All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 58
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Directors UK opens to wider membership
Directors UK is opening its membership to directors beyond TV and film for the first time.
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NewsBBC bosses: local radio DQF cuts not set in stone
The BBC’s Mark Thompson and Caroline Thomson have both indicated the corporation could rethink DQF plans to cut local radio services.
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NewsGeoff Hill named 5 News editor
CNN International director of coverage Geoff Hill will be the launch editor for 5 News under ITN.
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NewsAnt & Dec renew ITV deal; Takeaway to return
ITV has secured Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly for a further two years and will revive Saturday Night Takeaway, which has been on hiatus since 2009.
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NewsConcerned C5 News staff attend ITN briefing
ITN’s John Hardie and Channel 5’s Andrew O’Connell have met with C5 News staff to reassure them about their future – but there are concerns about the level of resource they will be given and their ability to produce distinctive stories.
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NewsStructured reality to get own Bafta category
Reality and constructed factual is to get its own Bafta category category as part of a reworking of the Bafta TV Awards.
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NewsABC pulls out of BBC2 drama over casting
Australia’s ABC has pulled out of BBC2’s Jane Campion co-production Top of the Lake because of the decision to cast Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
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NewsSalt Beef to grow Friday Download brand
Salt Beef hopes to turn CBBC show Friday Download into a fully-fledged brand after winning a 13-part recommission for the youth magazine show.
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CommentIs VoD finally coming of age?
Netflix may find it hard going in the UK, but the market is developing.
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NewsOfcom clears Sri Lanka's Killing Fields doc
C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has hailed ITN Production’s journalism and the broadcaster’s “meticulous legal and compliance scrutiny” after Ofcom rejected almost 120 complaints about Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields.
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NewsNetflix to hit UK in early 2012
Subscription video-on-demand service Netflix, which has 25 million members across the US, Canada and Latin America, will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year.
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NewsFast Train freelancer project to focus on radio
Freelancer training programme Fast Train is to turn its attention to the radio sector in February 2012.
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NewsNewell joins Bellamy at Discovery
Rosemary Newell, who spent 13 years at Channel 4 working across areas such as scheduling and commissioning strategy, has joined Julian Bellamy at Discovery Networks International.
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News20% of drama viewing now time-shifted
A fifth of all drama viewing is now taking place on a time-shifted basis, Barb has revealed.
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NewsTake Me Out spin-off for ITV2
ITV2’s next spin-off show will be based on ITV1 Saturday night dating format Take Me Out.
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NewsScripps mulls launch of a UK travel channel
Scripps Networks Interactive is analysing the potential for launching The Travel Channel or a similar travel lifestyle brand in the UK.
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CommentEducating Essex / Rugby World Cup commentary
Broadcast’s Catherine Neilan and Chris Curtis cast their eye over two of the week’s shows.
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NewsDQF: winners and losers
With the BBC outlining where it will find 20% savings, where will the cuts bite deepest? And which areas have escaped relatively unscathed?
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The Broadcast InterviewRonan Bennett on C4's Top Boy
The writer of BBC1’s Hidden and C4’s Top Boy tells Chris Curtis why he’s uncomfortable taking creative control and likes to keep people guessing both on and off screen.
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