All Broadcasters articles – Page 815
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NewsRizzle Kicks & Nick Grimshaw compete for C4 show
Rizzle Kicks and Nick Grimshaw are to go head-to-head to win a Friday night music series on Channel 4, after the broadcaster ordered two TX pilots from Wall To Wall and Princess Productions.
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NewsBox TV to stream extra channels via Freeview
Music television provider Box TV is launching a connected-TV ‘music portal’ on Freeview that will stream three extra channels via its 4Music EPG slot.
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NewsCBS Chello Zone makes move into commissioning
Multichannel broadcaster CBS Chello Zone UK is moving into commissioning for the first time – ordering a Donal MacIntyre crime documentary from local television operator Made Television.
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NewsLinsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.
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NewsBBC news chief vows to hike female talent
James Harding pledged to increase the number of female broadcasters across BBC News’ output in one of his first addresses to staff.
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NewsUnions reject second BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have rejected a second 2013-14 pay offer from the BBC as industrial tensions continue to simmer.
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NewsSky turns on digital promo for Mad Dogs
Greggs: More than Meats the Pie, a Sky1 ob-doc about the bakery chain, will become the first programme in the UK to feature digitally integrated promotion for another show.
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NewsC4 whips up Oklahoma Tornado doc
Channel 4 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary looking at the devastation created by the tornado which hit Oklahoma earlier this week.
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NewsBBC raises stakes in retransmission fees row
The BBC is threatening to charge Sky to carry its TV channels if an amicable agreement cannot be reached over the retransmission fees row.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop returns with tweaks
The Million Pound Drop Live is returning to Channel 4 with a number of tweaks including the opportunity for teams of four to enter the quiz show.
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NewsSharon Osbourne returns to X Factor
Sharon Osbourne is to return to The X Factor as a judge this year as producers beef up the show’s auditioning process.
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NewsBauer music show to air on Box TV
Box TV is to air Bauer Media’s radio chart show In:Demand as a multiplatform chart show.
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NewsLocal TV Association elects chair
Former ITV News editor and Teachers TV founder Nigel Dacre has been elected as the first chair of the Local TV Association.
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NewsBBC3 takes bigger bite of In The Flesh
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has ordered an extended series of Dominic Mitchell’s zombie drama In the Flesh.
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NewsEntertainment controller Layla Smith to exit ITV
Entertainment controller Layla Smith is leaving ITV after a 15 year career at the broadcaster.
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NewsC5 lands Oscar Pistorius exclusive
Channel 5 has secured a worldwide exclusive interview with the parents of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead on 14 February.
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NewsBBC ploughs £5m into Scottish referendum
BBC director general Tony Hall is to provide BBC Scotland with a £5m cash injection for its coverage of next year’s independence referendum.
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NewsBBC2 prepares Airport Live for takeoff
BBC2 has secured “unparalleled” access to Heathrow Airport for a special live event series to be stripped across four nights.
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NewsBBC jumps on Vine for iPlayer push
The BBC is bidding to drive increased usage of iPlayer on mobile devices via a trial with video-sharing service Vine.
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NewsCBBC tackles bad cooks and drivers
Parents who can’t cook risk being reported by their children to new CBBC series Disaster Chefs, as Lucky Day Productions picks up two commissions.