All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 85
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NewsGovernment to review sports 'Crown Jewels'
The government is to review the make up of the 'Crown Jewels' listed sports events for the first time in 10 years, culture secretary Andy Burnham has revealed.
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NewsOfcom: ITV wants reduced indie quota
ITV wanted Ofcom to help it lobby the government to reduce the 25% quota of ITV1 programming that it has to source from indies, it has emerged.
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FeaturesBehind the business: Robert Peston
Billion-pound scoops have made the BBC business editor a key face for the corporation.
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NewsStephenson lands BBC drama supremo role
Ben Stephenson has landed the new role of BBC controller of drama commissioning, handing him full commissioning power alongside the corporation's channel bosses.
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NewsBBC confirms Tranter US move - finally
BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter is to move to Los Angeles to head BBC Worldwide's US production arm, the corporation has confirmed.
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NewsFive orders Flesh Eating Monster
Icon Films Production will travel to northern India to investigate an animal that has caused the death of several people for Five's Nature Shock strand.
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NewsUKTV to reveal eye-opening Watch logo
UKTV will unveil a “loveable and huggable” giant eye as the logo for new entertainment channel Watch next month.
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NewsGrade: Google is a parasite
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has branded Google and YouTube “parasites” at technology conference IBC.
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NewsGeldof launches peace channel
Bob Geldof's Ten Alps has launched an online video and user-generated content channel dedicated to resolving global conflict.
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CommentBlog: All is fair in love and football
Setanta has been given a kicking from all quarters for keeping its England football coverage to itself. What do people expect it to do? asks Chris Curtis.
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News'Supporters want answers', Brown tells Setanta
Gordon Brown has waded into the debate over Setanta's coverage of yesterday's England World Cup qualifier, saying supporters would “want answers” about why they could not see the game on terrestrial TV.
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CommentBehind the business: Cody Hogarth
Endemol's New State has been rattling out AFP and product placement deals since it was created earlier this year.
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NewsChellomedia buys Spektrum
Extreme Sports Channel owner Chellomedia has bought documentary channel Spektrum from HBO Central Europe.
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NewsGriffiths named ITV finance chief
Former Emap group finance director Ian Griffiths has landed the same role at ITV.
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NewsC4 hails BB despite viewer dip
Channel 4 has heralded Big Brother 9 as a success, despite its final on Friday attracting fewer viewers than ever before.
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NewsSBC: Move BBC channel to Scotland
The Scottish Broadcasting Commission has called for one of the four major BBC channels to be moved to Scotland - but has stopped short of recommending a dedicated Scottish Six news bulletin.
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NewsBBC to relaunch Working Lunch
The BBC will relaunch Working Lunch next month, BBC business and economics unit editor Jeremy Hillman has revealed.
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Features
ITV1 gets vote of confidence in authored Clunes doc
Authored documentaries are all the rage with ITV's factual team, and given the performance of the recent Martin Clunes: a Man and his Dogs, it's easy to see why.
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NewsVirgin Radio gets Absolute rebrand
Virgin Radio has today kicked off its relaunch as the “cheeky and unapologetic” Absolute.