All Broadcasters articles – Page 796
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NewsDawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has moved to Yahoo! to become senior vice president of the internet business’ EMEA operations.
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NewsSky boots up Premier League pub app
Sky Sports has launched an app aimed at football fans in pubs developed with second screen experts Monterosa.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.
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NewsITV4 greenlights Touring Car doc
ITV4 has commissioned a three part doc about touring cars from producers Gaucho Productions.
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NewsNickelodeon creative director departs
Nickelodeon’s creative director Peter Drake is leaving the broadcaster after seven years due to family issues.
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NewsOne Direction help C4 to Twitter high
Channel 4’s doc Crazy About One Direction became the broadcaster’s most-tweeted about show ever last night, drawing almost 370,000 tweets.
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NewsTV3 takes Bake Off to Ireland
Irish broadcaster TV3 is to launch a local version of The Great British Bake Off as part of its autumn schedule.
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NewsC4 orders second round of Food Fight Club
Fresh One has won a recommission from Channel 4 for Jamie & Jimmy’s Food Fight Club.
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NewsBBC S&PP quits central London facility
BBC Studios and Post Production is to pull out of its central London facility after just 12 months as part of a shake-up of its post production division.
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NewsITV lands exclusive interview for Prince William doc
Spun Gold, CNN and Jane Treays are teaming up to produce an ITV documentary featuring the Duke of Cambridge’s first interview since the birth of Prince George
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RatingsWatch hopes for the best
Football’s coming but right now it’s impolite to care as cricket takes the plaudits with more stirring performances.
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NewsCBeebies launches Playtime app
The BBC has launched a channel-wide CBeebies app, featuring shows including Alphablocks, Octonauts and Something Special, to help child development.
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NewsBroadcast print edition returns 22 August
There is no print edition of Broadcast this week, but news coverage continues online.
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NewsSky News cameraman killed in Cairo
Prime minister David Cameron and Sky News chief John Ryley have led tributes to cameraman Mick Deane who was shot and killed while filming the conflict in Egypt.
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NewsBT Sport seals Virgin carriage deal
Virgin Media has inked a deal to carry BT Sport’s three channels, giving the fledgling broadcaster immediate access to around 2m more households.
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NewsC5 reports £20m first half profit
Channel 5 has reported operating profits of £20m for the first six months of 2013, following a rocky performance in 2012.
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NewsRyanair threatens to sue C4
Ryanair has begun legal action against Channel 4 over its decision to broadcast a Dispatches doc revealing concerns from the airline’s pilots over passenger safety.
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NewsEducating Yorkshire director joins C4
Documentary-maker David Brindley is leaving Twofour to join the Channel 4 factual commissioning team.
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NewsUKTV taps into Twitter
UKTV chief executive officer Darren Childs has revealed how vital Twitter is becoming to help the broadcaster engage with viewers and gauge reaction to shows.
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NewsJeff Anderson lands BBC daytime role
BBC Production’s factual arm has handed Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson responsibility for its daytime output.