All Broadcasters articles – Page 795
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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
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NewsITV Salford move sparks collaboration
The relocation of ITV’s Manchester headquarters to MediaCityUK is helping “change behaviour” at the division by increasing internal collaboration.
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NewsSky: tell us what you think
Sky is preparing to survey around 250 indies and 50 talent agents about their experience of working with the pay-TV broadcaster and has pledged to act on the results.
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Behind The ScenesThe Last Witch, Sky Living
Yorkshire provided the perfect backdrop for a modern fantasy story grounded in reality, says Sally Wainwright