All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 75
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RatingsViewers leave Hotel Babylon
Just 3.1m viewers checked out BBC1’s Hotel Babylon on Friday as it was comfortably beaten at 9pm by a repeat of Doc Martin on ITV1.
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NewsITV shares hold up despite pension problems
ITV’s share price held up well today despite reports that the broadcaster’s pension deficit has surged to around £500m.
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NewsOne Show given hour-long episode
BBC1 is to show a 60-minute episode of The One Show each week from September after trialling the format back in May.
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NewsBBC reveals new local news plans
The BBC is to overhaul its local TV and radio services as an alternative to its rejected proposal for on-demand local video news services.
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NewsESPN team shapes up for new season
Jon Champion, Mark Chapman and Kenny Dalglish’s daughter Kelly are joining ESPN as its commentary and presenting teams for the new season take shape.
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NewsShed upbeat despite downturn
Shed Media suffered a dip in global drama sales for the first half of 2009 but is still outperforming last year in terms of production revenues and pre-tax profit.
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NewsMotive turns back on production after tech deal
Motive Television has given up on buying production companies to focus on technology, after striking a licensing agreement for a revolutionary DTT system.
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NewsFive joins Project Canvas in drive for partnerships
Five has joined IPTV venture Project Canvas in the first of a planned series of major industry partnerships.
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FeaturesSerials and the stripped show making waves
With Torchwood on the BBC and the upcoming Collision on ITV1, highprofile stripped drama is making an impact on the schedules. But TV execs warn getting it right is a balancing act.
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NewsPoliticians fear for BBC NI's Let's Talk
Politicians from the Northern Ireland Assembly fear the BBC’s political panel show Let’s Talk is on the brink of being axed.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, UKTV
UKTV chief executive David Abraham tells Chris Curtis why distinctive brands, not generic labels will achieve cut-through, and why the gap between pay-TV and terrestrial is closing.
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NewsBBC expenses: what the drama team is reading
The new BBC expenses reveal Ben Stephenson and predecessor Jane Tranter to be a well-read and researched pair – claiming for the likes of War and Peace and Catch 22.
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Hardy examines horror legends in first work for Five
History specialist Hardy Pictures has won its first commission from Five, examining the origins of the best-known horror legends and why they have survived so long.
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NewsTop-slice licence fee by 5%, says ex-ITV exec
Former ITV news and regions chief executive Clive Jones has accused the BBC of suffering “delusions of grandeur” and called for the licence fee to be top-sliced by 5% going forward.
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NewsHuggers: Canvas will give indies access to TV
BBC FM&T boss Erik Huggers has claimed that IPTV venture Project Canvas will give indies, content creators and web operators the kind of access to TV traditionally reserved for broadcasters.
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NewsGreenaway to run MediaCity
Salford MediaCity has ended its eight-month wait to recruit a top executive by appointing Virgin Media TV’s Sinead Greenaway.
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NewsBentley to replace Emma B on Heart
Neil Bentley is to take over Heart 106.2’s weekday drivetime show from Emma B.
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NewsGrade slams BBC partnerships
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rubbished the BBC’s partnership proposals and criticised the corporation’s efforts to avoid top-slicing the licence fee.
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NewsBBC4 drama to chart 1980s computer battle
The 1980s battle between the ZX Spectrum and the BBC Micro will be played out in a BBC4 comedy drama starring Martin Freeman and Alexander Armstrong.
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NewsConnery slams BBC Glasto coverage
Sir Sean Connery has slammed the BBC for sending more than 400 staff to Glastonbury but “not one” to cover the Edinburgh International Film Festival.