All Broadcasters articles – Page 815
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NewsDawn Airey exits RTL
Former Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey is to leave European broadcast group RTL.
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NewsPBS America lands deal with BBCW
PBS America has acquired a raft of content from BBC Worldwide, marking the pay TV channel’s second major acquisition deal in weeks.
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NewsDisney takes plunge with Camp Lakebottom
Disney Channel UK & Ireland has acquired animated comedy Camp Lakebottom from 9 Story Entertainment.
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NewsITV orders Hartswood mystery
The mystery of a little boy’s disappearance and how it tears apart a community is the premise of an ITV drama from Hartswood Films.
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NewsGordon Brown: ‘Don’t deny kids education’
Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has urged broadcasters in the UK and around the world to tackle the denial of education to millions of children, which he calls “one of the great civil rights issues of our time”.
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NewsBBCW expands Lookout Point first-look deal
BBC Worldwide has renewed and expanded its first-look deal with drama financing specialist Lookout Point TV for at least three years.
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NewsBBC 'disappointed' by BGT scheduling move
The BBC is understood to be disappointed with ITV rescheduling Britain’s Got Talent against The Voice.
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NewsYesterday fires up World's Weirdest Weapons
UKTV has acquired a series investigating the world’s strangest weapons including a suitcase-sized aircraft and a smart bomb piloted by pigeons.
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NewsTony Hall: BBC payoffs ‘not right’
Tony Hall has voiced his distaste at the size of senior management payoffs at the BBC and admitted that he does not expect to be rewarded if he fails in the job.
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NewsTravel Channel to launch on Freesat
The Travel Channel is to launch on Freesat after striking a deal with the free-to-air digital satellite operator.
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NewsHBO renews Game of Thrones for fourth season
US premium cable network HBO has renewed fantasy series Game of Thrones for a fourth season.
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NewsDG takes ‘dim view’ of BBC bullying
Tony Hall has promised to take a “very dim view” of bullying and harassment at the BBC as he prepares to receive a barrister-led report on the matter.
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NewsBBC beefs up Shetland for full series
ITV Studios has been commissioned to make an expanded six-part series of BBC1 murder-mystery drama Shetland.
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VideoVIDEO: BBC2 & Sky Atlantic tease trailers
The Fall, The Politician’s Husband and The Borgias are among the big budget dramas heavily promoted in the broadcasters’ latest trailers.
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CommentDEBATE: What next for the new DG?
What must BBC incoming director general Tony Hall prioritise as he takes up his role?
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NewsThe Voice outperforms ITV's Takeaway on Twitter
The return of BBC1 talent contest The Voice was easily the most tweeted about show of the last seven days, generating over 100,000 more messages than ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway.
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NewsDave Gorman lands Dave series
Dave Gorman is to front a Dave series loosely based on his critically acclaimed live show PowerPoint Presentation.
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NewsBafta Audience Award pits Bake Off against Game of Thrones
Bafta has unveiled the shortlist for its Radio Times Audience Award, which is the only category voted for by the viewing public.
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NewsTony Hall: BBC’s best days to come
Tony Hall has called on BBC staff to be “self-confident and optimistic” about the corporation’s future in his first address as director general.
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NewsITV dishes up more Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway has been recommissioned for 2014, while the series is still on air.