All Broadcasters articles – Page 979
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NewsNew Tricks stars slam 'censorship'
The stars of BBC police drama New Tricks have criticised television “censorship” - saying that the broadcaster is “terrified” of causing offence.
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NewsSwain confirmed as BBC Knowledge controller
Emma Swain has been confirmed as George Entwistle’s sucessor as controller of BBC Knowledge commissioning and the corporation will close her previous role.
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NewsBBC to hand back Panorama RTS award
The BBC is to return the Royal Televsion Society award it won for Panorama’s Primark - On the Rack, which the BBC Trust ruled contained footage that was probably not genuine.
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NewsChinese & Argentinian parties to attend kids conference
Delegatiosn from China and Argentina will attend next week’s Children’s Media Conference for the first time, along with headline speakers Lord Puttnam and OgilvyOne’s Rory Sutherland.
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VIDEO: Broadcast Digital Awards 2011
More than 500 people partied into the early hours at this month’s Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsAtalla and Buxton join forces for 5*'s Silent Library
Ash Atalla’s Roughcut TV is behind Channel 5’s keep-quiet-to-win gameshow Silent Library, the broadcaster has revealed.
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NewsCarr locked into C4 for two years
Talkshow host Alan Carr has signed a two-year exclusive deal with Channel 4 that will see him continue to host Chatty Man.
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NewsSTV signs first product placement deal
STV has signed its first product placement deals for Lidl supermarket goods and promotion for the Scottish Borders Council during daytime show The Hour.
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FeaturesDoes red tape have a stranglehold on TV?
Broadcast’s online survey on compliance revealed fears over the impact on creativity, and a trend towards self-censorship. Will Strauss reports.
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Behind The ScenesMagician Impossible, Watch
When filming a TV magic show, prepare for the unexpected - and shoot again and again until you get the right reaction, says Debbie Young.
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NewsSky 1 taps tech with Bullseye's Gadget Geeks
Sky 1 has ordered a 12 x 60-minute gadget show from Bullseye, which is the indie’s largest order to date.
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NewsTaggart producer working on fresh ITV murder drama
The executive producer of Taggart is working on an adaptation of Erin Kelly novel The Poison Tree for ITV1.
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NewsJain keen to find drama successor to Secret Diary
Angela Jain has made it a priority to replace Secret Diary Of A Call Girl with a new original drama for ITV2.
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NewsUKTV strikes deal for two-screen strategy
UKTV has handed two-screen TV specialist Monterosa development funds to collaborate on a forthcoming Dave show that will have an online play-along element.
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NewsBelfast-made Panorama films ‘over budget’
Panorama films made out of the BBC’s Northern Ireland base are regularly coming in over budget, and in some cases by as much as double the tariff, it has emerged.
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NewsS4C cuts a fifth of staff
Nearly a fifth of S4C’s staff are to leave the Welsh broadcaster in light of the government-imposed 24% cut to its budget last year.
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NewsLogan hosts Wright Stuff spin-off for C5
Gabby Logan is to join Channel 5 next week as host of a daily spin-off show of The Wright Stuff.
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NewsLocal news will not go, BBC confirms
The BBC has confirmed local news services will not be axed as part of its wide-reaching initiative Delivering Quality First, which seeks to save 20% from the broadcaster’s annual budget.
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NewsKeith Lemon pilots ITV1 primetime show
Keith Lemon is to pilot his own show for ITV1 as the broadcaster looks to establish the Celebrity Juice host as a primetime Saturday star.
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NewsEdwards to tell Story of Wales
BBC News anchor Huw Edwards is to front a new series tracing the history of Wales - from 29,000 years ago to modern times.