All Broadcasters articles – Page 687
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NewsR4 comedy commissioner to step down
Caroline Raphael, the BBC Radio 4 commissioner behind shows including Little Britain, is to leave the BBC after 31 years.
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NewsYalli wins C4 gameshow pilot
Yalli Productions is to pilot a gameshow format for Channel 4 in which contestants must agree how to divide up a prize pot into unequal amounts.
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NewsJonathan Ross signs two series ITV deal
Jonathan Ross has signed up for a further two series of his ITV chat show – keeping him on the channel until at least the end of 2015.
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NewsFran Unsworth named BBC World Service chief
BBC deputy director of news Fran Unsworth has been appointed director of BBC World Service group.
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NewsR1’s Big Weekend in 'serious' editorial breach
The BBC Trust has ruled that Radio 1’s Big Weekend seriously breached the corporation’s editorial guidelines after acts including Lily Allen swore during their live sets.
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NewsFrankenstein first order for ITV Encore
ITV has ordered its first original commission for Sky pay-TV channel Encore, a Sean Bean-fronted drama about Frankenstein.
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NewsC4 and Box TV head to Platform Festival
Channel 4 has teamed up with Box TV and events company Live Nation to broadcast a series of performances from Manchester’s Platform Festival.
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NewsBBC America boards London Spy
US cable network BBC America has boarded Working Title Television’s BBC2 thriller London Spy.
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RatingsOur Girl bows out with 3.7m
SUNDAY: BBC1 war drama Our Girl bowed out with a series average of 3.8m - as Strictly regained its Sunday night ratings lead over The X Factor.
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RatingsGogglebox hits record peak for Stand Up to Cancer
FRIDAY: Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Noel Gallagher helped Gogglebox to a record high of 4.3m as part of Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer event.
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NewsFrankel film under starter's orders for C4
Oxford Scientific Films will explore the story of legendary racehorse Frankel in a Channel 4 documentary ahead of Royal Ascot next year.
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NewsCeri Thomas confirmed as Panorama editor
Ceri Thomas, the BBC’s former head of news programmes, has been confirmed as the permanent editor of Panorama.
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RatingsStrictly widens gap on The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a series high, beating The X Factor by 1.5m viewers.
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NewsSky scraps Mr Sloane and Trying Again
Sky has cancelled Sky Atlantic comedy Mr Sloane, starring Nick Frost, and Chris Addison’s Sky Living sitcom Trying Again.
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NewsBetty sets up ugly date for TLC
The Undateables producer Betty is to follow singletons with hidden medical conditions including alopecia and hyperhidrosis as they try to find love in a dating format for TLC.
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NewsBBC1 plans Frank Sinatra tribute
Bands, choirs and solo artists are to perform a selection of Frank Sinatra songs for a BBC1 entertainment show celebrating the centenary of the singer’s birth.
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NewsElectric Ray highlights inequality for C4
Sony-backed indie Electric Ray is to make a studio show for Channel 4 in which host Richard Bacon will shine a spotlight on inequality in Britain.
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RatingsThe Great Fire engulfs rivals
THURSDAY: ITV’s dramatisation of The Great Fire of London smoked out almost 5m viewers on a busy evening across the schedule.
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NewsCBS launches SVoD service
CBS has launched an online video service in the US which will allow subscribers to access live TV and watch series including The Good Wife, Blues Brothers and Survivor on-demand.
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VideoVIDEO: Grayson Perry: Who Are You?
Click to watch the trailer for Grayson Perry’s forthcoming Swan Films show for Channel 4