vision for local television has been a success.