All Broadcasters articles – Page 878
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NewsC4 to hold first ever live charity telethon
Channel 4 is to launch its first ever live telethon, to raise money for Cancer Research.
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NewsJenkins exits as BBC pares back film acquisitions
BBC head of film acquisitions Steve Jenkins is to leave the broadcaster this month after more than 15 years.
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NewsBBC insiders in line for Vision job
BBC London 2012 director Roger Mosey and BBC North director Peter Salmon have emerged as top-level candidates to become the corporation’s next permanent director of Vision.
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NewsLiving gets under surgeon’s skin
Controversial cosmetic surgeon to the stars Aamer Khan is to be featured in a major Sky Living documentary about his multimillion-pound clinic.
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FeaturesTV illusionists: the magic ingredient
Watch star Dynamo has achieved the impossible by making street magic hip again, but it takes more than a few impressive tricks to win over a sceptical audience.
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NewsBig Brother "bully" sparks complaints
Big Brother has sparked a barrage of complaints from viewers after contestant Conor McIntyre, who has been accused of bullying, walked out of the house with £50,000.
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NewsBBC hotel bill more than doubles to £2m
The BBC’s total hotel bill more than doubled to £2m as relocation costs took their toll.
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NewsBBC Scotland orders landmark Hebrides doc
BBC Scotland has ordered a landmark wildlife documentary series about Scottish islands the Hebrides.
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NewsPBS UK secures C4 docs
PBS has picked up three Channel 4 Dispatches and Unreported World docs about Haiti, Syria and US killers as its first UK acquisitions.
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NewsUKTV acquires Seahorse special
UKTV has picked up a one-off documentary about the imminent threat to the world’s seahorses.
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NewsSky to launch James Bond channel
Sky is launching a dedicated James Bond channel throughout October after it picked up the rights to all 22 films.
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NewsChannel 5 scraps Facebook votes for Big Brother
Channel 5 has permanently suspended Facebook voting for Big Brother 2012 days ahead of the climax of the reality series and will not use the mechanic for its forthcoming celebrity series.
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NewsS4C launches £4m digital fund
S4C has unveiled a £4m Digital Fund primarily designed to develop Welsh language multiplatform projects such as apps and games.
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NewsITV Studios exec joins Mykura's NGCI team
Ed Sayer is joining National Geographic Channels International as part of Hamish Mykura’s London-based commissioning team.
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NewsBatman shooting doc in raft of BBC3 orders
BBC3 has ordered a quick turnaround documentary on the shootings at a Dark Knight Rises screening in Colorado, as well as an entire season dedicated to body image.
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VideoVIDEO: BBC1 drama trailers
The BBC has released a first look at the new series’ of Doctor Who, Merlin and Accused as well as fresh dramas Hunted, Good Cop and the Secret of Crickley Hall.
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NewsGood Food orders cakes from Rachel Allen
UKTV cookery channel Good Food has ordered a ninth series fronted by Rachel Allen who is to teach viewers how to bake a variety of cakes.
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NewsBBC Olympics boss handed acting Vision role
Roger Mosey, the BBC’s director of London 2012, is to become acting director of BBC Vision as George Entwistle prepares to take his position as director general.
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NewsC4 in digital product placement first with PG Tips
PG Tips logos are to be digitally inserted onto mugs of tea in Deal Or No Deal following a deal between Channel 4, Endemol and Unilever.
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NewsRoyal wedding cake maker lands ITV1 series
Royal wedding cake designer Fiona Cairns has landed her own ITV1 daytime series.