All Broadcasters articles – Page 961
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NewsSir Alex Ferguson slams power of TV
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has attacked the power that TV has over English football, claiming “when you shake hands with the devil you have to pay the price”.
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NewsSky pilots local news site in north east
Sky is to pilot a local news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear and is recruiting 13 journalists to create content.
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NewsC4 gives hopefuls second chance
Up to 100 runners-up from recent BBC and Channel 4 talent schemes have been invited to a networking event to give them another chance at impressing potential employers.
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NewsRory McGrath digs up beer gardens for History/C5
Comedian Rory McGrath is to reveal “what makes Britain tick” by digging up pub gardens across the country.
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NewsTV ad spend down as online grows
UK television advertising spend recorded a small year-on-year decline in the second quarter of this year according to new figures.
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Tigerlily to follow naval cadets
Tigerlily Films is producing a new naval training series for AETN’s Military History channel.
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NewsBBC and ITV discuss Love Life
Drama executives at the BBC and ITV are in talks after it was discovered that the broadcasters have ordered a series by the same name.
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NewsLark Rise writer explores Love Life in ITV1 comedy
Lark Rise To Candleford writer Bill Gallagher has penned a new three-part romantic comedy for ITV1.
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NewsCrackit takes structured reality to C4
Channel 4 has ordered a series based around London fitness chain Gymbox - marking the first time the terrestrial channel has entered the world of structured reality.
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NewsE4 asks contestants to ride the Love Shaft
Singletons will be given a chance to ride the Love Shaft for a new E4 dating show format in one of the channel’s first pre-watershed orders.
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NewsC4 restructures to streamline doc commissioning
Channel 4’s documentary commissioners have been allocated specific duties following a budget boost, as part of a drive to increase efficiency when working with producers.
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NewsC4 books a Place in the Sun
Channel 4 Daytime has ordered Freeform Productions to make a mammoth 80 hours of A Place in the Sun and spin-off A Place in the Sun: Home and Away.
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NewsPassion picks up 60 hours from UKTV for Mipcom
Passion Distribution has struck its first deal with UKTV to represent more than 60 hours of content, including the hit new series with street magician Dynamo.
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NewsAxe hangs over ‘soft’ current affairs at BBC
‘Soft’ current affairs on BBC2, including popular series fronted by the likes of Jonathan Dimbleby and Simon Reeve, is under threat as part of the latest proposals under Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBidders queue for NHK’s EPG slot
Japanese international news provider NHK is closing its SD channel, paving the way for a new service to launch on the Sky EPG.
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NewsViewers to help Current commission
Current TV is to ask viewers to help commission its next series of documentaries from four TX pilots as part of a new initiative dubbed ‘Open Season’.
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NewsUS drama revenues drop despite rising imports
The amount of US drama on UK TV has rocketed in the past four years but its value has tumbled by nearly £80m, according to a new report.
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NewsGovernment set to drop kids TV reform
The government is set to drop a major reform of rules governing children appearing on TV that has been on the cards for more than two years, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSky seeks to woo Glee fans with online series
Glee fans will be able to have their say on the musical drama as part of a weekly online spin-off show on the Sky website.
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NewsHarkaway to follow Olympic hopefuls for H&C TV
Horse & Country (H&C) TV has commissioned Oxford-based indie Harkaway Media to make an 8 x 30-minute series focusing on the prospects for the British equestrian team in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.