All Broadcasters articles – Page 761
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NewsCNN searches for factual series
CNN is ramping up the number of factual series it commissions and is keen to order more “knowledge based” reality shows.
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NewsBBC Scotland launches craft trainee scheme
BBC Scotland is to launch a craft trainee scheme in partnership with Creative Skillset.
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Behind The ScenesChildren's Emergency Rescue, BBC2
Ian Cundall discusses gaining the trust of doctors and patients
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VideoVIDEO: Big Ballet, C4
Watch the trailer for Rare Day’s Big Ballet, a three-part series following a troupe of plus-size amateur dancers.
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NewsBBCW strikes deal with Lesley Douglas
The BBC has gone back into business with Lesley Douglas, the former Radio 2 controller who resigned from the corporation at the height of the Sachsgate scandal.
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NewsRageh Omaar fronts ITV News strand
ITV is launching a monthly factual strand fronted by Rageh Omaar which will focus on delivering a mix of UK and international stories.
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NewsDave doubles up Modern Life is Goodish
Dave Gorman’s Modern Life is Goodish is to return to Dave for two extended series after becoming the channel’s highest-rated new commission last year.
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RatingsTidy result for Dave
Amid mobs and all the excesses that Babylon has come to represent, only outdone by modern day football, the appeal of two young lovers from Essex and South Wales continues unabated, with a whole series splurged out at once for avid fans.
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NewsBBC ‘to be asked to pay licence fees for the elderly’
The BBC may be asked to foot a £600m bill for free television licences for the elderly during charter renewal negotiations, according to a report.
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NewsBBC technology boss John Linwood sacked
The BBC has revealed that John Linwood, the technology boss that oversaw the £100m Digital Media Initiative fiasco, was formally relieved of his duties in July last year.
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NewsFox lands John de Mol's Utopia
Simon Andreae has bought John de Mol’s new social experiment format Utopia as his first major deal for Fox.
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NewsLondon Live cues up late-night strand
London Live has revealed a raft of late-night commissions and acquisitions with an urban theme, from emerging production businesses.
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NewsBBC to rebuild exterior EastEnders set
The BBC is to rebuild and expand EastEnders’ exterior set at Elstree Studios as part of plans to improve the flagship soap opera.
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NewsBBC Newsbeat editor moved after bullying claims
Rod McKenzie, the editor of BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat, will be moved to another part of the corporation after he was accused of bullying by a number of staff.
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NewsAnt & Dec's NTA dominance continues
Ant & Dec’s dominance of the National Television Awards continued last night as the duo won best entertainment presenter for the 13th consecutive time and picked up a landmark prize for 25 years in TV.
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NewsUK film urges broadcasters to invest
Sky, ITV and Channel 5 have been accused of not supporting the UK film industry by the Film Policy Review Panel which has called for a £35m annual investment in the sector.
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NewsBBC drama targets new writers
BBC1 has commissioned Working Title Television to produce drama strand The Secrets, which will pair emerging writers with established acting and directing talent.
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NewsC4 unveils £20m indie fund
Channel 4 will give the UK production sector a £20m “adrenaline shot” by investing in a raft of indies over the next three years.
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NewsRevealed: Diary of a director general
The political pressure and manoeuvring that comes with being director general of the BBC has been laid bare in an analysis of Tony Hall’s diary for his first seven months in office.
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FeaturesMidsomer Murders, The Killings of Copenhagen
British murder drama meets Nordic noir in next month’s 100th-episode special