All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 42
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NewsBBC plans BAME Expert initiative
The BBC is to hold two presenter talent days for the BAME communities, which it hopes will build on the success of the Expert Women initiative.
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CommentChannel 4’s factual renaissance
Broadcaster’s new slate shows a change in mood and confidence
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NewsC4 explores music education and prostitution
Pianist James Rhodes and actor Rupert Everett will join artist Grayson Perry as high profile talent in Channel 4’s latest slate of factual programming.
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CommentBBC arts push must be modern
DG’s £18m initiative must not fall into trap of being old-fashioned
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CommentIndie sector enters a new phase
Consolidation continues, but true indies still wield plenty of power
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NewsShed signs joint venture deal with De Mol’s Talpa
John de Mol’s Talpa Media has struck a joint venture deal with Shed Media Group to make its long-awaited UK debut.
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NewsChrysalis revived as drama indie
The Chrysalis brand is being revived as a drama indie by its former exec team and entrepreneurs Luke Johnson and Roger Parry.
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NewsJane Rogerson exits UKTV
UKTV director of commissioning, Jane Rogerson is leaving the broadcaster after six and a half years.
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NewsBBC comedy looks to future
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen is pulling together a flexible commissioning strategy to accommodate short- and long-form content as BBC3 prepares to move online.
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CommentThe clock is ticking on diversity
BBC3’s last 18 months as a TV channel offer a useful timeframe
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NewsCDN plans permanent leadership
The Creative Diversity Network needs a “permanent executive structure” if it is to make genuinely significant changes to the sector, the organisation has acknowledged.
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NewsLicence fee cut will put spotlight on BBC4
Danny Cohen has said BBC4 will remain a TV channel in the short term – but warned that a tough licence fee settlement would put the factual channel next in the firing line.
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CommentSavage BBC3 cuts are hard to swallow
The channel’s move online decimates its original content budget, writes Chris Curtis
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NewsCohen: BBC3 strategy is a risk
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has admitted that moving BBC3 online is a major risk and that cost savings have forced the corporation to make the move ahead of schedule.
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NewsRalph Lee named C4 number two
Ralph Lee has been made Jay Hunt’s number two at Channel 4, adding the role of deputy chief creative officer to his head of factual brief.
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CommentThe revolution will not be televised
BBC3’s imminent move reveals DG is not afraid to make tough calls
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NewsRaw scales up with Discovery
Discovery Communication’s acquisition of Raw TV is the latest high-profile example of the trend for transatlantic consolidation in the production sector.
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NewsDiscovery snaps up Raw
Discovery Communications has struck a deal to buy Gold Rush producer Raw TV.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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CommentSo far, so good for ITV chief exec
Results shows positive signs, with acquisitions spree paying off