All Broadcasters articles – Page 704
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NewsViacom poised to seal C5 deal
Viacom’s £450m acquisition of Channel 5 is set to close next month and the two companies have opened content-sharing talks.
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NewsTern brings fresh faces to BBC4
Tern TV has secured £1m worth of commissions from BBC4 as it bids to help channel editor Cassian Harrison bring fresh faces to the channel.
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NewsDanny Cohen: it’s time to shape up
BBC director of television promises to crack down on commissioners ‘letting the BBC down’
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NewsDanny Cohen rallies support for BBC
Danny Cohen has made an impassioned appeal to the industry to get behind the corporation as it approaches its “biggest moment for a generation”.
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NewsStrictly Come Dancing set for clash with The X Factor
The launch of BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing is to go head-to-head with ITV’s The X Factor after both shows were scheduled in a Sunday evening slot.
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RatingsSky Living wins 240k with Emmys coverage
TUESDAY: The 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards highlights show peaked with 240,000 viewers after moving to Sky Living from 5 USA.
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NewsBrown Bob wins first BBC show
Fledgling indie Brown Bob Productions has hired Flame Television’s head of development and picked up its first commission - a BBC daytime format.
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CommentRichard Attenborough blazed a trail for C4
The former C4 chairman left an extraordinary legacy
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NewsChris Evans hints at TFI Friday revival
Cult chat show TFI Friday may make a return to Channel 4 for a one-off special episode according to former host Chris Evans.
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Ratings50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy draws 300k to Sky
MONDAY: Sky 1 bucket list show 50 Way To Kill Your Mammy got underway with more than 300,000 viewers as over 2m tuned in to the Scotland Decides debate on BBC2.
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NewsLove heads to Stockton for Benefits Street follow-up
Stockton-On-Tees’ Kingston Road has been selected by Love Productions as the location for the second series of Channel 4’s Benefits Street.
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NewsWorld Cup boosts UTV profits 62%
UTV has reported a 62% boost in profits as a result of an improving advertising market driven partly by the World Cup 2014.
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NewsSherlock pulls off Emmy hat trick
BBC1 drama Sherlock has won a trio of awards at the 2014 Emmy Awards.
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RatingsPeter Capaldi’s Doctor Who debut draws 6.8m
SATURDAY: Peter Capaldi’s debut as Doctor Who helped the sci-fi drama to its best series launch audience since 2010.
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RatingsThe Village stumbles to record low
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama The Village pulled in its lowest audience to date on a quiet evening for television.
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NewsC4 named best channel at Edinburgh TV Awards
Channel 4 picked up a hat trick of gongs at this year’s Edinburgh International TV awards including the prize for channel of the year.
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NewsMoore blames social media for Generation Game mishap
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore has blamed social media for the confusion over Miranda Hart’s involvement in a revival of The Generation Game.
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PodcastTalking TV: Edinburgh special
A special edition of Talking TV heads to the Edinburgh International Television Festival to sort through all the major themes of this year’s conference.
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NewsBen Stephenson urges industry to back BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has called on the TV industry to get behind the corporation as it faces a “worrying time” in the run up to charter renewal.
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NewsBBC3 shows to air in BBC1 peaktime
Some BBC3 shows will play in the heart of peaktime on BBC1 after the youth-skewing channel moves online, as part of a push to better serve young viewers.