All Broadcasters articles – Page 735
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NewsJay Hunt: The Island is not sexist
Jay Hunt has hit back at claims that male-only survival show The Island with Bear Grylls is “inherently sexist”.
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NewsLords: boost election debate diversity
UK broadcasters vying to host an election debate next year should consider installing moderators from more diverse backgrounds, according to a group of peers.
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NewsITV orders 1930s Borstal series
Wall To Wall Television is to throw young offenders into a 1930s Borstal-style regime for ITV.
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NewsUK broadcasters hit by US cancellations
Channel 4, Sky and UKTV are among the broadcasters to have been hit by cancellations of imported series as the US networks make room for a crop of new shows.
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VideoVIDEO: ITV launches Encore trailer
ITV has revealed some of the shows due to feature on its forthcoming drama-dedicated channel ITV Encore via an on-air trailer.
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NewsCITV acquires Nerds and Monsters
CITV has acquired Slap Happy Cartoons’ Nerds and Monsters after airing an episode of the animated comedy last month.
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NewsBBC pre-recorded N-word radio show
The BBC Radio Devon show that carried a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word was pre-recorded, it has emerged.
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NewsChannel 4 to air polygamy doc
Channel 4 is to delve into the world of polygamous marriage in the British Muslim community in a documentary due to air this summer.
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NewsSky and Virgin re-up carriage deal
Sky and Virgin have struck a five-year channels deal that gives Virgin Media subscribers multiplatform access to Sky channels for the first time - but does not include Sky Atlantic.
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NewsBBC local radio DJ quits in latest N-word scandal
David Cameron has joined Boris Johnson in condemning the BBC’s handling of a local radio DJ after he played a version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On containing the N-word.
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RatingsHunters close in on rivals
With the exception of discovering one’s ex marching up the beach (which, under normal circumstances, you’d probably run away from), everything else this week has been about the pursuit: of power and thrones; of quirky treasures; and of sporting glory.
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NewsPete Flamman exits Turner
Turner EMEA’s chief operating officer and kids boss Pete Flamman has exited the broadcaster as part of a shake-up of its leadership team.
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NewsStuart Murphy joins Broadcast's Media Summit
Stuart Murphy, director of entertainment channels at Sky, is the latest big-hitter to join the ever-increasing list of industry game-changers speaking at Broadcast publisher MBI’s Media Summit at Bafta on Wednesday 4 June, as part of the Creative Week series of events.
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NewsFox UK to air M. Night Shyamalan drama
Fox UK will broadcast Matt Dillon-fronted thriller Wayward Pines after its parent company acquired all international rights to the series.
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NewsITV hires entertainment commissioner
Amanda Stavri, the executive producer of Peter Andre series My Life, is to join ITV’s entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsBBC News on brink of religious affairs appointment
BBC News is close to moving defence correspondent Caroline Wyatt to cover the religious affairs brief.
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NewsBT hits 1m TV customers
BT has played down reports that it is targeting the majority share of Premier League football rights when they come up for auction as its TV service hits 1m subscribers.
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NewsBonus metrics to change at C4
Channel 4 is to change the metrics it uses to calculate bonuses for its executive team.
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NewsC4 annual results: digested
Click for Broadcast’s coverage of Channel 4’s financial report of 2013.
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