All Disability articles – Page 32
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NewsTV fails the minority test
UK broadcasting has failed to make progress at better representing black and ethnic minorities in its workforce over the past five years, the final report from the Broadcast, Equality & Training Regulator (BETR) has concluded.
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FeaturesHow C4’s diversity drive is playing out
Channel 4 has made a public pledge to fund ideas from small indies, and Jay Hunt has spearheaded a national hunt for new blood. Balihar Khalsa meets Hunt and the Alpha Fund team.
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NewsBetty to help ‘Undateables’ find love in C4 series
Sufferers of Tourettes, Aspergers and narcolepsy will look for love through a match-making service in a Betty TV series for Channel 4.
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NewsTrans Media Watch defends C4 agreement
Trans Media Watch has expressed disappointment at Channel 4 disability editorial manger, Alison Walsh’s, criticism of its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 exec takes aim at transgender portrayal pledge
Channel 4 disability editorial manager Alison Walsh has criticised the broadcaster’s decision to sign up to a memo of understanding (MoU) created by transgender organisation Trans Media Watch.
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NewsKatie Price attempts to confront Frankie Boyle in new doc
Katie Price has called on Frankie Boyle to meet with her for a Sky Living documentary following his controversial joke about her disabled son.
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NewsMP criticises Abraham over Boyle joke
Channel 4’s chief executive has been attacked by an MP for making the “appalling decision” to broadcast Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey.
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NewsBBC3 orders trio of disability docs for Fresh strand
BBC3 controller Zai Bennett and documentaries commissioning editor Charlotte Moore have ordered three 60-minute films for the Fresh strand that have disability as their central theme.
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NewsChannel 4 names Paralympic presenters
An ex-Royal Marine, a carpenter and a former Paralympic swimmer are among six new disabled presenters who will help front Channel 4’s coverage of the London 2012 Paralympics.
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Behind The ScenesBorn To Be Different A Decade On, C4
Our series following the lives of disabled children has had a huge impact on everyone involved, and hopefully the viewers too, says Anna Strickland
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NewsKatie Price rejects C4's Tramadol defence
Katie Price has said the boss of Channel 4 showed “a lack of judgment that cannot be acceptable” after he defended the organisation over jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsC4 boss Abraham writes to Kate Price
The head of Channel 4 has written to Katie Price declaring that the broadcaster “never set out to offend” after she complained about jokes made by comedian Frankie Boyle regarding her disabled son Harvey.
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NewsKatie Price takes aim at C4
Katie Price has attacked the lack of punishment for Channel 4 after Ofcom found Frankie Boyle’s joke about her son in breach of its guidelines, and questioned C4’s role as the Paralympics broadcaster.
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NewsFrankie Boyle rapped over Katie Price joke
Ofcom has found Channel 4 in breach of its guidelines after broadcasting a Frankie Boyle joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey. But the rest of the series has been found to be on safe ground.
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NewsBroadcasters to offer placements to C4’s disabled talent
A raft of broadcasters and producers have agreed to offer placements to the disabled sports presenters uncovered by Channel 4 as part of its 2012 Paralympics coverage.
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Behind The ScenesThe Sparticle Mystery, CBBC
The series may be set in a place where there are no grown-ups, says Stephen Smallwood, but it was important that parents could enjoy it too.
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CommentSky Atlantic: Let the Stories Begin
The first show to feature on new channel Sky Atlantic will be Let the Stories Begin, an hour-long preview produced by indie Northern Upstart. Indie co-founder Mark Murray spoke to Broadcast ahead of the launch.
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FeaturesDiscovering star quality
New documentary faces are top of every controller’s wishlist - and sometimes they are right there in established shows. Four programme-makers tell Robin Parker and Alex Farber how they spotted non-professional talent and developed ideas that played to their strengths
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NewsFrankie Boyle facing wave of criticism
Comedian Frankie Boyle is facing a wave of criticism as his controversial style was condemned by a prominent MP and mental health and disability campaigners.
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NewsJordan condemns Frankie Boyle repeat
Katie Price has condemned Channel 4 for repeating Frankie Boyle’s show containing a controversial joke he made about her disabled son.