All Broadcasters articles – Page 690
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NewsVirgin demands Ofcom investigate Premier League rights
Virgin Media has appealed to Ofcom to investigate the way in which the Premier League sells its live UK rights.
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NewsNUJ uncovers 'everyday sexism' in news broadcasting
Some women in news broadcasting are paid half as much as their male counterparts and continue to suffer “everyday sexism”, according to a National Union of Journalists (NUJ) survey.
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NewsSky invests £3m in native ads firm
Sky has invested £3m in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough as part of its strategy to back emerging technology businesses.
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Ratings24 Hours In Police Custody locks up 2m
MONDAY: 24 Hours in Police Custody locked up an audience of 2m for Channel 4, as Cilla bowed out with 6.4m on ITV.
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NewsITV2 picks up Scorpion
ITV2 has acquired US action drama Scorpion after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsRadioCentre claims BBC 'must do more to educate and inform'
BBC Radio 1 and 2 must do more to educate and inform audiences, providing services not offered by the commercial market, according to trade body RadioCentre.
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NewsR4 Extra to axe The 4 O'Clock Show
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to cancel children’s programme The 4 O’Clock Show after being clearance by the BBC Trust.
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NewsComedy Central to remake Drunk History
Comedy Central UK is to pilot a British version of historical comedy format Drunk History – the first time the channel has reversioned a show which airs on its US sister network.
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NewsBBC Learning controller named
Sinead Rocks has been named as the permanent controller of BBC Learning.
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NewsBBC hands TVC keys to developers
Television Centre (TVC) is to be formally handed over to developers by the BBC this week in what has been described as a “new chapter” for the west London location.
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NewsBarcroft TV signs long-form docs
ITV Studios Global Entertainment, Off The Fence and Zig Zag Productions have signed deals with Barcroft Media to feature a raft of long-form programming on its online video channel.
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NewsC4 signs Ocado for Daily Brunch
Channel 4 is preparing a daily Sunday Brunch spin-off backed by online supermarket Ocado.
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RatingsRyder Cup holes 1.7m for Sky Sports
SUNDAY: Sky Sports’ coverage of the final day of the Ryder Cup failed to outscore the 2012 contest - as The X Factor performed to its second biggest crowd of the series.
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NewsPopkorn expands after C4 investment
Popkorn Television, one of the indies Channel 4 invested in as part of its Growth Fund, has hired Rare Day’s development chief and a former Love Productions’ commercial executive.
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RatingsStrictly suffers but still tops X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing got the better of The X Factor over the weekend – but the BBC1 format lost around a million viewers year on year.
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NewsSophie Turner Laing to run Shine & Endemol merged group
BSkyB’s former managing director of content Sophie Turner Laing is set to get the top job at the merged Shine, Endemol and Core Media group, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsArts Council boss lands Radio 3 role
Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has been named controller of BBC Radio 3.
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NewsVera producer joins new BBC drama team
Vera and Shetland producer Elaine Collins has left ITV Studios to join the BBC as part of a new team created by BBC Scotland’s head of drama Christopher Aird.
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RatingsMarvellous scores 1.5m
THURSDAY: Peter Bowker’s BBC2 musical biopic Marvellous entertained 1.5m viewers – in line with Channel 4’s Educating the East End.
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NewsE4 to tackle nation's worst tattoos
E4 is to attempt to fix the nation’s worst tattoo disasters in a one-off doc from Studio Lambert.