All Broadcasters articles – Page 962
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NewsFinal DQF proposals begin to take shape
A picture of the BBC’s final Delivering Quality First proposals is emerging, which includes running News 24 on BBC2 Daytime, an archive and repeats-focused BBC4, and a consolidation of English regions.
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NewsSky Arts secures epic Mafia crime drama
Sky Arts has acquired an epic Italian-language crime drama about the early years of the Mafia.
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NewsArgumental revamped with two-screen game
Dave panel show Argumental is to feature an interactive playalong game when it returns for a fourth series in October.
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NewsBBC4 series to explore lives of medieval royalty
BBC4 has commissioned a series looking at medieval monarchy, as captured in the period’s intricately illuminated manuscripts.
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NewsC4 follows up SBTV pilot with series order for T4
A T4 pilot charting the success of online youth broadcaster SBTV will be turned into a 5 x 30-minute series for the Channel 4 teen strand.
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NewsC4 links off-peak and daytime commissioning
Channel 4 off-peak commissioning will now sit in the daytime department to make commissioning for the slots more coherent.
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NewsBBC4 buys Oz drama The Slap
BBC4 has acquired Australian drama The Slap, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Christos Tsiolkas.
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NewsSergeant opens Reef’s First Photo Album on BBC2
John Sergeant is to front a daytime series for BBC2 chronicling the pioneering work of Victorian photographer Francis Frith, who set out to capture the nation on film.
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NewsITV unveils heavyweight Saturday night schedule
ITV1 has unveiled an heavyweight Saturday night line-up, with Simon Cowell’s Red or Black? and Jonathan Ross’ new chat show scheduled to launch on the same night.
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NewsBBC3 to air Doctor Who short
BBC3 is to air a one-off mini episode of Doctor Who written by school children who won a competition earlier this year.
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NewsSocial networks drive TV viewing
A fifth of television’s key commercial demographic regularly discover new shows through social networking websites, a study has found.
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NewsiPlayer via IPTV up 77%
The BBC iPlayer saw requests from IPTV platforms such as BT Vision, Freesat and Virgin Media’s Tivo jump by 77% in July.
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NewsEllis and Howells win first acquisition
Former Target Entertainment executives Oliver Ellis and Helen Howells have won their first acquisition from Cbeebies.
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NewsX Factor launch sparks 86 complaints
The return of The X Factor has drawn complaints over aggressive behaviour during one audition and a quick flash in another.
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NewsRoom 101 set to return
Room 101 is set to return to our screens with the BBC poised to greenlight a new series, this time presented by Frank Skinner.
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NewsC4 to plough millions into viewer research
Channel 4 has made a multi-million pound investment in a major audience research project and has named the senior team that will drive it forward.
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NewsHome to transform wrecks into dream houses
UKTV’s Home has ordered a new series in which dilapidated houses will be renovated into the owners’ dream houses.
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NewsBBC goes potty with V&A
The BBC is running a year of programmes that aims to be the most wide-ranging examination of the decorative arts as part of a partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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NewsWaterloo Road moving to Glasgow
Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road is being moved to Glasgow in a £25m deal designed to help establish a sustainable drama base in Scotland.
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NewsScottish TV and digital media gets funding boost
Channel 4, Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland are among the organisations that will work together to deliver a £1.4m TV and digital media funding package over the next three years.