All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 32
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CommentWhy make BBC1 less popular?
Quality is just as important as distinctiveness to licence fee payers
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NewsWaheed Alli: Whittingdale out to get BBC
Labour peer Waheed Alli has accused culture secretary John Whittingdale of holding a “private agenda to shrink the BBC” after the DCMS published a market impact report ahead of the white paper.
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NewsO&O report: more distinctive BBC1 worth £60m a year to rivals
A more distinctive BBC1 could increase the public value of the flagship channel and be worth up to £60m a year to commercial rivals, according to one of the key DCMS reports for charter renewal.
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CommentTime to tackle licence fee process
Consensus is that last summer’s agreement was unsatisfactory
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CommentFresh energy will benefit ITV
Bazalgette is right man to help broadcaster build on Norman era
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NewsKey charter players emerge
The key players shaping the debate around the BBC’s future have emerged, as the government has come under pressure over its handling of charter renewal.
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CommentBroadcast Awards 2016: What a year
What a year. 2015 may have seen the end of Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Peep Show and Downton Abbey, but there were more than enough reasons to celebrate as a new wave of outstanding shows emerged.
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NewsBBC Olympics deal analysed
The BBC and Discovery are eyeing future sports partnerships after striking an Olympics rights deal this week that was hugely important for both parties.
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NewsElaine Bedell to leave ITV
Director of entertainment and comedy Elaine Bedell is to leave ITV after seven years.
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NewsNew C4 chair has ‘open mind’
New Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa is neither an axeman drafted in to sell off the broadcaster, nor a white knight appointed to stave off privatisation. But he will play a key role in determining the broadcaster’s future.
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The Broadcast InterviewGary Davey, Sky
Sky’s managing director of content talks to Chris Curtis about going head to head with US studios, losing Stuart Murphy, and his search for a pan-European scripted blockbuster
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CommentBBC and ITV enter new eras
BBC reshuffle in spotlight as ITV prepares for life after Fincham
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NewsMerger not behind Tim Hincks exit
Tim Hincks has predicted a bright future for Endemol Shine Group and denied that the merger, which created the UK’s first mega-indie, accelerated his exit.
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NewsHincks loss is a blow for Endemol Shine
Group unlikely to seek like-for-like replacement for departing boss
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NewsLord Burns: Channel 4 could offer fixed return to owner
Outgoing Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns has strongly rejected privatisation plans – but has floated the idea of the broadcaster making a fixed financial return to government.
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NewsTim Hincks to leave Endemol Shine Group
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) president Tim Hincks is to leave the company in March, ending his 17-year association with the production giant.
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NewsToT: the review explained
The future of the terms of trade is in the government’s hands after Ofcom ruled it “does not currently see a major case for change” in its review of the production sector.