All Broadcasters articles – Page 864
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Behind The ScenesRed Dwarf X, Dave
Having scored Dave’s highest ever ratings for its 2009 three-part special, cult comedy Red Dwarf is back for a full series. Michael Rosser meets writer Doug Naylor and the cast on set.
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ITVS investigates Britain’s Darkest Taboos for C&IN
Some of the most horrific crimes to have affected families in the UK are to be examined as part of an ITV Studios series for Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsDNI chief comes to UK to bolster indies
Discovery Networks International chief content officer Luis Silberwasser has relocated to the UK to bolster output from indies and help them forge closer ties with the broadcaster’s US channels.
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FeaturesBroadcasters: the big questions
Neil Midgley, Steve Hewlett, Maggie Brown, Ian Hyland and Kate Bulkley ask the big questions of the broadcasters.
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NewsThompson fires parting shot over future BBC cuts
Mark Thompson is leaving the BBC with a warning to the government: forcing the corporation to make more cuts could have disastrous effects.
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NewsSyfy buys record-breaking thriller for autumn schedule
Syfy has snapped up the rights to a futuristic thriller that will form the centrepiece of its autumn schedule, after the series broke ratings records in Canada.
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NewsAde and Rik together again for Bottom spin-off
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall are poised to return to BBC2 as slobbish flatmates Richie and Eddie in a spin-off of slapstick comedy classic Bottom.
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NewsEvening Standard plans £5m marketing push for TV station
The Evening Standard intends to back its proposed London television station with a £5m-a-year marketing campaign as the capital emerges as the most hotly contested area for a local TV licence.
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NewsFord hails C5 evolution as brand hopefuls unveiled
Channel 5 director of programmes Jeff Ford has said the evolution of the broadcaster is well under way as he revealed a raft of original programming designed to establish a fresh crop of long-running brands.
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NewsBig Talk makes E4 music drama
Big Talk Productions is making an E4 drama about a group of inner-city teenagers aiming to become the next big thing on the urban music scene.
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NewsC4 explores impact of partying teens on Kavos
Production has started on a Channel 4 documentary series that will attempt to measure the impact of young holidaymakers on Kavos, the party capital of Greek island Corfu.
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NewsC4 clears schedules for live Paralympics
Channel 4 is clearing the majority of its schedule for the Paralympics as it prepares to increase coverage of the event by 400% from four years ago.
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NewsProf Cox and Hairy Bikers help BBC2 celebrate British inventors
Professor Brian Cox is to reveal his icons of British science as part a year-long BBC2 celebration of inventiveness and ingenuity.
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NewsTwofour wins orders from BBC1, ITV1 and Discovery
Twofour has won a range of orders including a hoarding follow-up series for BBC1, a James Nesbitt travelogue for ITV1 and a Discovery Networks International series about strange objects found inside people.
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NewsBBC1 to pilot MOTD spoof with Enfield and Whitehouse
Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse will front a Match of the Day-style pre-watershed comedy pilot for BBC1, in which they will commentate on home video sports clips.
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NewsC4's Shane Allen named BBC comedy boss
Channel 4 head of comedy Shane Allen has won the race to replace Cheryl Taylor as the BBC’s comedy controller.
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NewsOff the Fence wins first BBC commission
A film about troubled families in modern Britain is to be the first BBC commission for indie Off the Fence.
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NewsITV in running to produce BT Premier League channel
ITV is vying to become the production partner for BT’s newly acquired set of 38 Premier League games, but is unlikely to air any of the matches on its own channels.
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NewsRoger Mosey joins BBCW board
Roger Mosey has been named as a non-executive director on the BBC Worldwide board.