All Broadcasters articles – Page 915
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NewsE4 calls for third Phoneshop
High street comedy Phoneshop will return for a third series on E4 at the end of the year.
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NewsDragonfly set to go West
Dragonfly is expanding its operations with the opening of a new office in Bristol later this month, after securing its first factual series commission for BBC2.
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NewsWindfall plans Colditz escape
Windfall Films will revisit Colditz Castle for Channel 4 in an ambitious attempt to recreate an escape glider and launch it from the roof.
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NewsWatch partners with Travel Channel on Scream gameshow
UKTV entertainment channel Watch has partnered with the Travel Channel in the US on a new series of gameshow Scream If You Know The Answer!.
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NewsITV to turn Emmerdale into multiplatform brand
Emmerdale is to be transformed into a “multiplatform brand” as its cast and storylines are given a significant digital push by ITV to extend the soap’s off-air presence.
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NewsRed or Black? tipped for weekly return
Simon Cowell’s roulette gameshow Red or Black? is being lined up to return to ITV1 in August as a weekly format.
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NewsBBC mulls Poliakoff returner
BBC2 is considering developing Stephen Poliakoff ’s five-part drama Dancing on the Edge into a returning series, set in the offices of a 1930s music paper.
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NewsI’m Spazticus pilot back as C4 series
A Channel 4 Comedy Lab pilot from 2005 featuring on and off-screen disabled talent is being dusted off to become a five-part series called I’m Spazticus.
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NewsC4 commissioner quits for BBC Salford role
The commissioner of Made In Chelsea, Tool Academy and Playing It Straight is leaving Channel 4 to spearhead the BBC’s entertainment output in Salford.
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NewsStella and The Cafe to return for Sky1
Sky1 has recommissioned Ruth Jones’ Stella and Ralf Little and Craig Cash’s The Cafe.
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NewsMurphy injects ‘love’ into Sky 1 strategy
Director of Sky 1 Stuart Murphy has updated his channel strategy to offer “bigger, better, more loved” shows as it moves into its next phase of original programming.
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NewsHill and McGowan team up for ITV1 sports review
Comedian Alistair McGowan is to front a primetime ITV1 sports entertainment show, executive produced by Harry Hill.
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NewsBBC News channel blunders same day Trust praises
The BBC Trust has praised the BBC’s rolling news and Parliament coverage on the same day the BBC News channel broadcast the wrong verdict from the Harry Redknapp trial.
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NewsCoronation Street moves to Sunday over football clash
ITV is shifting an episode of Coronation Street to a Sunday night slot due to a clash with a high profile football match - leading the BBC to reschedule the final Call the Midwife.
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NewsGovt backs cameras in courts
The Government has reiterated its commitment to lifting the ban on cameras in court for the first time since Justice Minister Ken Clarke set out the ambition six months ago.
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NewsS4C restructure halves commissioning team
S4C is to halve the number of decision makers and editors in a major restructure of the commissioning team.
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NewsLive Easter special moves from BBC3 to BBC1
BBC1 to to broadcast a live modern adaptation of the Passion story following a string of hit live events on BBC3.
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NewsBBC, Sky and Al Jazeera battle for RTS award
BBC News Channel, Sky News and Al Jazeera English will go head to head at this year’s RTS Television Journalism Awards.
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NewsVirgin Media records first-ever profit
Virgin Media has seen subscribers to its connected TV service Tivo double to 435,000 as the business hit annual profitability for the first time.
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NewsBBC orders global childbirth doc
The BBC has ordered “a major global” documentary about childbirth around the world.