All Broadcasters articles – Page 785
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NewsTwitter, Disney, Viacom, Discovery at Abu Dhabi Media Summit
The Abu Dhabi Media Summit will host speakers from Twitter, Payleven, edX, Walt Disney International, Viacom, Discovery Networks International, Wipro, Codecademy, ArabNet and Oasis500.
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NewsDHX eyes return for Teletubbies
Teletubbies could return with new episodes as DHX Media, the Canadian company that acquired the brand last month, eyes plans to bring back the smash hit kids franchise.
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NewsDoctor Who 50th special to simulcast globally
BBC Worldwide is to simulcast the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special in at least 75 countries.
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NewsTurner creates global kids acquisition role
Turner has promoted acquisitions executive Cecilia Persson to a newly created international role.
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News'Civil war' at BBC Arabic exposed
A Broadcast investigation has exposed “civil war” among staff, managers and presenters at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the corporation’s non-English language services.
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NewsSky & UKTV pick up TVF bundle
Sky and UKTV have acquired a raft of content including Singaporean action series Special Forces and New Zealand’s Street Hospital from distributor TVF International.
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NewsAdams Hills' BBC NI show gets new host
BBC Northern Ireland has ordered a second series of comedy panel show Monumental - with Kiwi comedian Jarred Christmas replacing Adams Hills.
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NewsNat Geo preps female-skewing channel
National Geographic is launching a new channel Nat Geo People internationally but has no plans to roll it out in the UK.
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NewsBafta opens awards up to VoD players
Bafta has opened up its TV awards to online platforms which commission and acquire content – as the Royal Television Society has added two new sports categories to its awards.
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NewsBake Off exec rises to BBC2 head of docs
The Great British Bake Off commissioner Emma Willis has been promoted to head of documentaries for BBC2 and BBC4.
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NewsTriple win for Stella at Bafta Wales
Tidy Productions picked up the prize for best TV drama as Sky 1 comedy Stella grabbed three awards at Bafta Wales.Stella, which will return for a third series later this year, also won the best writer and editing award for Ruth Jones and Sara Parry Jones.Rondo Media and Avatar Production’s ...
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NewsNickelodeon appoints creative director
Nickelodeon has appointed Alison Bakunowich as creative director following the departure of Peter Drake.
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NewsC4 unveils Masters of Sex trailers
Channel 4 has released two trailers in the run-up to the launch of its forthcoming US drama Masters Of Sex.
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NewsA&E to remake The Returned
US network A&E is to remake French drama The Returned after striking a deal with FremantleMedia.
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RatingsDave’s Dave is a good watch
It was inevitable that a Dave would have his own show on Dave, and so it proved as Dave Gorman launched his new show to decent numbers.
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NewsCBBC preps app to keep pace with kids
The BBC is planning to launch an app for CBBC to keep pace with children’s rapidly changing viewing habits.
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NewsBlast! unveils Supervet for C4
Channel 4 will show pets being fitted with bionic limbs as part of its forthcoming animal doc The Supervet.
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NewsESPN preps tablet app
ESPN is set to launch a tablet app as it repositions itself as a ‘digital first’ business.
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NewsBBC4 docs to debut on iPlayer
BBC4 is to debut a raft of Storyville docs including Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer on iPlayer as the corporation’s online-first strategy gathers pace.
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Behind The ScenesAmanda Knox Trial, C5
We subjected a lifesize model of Meredith Kercher’s flat to CSI techniques, writes Ian Russell