All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 67
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NewsBBC2 to get scripted shake-up
BBC1 and BBC3 have effectively been given a clean bill of health by the the corporation’s strategy review - but BBC2 is to get a new emphasis on state-of-the-nation drama and riskier comedy.
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NewsTalkSport doubles Premier League rights
TalkSport has struck a further blow for commercial radio by winning the right to broadcast commentary on 64 Premier League games for the next three seasons - twice as many as it currently airs.
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NewsAnimal Planet commissions triple bill from OSF
Oxford Scientific Films has won a trio of commissions from Animal Planet, including a dark psychological series about people who own dangerous pets.
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NewsJeffrey swaps TV for bid to unseat Labour
Nat Geo’s European boss, George Jeffrey, is to quit TV to pursue his dream of becoming an MP.
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NewsStrictly exec spearheads Gallowgate format push
Ant & Dec indie Gallowgate has hired Strictly Come Dancing’s executive producer, Sam Donnelly, to develop new formats.
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CommentDinner With Portillo / Great Office of State
Chris Curtis and Emily Booth cast their eye over two of the week’s shows.
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NewsAbsolute swoops on Premier League rights
Absolute Radio has pulled off a shock move by securing the rights to air commentary on 32 Premier League football matches from next season.
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NewsFriends to swap C4 for Comedy Central
Comedy Central UK will become the new home of Friends next year after succeeding with a 12-month “all-singing, all-dancing” campaign to land the show from Warner Bros.
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News"Cautious" product placement approved
Product placement is to be allowed on British TV but the Rovers Return won’t be able to sell real beer brands after the government opted for a “cautious approach”.
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NewsMotive raises £400k to develop DTT
DTT technology firm Motive Television has raised £400,000 by issuing new shares and has an eye on making acquisitions.
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NewsSky will cut ITV stake - finally
BSkyB has ended its lengthy battle to hang on to its 17.9% stake in ITV and will reduce it to the 7.5% threshold set by regulators.
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NewsFreeview slots up for grabs
The BBC and Arquiva have been given the green light to auction off two new Freeview slot thanks a major spectrum reshuffle.
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NewsESPN to launch Euro SportsCenter
ESPN is to air a European version of its flagship SportsCenter news show on ESPN America from next month.
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NewsLib Dems call for radio WoCC
The fight by the radio sector to guarantee more BBC commissions has taken a step forward, with the Lib Dems calling for the corporation to extend the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsLondon to get digital radio signal boost
New digital radio transmitters will be installed across London later this year as part of a drive to boost digital listening.
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NewsHeart topples Magic as LBC surges
Rajars: Global’s Heart 106.2 leapfrogged Bauer’s Magic 105.4 to become the top London commercial station by reach last quarter – but the real success story in the capital was its stablemate, LBC 97.3.
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The Broadcast InterviewJonathan Wall, Radio 5 Live
Radio 5 Live’s Jonathan Wall is making a plea to indies to help establish the station as a genuine alternative to Radio 4 - and it’s not all about sport, as he tells Chris Curtis.
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NewsShed upbeat over start to 2010
Shed Media has already had more than half of its production revenue target commissioned for 2010 – but has kept quiet about discussions of an MBO.
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NewsC4 orders Haiti doc
Pioneer Productions is making a fast-turnaround doc for Channel 4 on the scientific causes of the Haiti earthquake.