All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 78
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Back 2 Back first deal for Shaps' indie network
Simon Shaps has struck a deal with producer Back 2 Back in his first step to creating a “virtual super-indie”.
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BBC unveils HD idents
Video: The BBC HD channel launches new idents at 4pm today pushing its great cinematography.
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Airey: I'll bring fun back to resilient Five
Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has vowed that the channel will have the resources it needs to reassert its identity - but has warned indies it still wants to shake up the terms of trade.
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Allen joining Campbell in 5 Live Salford move
BBC Radio 5 Live drivetime presenter Peter Allen has joined Nicky Campbell in committing to moving to Salford MediaCity.
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Wire star attacks British drama
The Wire's Dominic West has criticised British TV for its lack of “high end” drama and its reliance on period pieces.
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Docherty to chair DTG
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has appointed David Docherty as chairman, replacing Professor David Youlton who has stepped down after more than 10 years.
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Shine launches German division
Shine Group has created Shine Germany as part of a drive to expand the super-indie across the world in the next 12 months.
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Bertelsmann reassures Five staff
Bertelsmann has moved to reassure Five staff after revealing earlier this week that the UK broadcaster could not survive unless it joined forces with another company.
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Bertelsmann: Five needs a partner
Five's ultimate parent company Bertelsmann has made it clear that some sort of merger or consolidation is vital for the UK broadcaster to survive.
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UKTV to unveil Home and Really channels
UKTV Style will become Home and UKTV Gardens will relaunch as Really as UKTV continues its overhaul of its channel portfolio.
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Kids indie lands debut commission
Everything Works, a start-up indie run by two former Cartoon Network executives, has won its first ever commission.
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STV takes stake in start-up indie
STV and Scottish Enterprise have both taken stakes in a start-up indie run by a former Firefly executive producer.
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The Broadcast InterviewBal Samra, BBC
The man who takes care of business at the BBC tells Chris Curtis how a mixture of new technology and a change of mindset could help the whole industry save and survive.
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BBC extends HD service
The BBC HD channel has upped its output to nine hours a day - the maximum allowed under its current BBC Trust service licence.
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Grade demands apology from The Times
ITV and Michael Grade have demanded an apology from The Times after it ran an opinion piece from Greg Dyke attacking the executive chairman and his strategy.
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RTL slashes Five value to£232m
RTL Group has written down the value it places on Five by more than 50% as a result of the plunging ad market.
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BBCW wins NBC commission
BBC Worldwide is making a travelogue/gameshow hybrid series for NBC from its LA production studio.
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ITV and BBC plan for regional news partnership
ITV and the BBC have published a roadmap for a regional news partnership that could be worth more than£7m a year to the commercial broadcaster by 2016.
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BSkyB: C4 should re-enter pay-TV market
BSkyB has called on Channel 4 to re-enter the pay-TV market as part of a raft of measures that would provide an alternative to striking a PSB joint venture or merger.