All Broadcasters articles – Page 893
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NewsSherlock and Fresh Meat win South Bank awards
BBC drama Sherlock and Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat have picked up South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
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NewsMurdoch "not fit" boss, say MPs
The Commons culture select committee has described Rupert Murdoch as “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company” in a report that is also highly critical of his son James and claims other News Corp executives misled it about phone hacking at the News of ...
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World’s Scariest returning to C5
Channel 5 has commissioned a second series of the World’s Scariest strand from Mentorn Media.
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NewsWenger named C4 drama boss
Piers Wenger has been appointed as Channel 4 head of drama with immediate effect – moving across from the broadcaster’s film division Film4.
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NewsPatrick Stewart to explore animal superpowers for Nat Geo
Star Trek and X Men star Sir Patrick Stewart is to front a new series for Nat Geo that explores the incredible powers of survival harnessed by some of the world’s deadliest animals.
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NewsSony's Eddie Nelson dies aged 43
International TV executive Eddie Nelson has died following a brief illness.
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NewsBBC DG must be diversity champion, says MP
BBC Trustees must appoint a Director General who is committed to improving diversity, shadow media minister Helen Goodman has urged.
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NewsBBC staff support "not working" claim unions
The joint unions have accused the BBC of failing to meet a number of eleventh hour promises made to staff ahead of the DQF cuts announced last year, claiming “the system isn’t working”.
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NewsStuart Murphy gets expanded role at Sky
Sky has bumped up Stuart Murphy’s role across its entertainment channels, giving him overall responsibility for Sky Atlantic, Sky Living and Sky Arts as well as Sky 1.
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NewsAlan Carr to host Jubilee and Olympics specials
Alan Carr will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics on Channel 4 with two special programmes marking the events.
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NewsCBBC’s Dick and Dom join the circus
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are turning ringmasters for a new CBBC show – one of several new commissions for the children’s channel.
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NewsHarman brands Murdoch not 'fit and proper'
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman has claimed James Murdoch is not ‘fit and proper’ to hold a broadcast licence, while David Cameron has been called by the opposition to make a statement in Parliament regarding the conduct of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsDragonfly crashes plane for Channel 4 doc
Dragonfly has crash-landed a passenger jet into a remote part of the Mexican desert as part of its long-awaited documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsComedy Central launches South Park VoD
Comedy Central UK is launching a dedicated micropayment VoD service for South Park.
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NewsC4 to roll out app for Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 is developing a mobile app to support Remarkable Television’s playalong gameshow Million Pound Drop.
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NewsThe Voice goes live with viewer tweets
The Voice UK is to ramp up its social media presence during its live episodes, including the introduction of a Twitter mosaic in the studio.
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NewsSarah Millican returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Sarah Millican Television Programme.
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NewsMental health charity slams C4 programme
Mental health charity Rethink has complained to Ofcom and Channel 4 after it aired an evangelical Christian’s views on mental health that claimed it is a “behavioral problem, rooted in pride, self-centeredness and self-pity’.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2012 shortlist revealed
BBC3, BBC4 and E4 will go head to head with Discovery Channel, History and MTV for Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2012.