All Broadcasters articles – Page 802
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NewsBBC News at Six and Ten editor named
Paul Royall has been named as the new editor of the BBC News at Six and Ten.
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NewsBBC to split Charlotte Moore’s docs role
The BBC is planning to split Charlotte Moore’s old documentaries commissioning editor role after she was promoted to BBC1 controller.
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NewsC4 to examine Britain’s complaints culture
Britain’s burgeoning complaints culture is to come under the microscope in a Channel 4 series partly inspired by a 16-year-old Cutting Edge film.
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NewsBBC to publish Pollard costs next week
The BBC will publish the full and final costs of the Nick Pollard review in next week’s annual report.
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RatingsCastle is safe bet for Alibi
On Saturday, some Lions managed by a Kiwi played some Wallabies led by their own soon-to- be-doomed Kiwi.
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NewsThompson hits back in BBC payoffs row
Mark Thompson has hit back in the row over BBC payoffs – claiming that there was “a couple of inaccuracies” in testimonies given to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday.
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NewsBBC Trust to probe BBC North Korea film
The BBC Trust has confirmed that it is formally investigating a Panorama documentary on North Korea following a number of complaints from the London School of Economics (LSE).
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NewsGloves come off as Premier League TV fixtures announced
The battle between Sky Sports and BT Sport has intensified after the initial set of Premier League fixtures were announced.
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FeaturesAndrew Beecham, Senior Vice-President Of Programming, Sprout
Looking to capitalise on the UK’s strong heritage in kids TV
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NewsLondon Live to offer ‘urban’ TV
London Live has opened for business after appointing former Disney executive Jonathan Boseley as head of programming.
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NewsJo McGrath joins Fox to boost network’s content credentials
Fox has hired former Tiger Aspect features boss and Channel 4 daytime commissioner Jo McGrath to help boost UK commissioning.
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NewsBarb to report UK VoD stats
Barb could report online television viewing data on a weekly basis after it launches its VoD ratings service later this year.
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NewsBBC 50% quota in spotlight
Pact is campaigning to get the BBC to reconsider its 50% inhouse production guarantee at the 2016 charter renewal after the indie sector enjoyed another dominant year in the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsPatten: BBC Trust's hands tied over severance pay
Lord Patten has questioned whether the BBC Trust should be given more power to interrogate BBC executive pay after the governing body came under fire over severance deals.
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NewsShane Allen criticises C4 commissioning
BBC comedy boss Shane Allen has taken a swipe at Channel 4’s commissioning processes and argued that he is not threatened by Sky’s comedy push.
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NewsBBCW adds firepower to commissioning team
BBC Worldwide has recruited UKTV commissioner Julie Swanston and former Channel 4 programming executive Lucy Pilkington as it continues its global channels original content push.
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NewsUKTV Drama debuts to solid ratings
UKTV’s new free-to-air station Drama debuted to solid ratings on Tuesday with repeats of Birds of a Feather and Last of the Summer Wine performing well for the channel.
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NewsBBC bosses face payoff questions
BBC director general Tony Hall and Trust chairman Lord Patten are to be questioned by MPs today on the corporation’s “unacceptable” payoffs.
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NewsThe Wright Way axed in BBC comedy shakeup
BBC sitcoms The Wright Way, Heading Out and Getting On have been axed as comedy boss Shane Allen shakes up the corporation’s comedy slate.
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NewsCommissioning boom helps indie sector grow to £2.8bn
A UK commissioning boom helped the indie sector grow 14% to be worth £2.8billion last year, according to Pact’s latest figures.