All Broadcasters articles – Page 881
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NewsITV3 acquires Queen doc for Royal-themed day
ITV3 has acquired a documentary about the Queen’s position on the world stage over her 60-year reign produced by Paris-based CB Productions.
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Behind The ScenesWorld’s Toughest Drive, Discovery
Sophie Todd takes Broadcast behind the scenes of World’s Toughest Drive, a Raw TV-produced documentary for Discovery.
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NewsBBC3 to explore football racism after Terry trial
BBC3 is lining up a documentary exploring racism in football expected to be brodcast on the night John Terry’s trial for alleged racism concludes.
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NewsBBC enables live restart on iPlayer
BBC iPlayer viewers will be able to rewind and restart live TV with the launch of a new feature called Live Restart.
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News10 O'Clock Live set for third run
Channel 4 topical satire show 10 O’Clock Live is being lined up to return for a third series at the start of 2013.
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NewsUK's Ugliest Dog takes on world in C5 doc
Britain’s Ugliest Dog is the focus of a Channel 5 doc that follows the canine champion to an international competition in the US.
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NewsThompson: No YouView before Olympics
Mark Thompson has confirmed YouView will not be available for mass-market purchase ahead of the Olympic Games.
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NewsC4 orders festival series from Made in Chelsea indie
Channel 4 has greenlit a new series from the producers of Made in Chelsea, following a group of music fans throughout a summer of festivals.
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NewsBBC serves up interactive Wimbledon
The BBC is to offer interactive coverage of Wimbledon, allowing viewers to choose which match to watch.
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NewsMedieval machine gun to be rebuilt for C5 series
A new Channel 5 series will see engineers attempt to rebuild historical inventions including a medieval machine gun and a gothic megacrane.
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NewsTV ad spend predicted growth just 0.5%
The UK TV ad market will only grow 0.5% in 2012, according to a revised forecast of the strength of the market from media buyer ZenithOptimedia.
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NewsCelebrities to compete in Muppet-style show for BBC1
Celebrity guests will go head to head in a series of games run by a cast of Muppet-style characters for a new BBC1 pilot No Strings Attached.
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NewsKevin Eldon to front BBC2 series
Brass Eye and Alan Partridge comedian Kevin Eldon has been handed his own BBC series, a mixture of sketches, songs, characters and guests.
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NewsAndrew Scott to star in ITV1 drama The Town
Bafta-winning Sherlock actor Andrew Scott is to star in a three-part ITV1 drama that will examine contemporary Britain through the prism of a small market town.
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NewsTV execs recognised in Queen's Honours
Leading figures at Channel 4, Tinopolis and Warner Bros have been recognised for their services to the media industry in the Queen’s Honours list.
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NewsSpun Gold exec named C4 head of features
Gill Wilson is to join Channel 4 as head of features from indie Spun Gold.
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NewsHenry Singer to make ITV1 baby death doc
The award-winning director behind Channel 4 doc The Falling Man is to a make an ITV1 documentary about a woman who killed her two year-old son.
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NewsGood Food orders Sicilian AFP
UKTV’s cookery channel Good Food has secured an ten-part ad-funded programming deal with the Sicilian Tourist Board.
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NewsSky signs Miramax film deal
Sky has signed an exclusive deal with film studio Miramax for rights to a range of titles including Pulp Fiction, Chicago and Starsky & Hutch.
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NewsPetition calls for independent DG
More than 45,000 people have signed a petition calling for the BBC Trust to “safeguard” the corporation’s independence when it hires the next director general.