All Broadcasters articles – Page 771
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NewsLast Tango star to return in Happy Valley
Writer Sally Wainwright has revealed that she is to work again with actor Sarah Lancashire on her latest BBC series, Happy Valley, after being “blown away” by her performance in Last Tango in Halifax.
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NewsITVS daytime boss Keenaghan exits
ITV Studios’ daytime boss Fiona Keenaghan has left the production business after 13 years – with her replacement set to be handed a reduced empire.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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NewsAtlantis re-emerges for second series
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the makers of Merlin, before the first run has hit its halfway stage.
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NewsGrant Shapps: BBC right to licence fee not guaranteed
Conservative party chair Grant Shapps has claimed the BBC could be shorn of its exclusive right to the licence fee unless it tackles its culture of “secrecy” and waste.
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NewsBBC defends Prince Harry coke joke
The BBC has stood by a joke made on Have I Got News for You suggesting that Prince Harry takes cocaine.
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NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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NewsBBC1 axes That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country
BBC entertainment has dropped both That Puppet Game Show and I Love My Country after disappointing ratings.
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NewsC5 pilots Loose Women-style show
Channel 5 is piloting a Loose Women-style format that will give five well-known women the platform to discuss topical issues.
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NewsVirgin beefs up sports content
Virgin Media has beefed up its sporting line-up with the launch Premier Sports, which has the rights to the entire Rugby League World Cup.
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NewsChannel 4 resurrects Secret History
Channel 4 is to bring back Secret History, its long-running TV documentary series which aired from 1991 to 2004.
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NewsChannel 5 renews three series
Channel 5 has recommssioned Gibraltar: Britain in the Sun, Brain Hospital: Saving Lives, and Classic Car Rescue, and will air the shows next year.
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NewsDave's Suits renewed for fourth series
US comedy drama Suits, which airs on UKTV’s Dave, has been renewed for a fourth series.
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NewsBBC nature shows a turn-off in the US, says Discovery boss
Discovery pulled the plug on its £150m blue chip factual co-production deal with the BBC because US audiences find shows like Frozen Planet a turn-off, according to an executive involved in the decision.
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RatingsViewers enjoy a good moan
According to Dave and Karl, modern life barely gets off the mat; at best, it seems it’s good-ish before subsiding to something that has to be endured with the maximum of irritability.
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RatingsBBC4 quiz fails to connect
“Take your BBC1 shilling and be gone Buns!’ BBC2, wounded but proud, points dramatically to the exit. Then with barely a beat, but arms akimbo, it welcomes a quiz with hieroglyphics. BBC4 turns around, looks at the drawing board and says huffily: “Well?”
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RatingsBarks better than pub bites
I don’t know why the phrase ‘the county’s going to the dogs’ is such a pejorative one; certainly, commissioners can’t get enough of our woofy friends.
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RatingsX Factor loses its lustre
The shortening days always come as a disappointment, even though, without fail, it happens every year. But it feels especially poignant this year, as we bid adieu to the long hot days of the Grand Summer of 2013.
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NewsViacom targets Generation C
Generation C, the group of youngsters who love to create, curate and comment online, are the next demographic in the sights of Viacom International Media Networks.
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CommentTime for action on Rose report
DG’s candid apology is welcome but he must act to restore trust, says Lisa Campbell