All Broadcasters articles – Page 771
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NewsBBC: Comedy panel shows should include women
The BBC has told producers there is “no excuse” for not having women on comedy panel shows as it looks to hit new gender representation objectives set by the BBC Trust.
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NewsZig Zag options Japanese gameshow
Zig Zag has optioned Japanese physical gameshow Ultimate Brain from Eccho Rights as the indie continues to look east for format ideas.
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NewsBBC Trust brings in finance expert
Former Prudential UK and Lloyds of London chief executive Nicholas Prettejohn is to join the BBC Trust.
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NewsDisney Jr orders toilet-training series
Disney Junior has commissioned an animated toilet-training series for its European network of channels from indie ArthurCox.
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NewsUKTV's The Happenings goes global
Watch’s The Happenings has started making magic internationally after Passion Distribution closed its first deals.
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NewsBBC Trust takes a step back
The BBC Trust is to put greater distance between itself and the BBC executive under plans to dramatically improve governance arrangements.
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NewsBBCW lifts lid on male channel
BBC Worldwide’s Tracy Forsyth has revealed detailed plans for the company’s forthcoming male-skewing channel, which will be the key focus of its push on original content.
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NewsITV rings the changes with overhaul of daytime teams
ITV is carrying out a significant overhaul of its daytime teams across commissioning and production.
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FeaturesThe Great Train Robbery, BBC1
Turning back the clock to 1963 – and the moral ambiguity at the heart of this cops and robbers story
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NewsDPP apologises to C4 for Plebgate film statement
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has apologised to Channel 4 for giving the impression that it had misleadingly edited CCTV footage used in its Plebgate film.
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NewsITV commissions missing persons serial killer drama
DCI Banks co-writer Rob Williams has created an ITV drama based on a missing persons unit that hunts down serial killers in the south-east of England.
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The Broadcast InterviewTom Davidson, A+E Networks
Following last month’s launch of Lifetime, the MD discusses finding the right content for the UK
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NewsRegulations on AFP out of tune with viewers
A major study into advertiser funded programming (AFP) has found that existing regulations are out of step with what audiences are prepared to accept.
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NewsBlow for north-east as Dene and Sky T&W fold
The television industry in the north-east of England has been dealt a blow by the closure of Sky Tyne and Wear and Newcastle indie Dene Films.
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The Broadcast InterviewDaniel Pearl, Dispatches
When it comes to investigative journalism, creating public debate is as important as ratings
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NewsBBC Trust stands by Pollard report
The BBC Trust has stood by Nick Pollard’s review of Newsnight’s spiked Jimmy Savile investigation despite it missing a key piece of evidence about former director general Mark Thompson’s role in the saga.
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NewsBBC Trust's targets for corporation to be revealed
The BBC Trust will be more transparent about the targets it sets the corporation and hold it to account more robustly as a result of the payoffs debacle earlier this year.
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NewsITV greenlights STV user-generated series
ITV has commissioned a You’ve Been Framed-style entertainment series from STV productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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Behind The ScenesHelicopter Heroes, BBC1
Ian Cundall reveals the skills required to film in a chopper
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NewsITV hires two new commissioners
ITV has recruited a new entertainment commissioner and found a replacement for daytime commissioner Diana Howie.