All Broadcasters articles – Page 917
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NewsC4 orders more obsessive compulsive hoarding
Channel 4 has ordered a second film looking at the life and home of Richard Wallace, one of the UK’s most prolific hoarders.
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NewsTOWIE gets online spin-off
ITV2 reality series The Only Way is Essex is to get an online spin-off that will keep fans up to date with their favourite stars from the show.
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NewsOfcom steps-up BSkyB scrutiny
Ofcom has set up a team - Project Apple - to assess whether BSkyB should still hold its broadcasting licence in light of the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsSoccer Aid to return to ITV1
Soccer Aid returns to ITV1 this summer with three-episode lead up presented by Dermot O’Leary.
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E4 axes Skins after seven series
Channel 4 is to axe Skins next year after a seventh series of the Company Pictures-produced teen drama.
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The Broadcast InterviewEmma Swain, BBC Knowledge
Her team has inspired the public to start baking and buy telescopes - and her budget is one of the BBC’s biggest. Catherine Neilan speaks to the controller of Knowledge commissioning.
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NewsC4 confirms repeats channel
Channel 4 is planning to launch a repeats station that will air programmes from the last seven days, chief executive David Abraham has confirmed.
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NewsBBC1 hands former Goodie primetime comedy series
BBC1 is to hand comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor his first major series since The Goodies 30 years ago - a spoof news programme featuring animals.
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NewsC4 factual backs fresh talent
Perfect Motion, Bigballs Films and Cwmni Da have won their first ever commissions from Channel 4, via the factual department.
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NewsNew Girl set for later C4 slot after taking a break
Channel 4 is set to push high-profile acquisition New Girl back to a later slot after introducing a mid-season break to the Zooey Deschanel series.
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NewsHigh Court appeal over Dale Farm footage looms
The lawyer representing broadcasters fighting to retain footage shot during the Dale Farm eviction expects an appeal to take place in the next month and claims the case could set a crucial precedent.
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NewsSky Atlantic buys rights to Brand new series from FX
Sky Atlantic has secured the yet-to-air US series from Russell Brand as part of its move to establish its comedy credentials.
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NewsScott backs Superhero indie
Superhero Television, a new indie backed by Princess Productions founder Sebastian Scott, has had a Sky 1 show greenlit as its first commission.
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NewsBBC radio gets boost as Sky slashes retrans fees
BSkyB has slashed its BBC retransmission fees by £4m, offering an unexpected late boost to the corporation’s under-threat local radio services.
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NewsBBC takes knife to in-house factual roles
The BBC is carving up its in-house factual structure to create genre heads around the country.
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NewsOrigin Pictures develops three shows for BBC
Origin Pictures is working on a The Wire-style crime drama set in Manchester and an adaptation of a PD James novel as part of trio of paid developments for the BBC
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NewsUS drama leaders join tax break campaign
HBO, Starz, Showtime, ABC/Disney and RHI Entertainment have joined the campaign for tax breaks for British-made high-end drama, uniting with UK producers and associations.
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NewsCDN to discuss signing Expert Women pledge
The Creative Diversity Network is set to decide whether to back Broadcast’s Expert Women campaign after BBC head of diversity Amanda Rice suggested a pan-industry approach.
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NewsComedy Central seeks global series
Comedy Central is hunting for up to five “channel-defining” series that will air right across its international network of 93 million homes.
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NewsComedy indies in talks with Disney
Comedy specialists Rough Cut and Baby Cow are in talks with Disney about producing their first series for children.