All Broadcasters articles – Page 869
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NewsMaverick tests superhumans for Discovery series
Maverick Television is to test humans with extraordinary abilities as part of a series for Discovery Networks International (DNI).
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NewsMartin to take dessert road trip for Good Food
UKTV’s cooking channel Good Food has commissioned its ninth series fronted by celebrity chef James Martin, who will travel the US exploring desserts.
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NewsGroupM to fund first drama commission
GroupM Entertainment is to invest in its first drama commission, The Poison Tree, after ITV ordered the two-parter from STV Productions.
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NewsBBC takes gold as Games beats rivals
The London 2012 Olympics has helped the BBC to some of the biggest audiences in its history and badly dented the performance of its fiercest rivals.
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NewsLove takes another look at multiculturalism
The producer of Make Bradford British is returning to issues of social integration and multiculturalism for Channel 4, by following a group of foreign adults learning English.
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NewsC5 Revealed strand delves into witch hunts and Nazis
King James I’s witch-hunt obsession and the first excavation of the World War I battlefield at Messines are among the topics featuring in Channel 5’s latest Revealed documentary strand.
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NewsC4 online viewers edge to 5m
David Abraham’s vision of using data to reinvent Channel 4’s relationship with viewers and advertisers is gathering pace, as it closes in on 5 million registered viewers online.
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NewsRicochet and C4 to help women win dating game
Channel 4 has ordered a dating and makeover series from Ricochet that will help women who are struggling to find love.
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NewsClaridges opens doors to BBC for 200th anniversary
Luxury London hotel Claridges is opening its doors to doc-makers for the first time in its 200-year history.
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NewsBBC2 to go backstage at Westminster Abbey
BBC2 is to spend a year behind the scenes at Westminster Abbey and take on Channel 4 with a Grand Designs-style show in a brace of factual commissions.
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NewsBBC1 primetime move for Sheriffs
BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming has been recommissioned and will also be reworked as a primetime series.
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NewsChellomedia acquires MGM Networks
Chellomedia has sealed a deal for MGM Networks’ channels in Spain, Turkey, Israel, Benelux and Poland.
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NewsRev returning for third series
BBC2 has ordered a third series of Big Talk Productions’ clergy-based, Bafta award-winning comedy Rev.
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NewsBjork and Attenborough to explore music for C4
Icelandic musician Bjork and natural history broadcaster David Attenborough will appear together in a film looking at music and the natural world for Channel 4 - one of four major new arts commissions for the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 News deputy editor Fewell departs
Channel 4 News’ deputy editor Martin Fewell is leaving the programme after 14 years - just weeks after the departure of editor Jim Gray.
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NewsSky signs five-year SPL deal
Sky Sports has signed a five year deal with the Scottish Premier League which will include five Rangers games from the Football League.
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NewsDispatches pushed into 4Seven schedule
A Channel 4 Dispatches film, Britain on the Sick, will be the first programme to break in to the schedule of repeats channel 4Seven based on its ratings and the level of discussion it created.
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NewsTwofour conducting Secret Interview for Channel 5
Channel 5 has revealed details of a new show in which candidates will unwittingly interview for the job of a lifetime – watched by a “giant of their industry”.
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NewsOlympics helps BBC Sport and iPlayer smash records
The triumphant opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games has broken viewing records on the BBC iPlayer while the BBC Sport website has recorded its busiest ever day with 8.3m global unique users.