All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 61
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NewsNew bbc.com exec to drive int'l
BBC Worldwide has appointed Chris Davies as commercial director of bbc.com, to lead the development of the international edition of the site.
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NewsParfitt: Moyles didn't overstep the mark
Radio 1 boss Andy Parfitt has defended DJ Chris Moyles’ on-air rant about pay, saying he had not “overstepped the red line”.
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NewsRadio 1 to launch 'young Panorama'
BBC Radio 1 is planning a raft of new measures starting this autumn as part of the youth station’s move to “make sure distinctiveness is at its heart”.
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NewsBBC names regional comedy exec
Kristian Smith has been appointed executive editor of out-of-London comedy commissioning for the BBC.
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NewsEastEnders escapes rap over birth footage
Ofcom has cleared BBC1 of infringing the privacy of a woman and her son, after the channel aired footage of her giving birth.
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NewsBBC4 devoting £1.5m to new events coverage
The BBC is allocating £1.5m for its arts and culture channel BBC4 towards coverage of three cultural events for 2012/3.
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NewsBBC unveils £5m 'learning' fund
The BBC is to plough up to £5m into a range of initiatives that will provide children and adults with learning opportunities around flagship dramas and factual series.
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NewsBBC calls time on In the Night Garden
The BBC has confirmed it will not be commissioning another series of the popular children’s show In the Night Garden.
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NewsSchneider: British comedy is "watered down"
BROADCAST COMEDY FORUM: Comedy is suffering and being “watered down” because of excessive compliance, writer and actor David Schneider has said.
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NewsFlintoff signs up for Zig Zag sports series
Zig Zag Productions has scored more than £4m worth of commissions, including an extreme sports series for ITV4 starring recently retired cricketer Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff.
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NewsBird wins commissions for BBC North ent team
BBC Entertainment North’s new creative director, Dominic Bird, has staffed up his team and won two BBC3 commissions that build on existing brands.
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CommentRoad to Coronation Street / Must Be the Music
Jake Kanter and Catherine Neilan pass judgement on two of the week’s new shows.
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NewsDistributors Survey 2010: sneak peek
Distributors are bullish about the outlook for the coming year, after weathering the economic storm of the last 18 months, Broadcast’s Distributor Survey has revealed.
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NewsBBC plans live night for the Queen
The BBC is to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation - and the last year the corporation broadcasts from Television Centre – with a night of all-live programming.
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NewsBBC lines up Shakespeare season
The BBC is planning a major new season around Shakespeare, including new versions of his most acclaimed plays and a series of documentaries examining the life and times of the Bard.
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NewsBBC3 orders more young Question Time
BBC3 is positioning itself as the home for politics aimed at young people with four new editions of a youth-based Question Time in the pipeline.
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NewsTaggart writer adapts Field of Blood for BBC
BBC Scotland is to adapt Denise Mina novel The Field of Blood, with Taggart and Rebus screenwriter David Kane writing and directing.
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NewsBBC in talks to adapt queens book
The BBC is currently in discussions to adapt a book about pre-Elizabethan queens into a new series.
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NewsBBC1 conjures up celebrity magic show
BBC1 has ordered a new Saturday night gameshow that will see celebrities team up with magicians.
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NewsElderly benefit from switchover scheme
More than 350,000 elderly and disabled people have had equipment installed ahead of the digital switchover in 2012, as part of the BBC-run help scheme.