All Broadcasters articles – Page 833
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NewsKavanagh to start BBC role next month
Damian Kavanagh is set to join the BBC next month after Channel 4 cleared the path for his departure.
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NewsPurnell to shape BBC future
James Purnell will lead the BBC’s push into a digital future and become the most influential person at the corporation outside of the director general when he starts his new role next month.
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NewsSky kicks off search for US indies to bolster Vision
Sky is on the hunt to acquire US indies as it looks to ramp up its production and distribution business.
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NewsViacom eyes second Freeview slot for Nick
Viacom International Media Networks, which owns MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, is exploring the possibility of acquiring a second Freeview channel.
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NewsJessica Hynes creates BBC4 suffragette comedy
Twenty Twelve star Jessica Hynes is to write and star in a BBC4 studio comedy about a 1910 suffragette movement in Banbury.
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NewsC4 reworks producer handbook
Channel 4 has launched a reworked producer handbook that is designed to be more accessible and offer improved news guidance following a number of TV industry scandals.
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NewsSky Arts eyes more A Young Doctor’s Notebook
Sky Arts is in talks to commission a second series of John Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe’s record-breaking drama A Young Doctor’s Notebook.
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NewsSecondSync ties with Kantar for data deal
Social TV analytics experts SecondSync have agreed an exclusive partnership with audience measurement firm Kantar Media to combine Barb and Twitter data for clients.
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NewsSTV production arm helps grow profits
STV has posted a stable set of financial results for 2012 - as the improved performance of its production division helped adjusted pre-tax profits grow 3% to £14.4m.
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NewsHBO in development with The Killing creator
HBO sister channel Cinemax is developing a dark crime thriller from the original creator of The Killing, Søren Sveistrup.
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NewsFormer Mr & Mrs host Derek Batey dies
Derek Batey, the former host and owner of ITV gameshow Mr & Mrs, has died aged at the age of 84 after a short illness.
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NewsOfcom investigates ITV premium rate competitions
ITV is being investigated by Ofcom after experiencing “technical issues” across a number of viewer competitions last year.
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NewsGold orders first original sitcom
UKTV is moving into original scripted comedy for the first time after Gold ordered Us and Them from Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsJonathan Wall named Radio 5 Live controller
Jonathan Wall has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC Radio 5 Live - replacing Adrian Van Klaveren who stepped down in the wake of the Jimmy Savile crisis.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review gains pace
Dame Janet Smith’s inquiry into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure has been contacted by more than 425 people.
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NewsTV on-the-go pegged at 1%
UK viewers watch an average of three 30 minute programmes a month via digital platforms such as mobiles and PCs, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
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NewsWatch poaches Roux Scholarship from Good Food
UKTV’s food competition format The Roux Scholarship is moving up the EPG after Watch ordered a ten-part series from Cactus TV.
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NewsNUJ and Bectu petitioned Lord Hall pre-strike
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu wrote to incoming BBC director general Lord Hall ahead of today’s 24-hour strike to ask him to intervene over job cuts.
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NewsSky launches new pack to boost 3D
Sky has introduced a new basic tier TV subscription designed to drive uptake of its 3D channel.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt War and Peace
Andrew Davies is to adapt Leo Tolstoy’s iconic novel War and Peace into a six-part drama for BBC1.