All Broadcasters articles – Page 801
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NewsC4 lines up Essex car dealers
Channel 4 is returning to Essex to delve into the world car dealers in a three part series being broadcast later this year.
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NewsDaniela Neumann to leave Viasat
Daniela Neumann, Viasat vice president of content and development, is to leave the pan-regional European broadcaster later this year.
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NewsBBC World Service budget cut by £2.2m
The BBC World Service’s budget has unexpectedly been cut by more than £2m by the government.
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NewsITV introduces Apple subs fee
ITV has begun charging consumers a monthly subscription fee to stream ITV3 and ITV4 after updating its ITV Player iOS app.
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NewsJonathan Wall completes Radio 5 Live team
BBC Radio 5 live has hired Bauer Media executive Richard Maddock to lead commissioning as new controller Jonathan Wall completes his senior management team.
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NewsThe Fall producer defends series climax
The Fall’s controversial open-ended climax was designed to “change the nature” of how TV tells crime stories, according to its producer.
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NewsGino D'Acampo gets primetime ITV series
This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo is moving into primetime with a series that will see him travelling across Southern Italy.
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NewsBGT finale performs on Twitter
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent mobile app was downloaded over 1m times over the course of the series, while the show’s finale drew tweets from over 320,000 viewers on Sunday.
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NewsCohen calls for ‘measurable change’ on collaboration
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has asked his division to include a formal pledge on internal collaboration in their strategic plans for the coming year.
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NewsThe Incredible Mr Goodwin blows up internationally
The Incredible Mr Goodwin will take his elaborate stunts around the world after BBC Worldwide closed a raft of international sales.
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NewsKeys and Gray ditch weekday TalkSport show
Richard Keys and Andy Gray are to end their mid-morning TalkSport show to return to television more than two years after the sexism scandal that forced them out of Sky.
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NewsSky dismisses Xbox reports
Sky has dismissed reports that it is to use the forthcoming Microsoft Xbox One games console as a set-top box platform.
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NewsUnions to ballot members over BBC pay offer
The BBC is braced for further strike action over its pay and redundancy terms - but has reached a compromise with unions over job cuts and working conditions linked to Delivering Quality First.
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NewsDigital UK hires chief exec
Former Channel 4 and Ofcom director of strategy Jonathan Thompson has been hired as chief executive of Digital UK to lead developments on the Freeview platform.
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NewsBBC3's Call Centre jams Twitter
BBC3’s The Call Centre was the most-tweeted about show on TV on Tuesday, generating more than 25,000 messages from its audience of 1m.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsVirgin Media targets youth with YouTube channel
Virgin Media will launch a YouTube channel later this month to target younger audiences and potential subscribers.
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NewsVictory expands factual output with two orders
Victory Television is growing its factual division with a BBC1 single about a woman with a rare speech disorder and another Clarke Carlisle football documentary for BBC3.
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NewsUKTV draws up a US wishlist
UKTV is finalising its acquisition plans following a series of meetings at the LA Screenings, as it continues to ramp up the amount of US drama it buys.