All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 73
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NewsHunt: C4 may have to scale back its ambitions
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a Tory government may not look to prop up Channel 4’s finances and that it should instead follow the BBC’s lead in scaling back its ambitions.
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NewsHarries: I’m a product placement convert
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Wallander producer Andy Harries has admitted the crisis in drama funding has changed his attitude to product placement.
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NewsSky: free-to-air drama is getting bland
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has predicted that free-to-air drama will become increasingly bland as it chases audiences, compared to edgier programming on pay TV.
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CommentThe Reunion - The Proms
Robin Parker and Chris Curtis give their verdict on two of the weeks shows.
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NewsBradshaw attacks BBC Trust
RTS CAMBRIDGE: The BBC Trust is at loggerheads with the government after culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said its role as both “regulator and cheerleader” was unsustainable.
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RatingsWaking the Dead kills opposition
BBC1’s Waking the Dead added more than 500,000 viewers on the previous week to dominate at 9pm yesterday, as BBC2’s new design show struggled.
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NewsBroadcasters repeat strategy is flawed, says report
Broadcasters are employing “20th century tactics with 21st century technologies” such as +1 channels and failing to capitalise on ad sales around repeats, a report has claimed.
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NewsBBC ready to share iPlayer technology
The BBC has officially kicked off its initiative to share iPlayer technology with commercial rivals.
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NewsCBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia
Six CBS-branded channels will launch in the UK later this year after the US giant’s international arm struck a joint venture deal with multichannel operator Chellomedia.
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RatingsBBC3 comedies have low-key launches
Two new BBC3 comedies got off to a slightly underwhelming start last night, with neither Lunch Monkeys nor Off the Hook managing to beat their slot averages.
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RatingsWatchdog back with 4.5m
Watchdog was back with a bite at 8pm last night as 4.5m (20.9%) tuned to BBC1 to see Anne Robinson return to the consumer affairs show.
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NewsBBC1 off to Oz for latest search for star format
BBC1 is looking for a Dorothy and, bizarrely, a Toto the dog as it turns to The Wizard of Oz for in its latest search for a star format.
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NewsSky 1 forced to drop Moors Murders doc
Sky 1 has dropped its planned doc on the search for the remains of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett after his mother pulled out of the show.
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NewsButler named Film 4 commissioner
Film 4 has promoted head of development Katherine Butler to senior commissioning executive.
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NewsBNP's Question Time invitation "quite straightforward"
The BBC’s chief political adviser has justified the corporation’s forthcoming invitation to the BNP to appear on Question Time as a “quite straightforward” decision.
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BBCW chairman to stand down
BBC Worldwide is on the hunt for a new chairman after revealing Etienne de Villiers will step down later this month.
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NewsMoyles takes pay cut to "help out" BBC
BBC Radio 1 breakfast show host Chris Moyles has signed a one-year contract extension and taken a pay cut to “help the BBC out a little bit”.
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsFive seals Sony TV VoD deal
Five has struck a deal with Sony that could see owners of new, web-enabled TV sets watch shows such as Neighbours online.
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NewsITV mulls micropayment plans
ITV is yet to fully commit to a micropayment strategy for some online content and is wrestling with where to pitch charges and agreeing a common payment system with other players.