All Broadcasters articles – Page 860
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NewsSavile pressure boils over at BBC
The pressure of dealing with the Jimmy Savile scandal has boiled over with a full-scale argument in the BBC newsroom and Lord Patten admitting the affair has done “terrible damage” to the corporation.
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NewsPaul O'Grady For The Love of Dogs set for Xmas special
ITV is considering a second series including a Christmas special of Paul O’Grady’s For The Love of Dogs.
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NewsSavile investigation was 'pitched' to Panorama
The cannibalism within the BBC took a further twist today with former Today editor Kevin Marsh revealing that the Savile story was pitched to Panorama on the same day as Newsnight.
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NewsSky Atlantic lines up top directors for Footprint docs
Bafta and Academy Award-winning directors Beeban Kidron and Errol Morris have been commissioned to produce feature-length films for Sky Atlantic’s Footprint strand.
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NewsBBC and Broadcast join forces for Expert Women training day
Broadcast is working with the BBC Academy and FindaTVExpert.com to launch a free training day for aspiring female TV presenters or experts keen to appear on air.
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NewsDiscovery in Facebook push for Nutopia series
Discovery’s US and International divisions have teamed up to launch a social media campaign to support Nutopia’s forthcoming series How We Invented The World.
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NewsC4 partners SecondSync to track shows’ social media reach
Channel 4 has forged a partnership with social media analytics service SecondSync, which is aiming to become the Barb of Twitter.
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NewsC5 told not to skimp on Ford’s successor
Industry sources have warned Channel 5 against hiring an inexperienced director of programmes to replace Jeff Ford, following his departure this week.
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NewsSavile saga exposes BBC factions
The failure of BBC2’s Newsnight to run its investigation into Jimmy Savile has exposed the divisions and faultlines within the programme and affected morale within BBC News, sources have alleged.
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NewsC4 urges British shoppers to haggle in Optomen series
Channel 4 has tasked businessman Justin Preston with turning British shoppers into bargain hunting hagglers in a 6 x 60-minute series.
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NewsDSP brings Frankenstein to life
Darlow Smithson will attempt to create a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster for Channel 4 using $1m worth of cutting-edge science and technology.
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NewsUnasked questions haunt DG
Entwistle ‘disappointed’ by Rippon blog as chain-of-command defence puts focus on Boaden
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NewsEmma Swain contacts suppliers over Savile
BBC controller of Knowledge commissioning Emma Swain has emailed the BBC’s suppliers urging them to pass any information they receive about Jimmy Savile to the BBC or the police where appropriate.
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NewsSavile: latest stories
George Entwistle points finger at Peter RipponBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probeSavile film propels Panorama to two year highTim Davie de-facto DG for Savile scandalBBC: Rippon’s Savile blog was wrongSavile scandal scuppers New TricksPanorama to stoke Savile controversyBBC lines up Savile Panorama for MondayEntwistle to face MPs over ...
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NewsGoogle and Sainsbury's back Media Trust film push
The Media Trust has partnered with Sainsbury’s and Google to give small charities the opportunity to make short films about their work.
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NewsHollyoaks tackles cyber bullying
C4 Education has ordered Lime Pictures to produce a multiplatform campaign to tackle online bullying for teen soap Hollyoaks.
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NewsMP calls for Lord Patten and George Entwistle to resign
Conservative MP and former BBC staffer Sir Roger Gale has become the first high profile politician to suggest that the BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten and the corporation’s director-general George Entwistle may have to resign.
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NewsWelsh indies concerned by S4C agreement
TAC, the Welsh indies trade association, has voiced concerns about the role of the BBC Trust set out in the new S4C operating agreement.
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NewsRippon's "impossible" demands; Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust
Further insight into Peter Rippon’s decision to drop Newsnight’s Jimmy Savile film have emerged, as culture secretary Maria Miller writes to BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten for reassurance about how the Trust will handle the investigations.
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NewsBBC hires human rights lawyer for harassment probe
The BBC is hiring human rights lawyer Dinah Rose QC to examine its procedures on handling sexual harassment complaints.