All Disability articles – Page 33
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NewsC4 seeks fresh faces for Paralympics team
Channel 4’s pledge to take the Paralympics into the mainstream has entered a new stage with the commission of two more series of That Paralympics Show and a boot camp to identify new presenters for 2012.
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FeaturesPower List: Executives
The decision-makers - the women who create careers, reverse companies’ fortunes and set the national viewing agenda - step into the spotlight.
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CommentIt takes all sorts to connect
Diversity helps to keep shows relevant and attract broader audiences.
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NewsInbetweeners indie wins top diversity award
Bwark Productions, the indie behind teen comedy The Inbetweeners, has been honoured for promoting diversity at the annual CDN Awards.
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NewsIT Crowd's Ash Atalla honoured
Ash Atalla, the exec behind sitcom’s The IT Crowd and The Office, has received a special honour at the annual AMI Awards.
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NewsDiversity awards: Vote now
VOTE NOW: Broadcast readers can now vote online and decide the Most Groundbreaking Programme in this year’s Cultural Diversity Network Awards.
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NewsKen Loach slams "grotesque" British TV
Filmmaker Ken Loach has launched a fierce attack on UK television industry, saying it has been reduced to “a grotesque reality game” - and has applauded recent top level cuts at the BBC.
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NewsScott and O’Reilly back anti-ageism initiative
Selina Scott and former Countryfile presenter Miriam O’Reilly are among the women supporting a Working Party on Ageism which launches next week.
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NewsWatch acquires US superhero drama
MIPCOM: UKTV channel Watch has picked up new US superhero series No Ordinary Family, starring The Shield’s Michael Chiklis.
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NewsOona King to return to C4
Oona King is to return to Channel 4 after missing out in the race for London mayor.
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NewsBellamy defends Beauty and the Beast
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 acting chief creative officer Julian Bellamy has defended forthcoming show Beauty and the Beast as part of the broadcaster’s history of “ballsy” programmes.
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NewsDisabled talent to front C4 Paralympics coverage
Channel 4 is to spend £500,000 hunting for disabled presenting talent as part of its role as the UK’s official broadcaster for the London 2012 Paraylmpics.
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Behind The ScenesInside Incredible Athletes, C4
Director Mike Christie shot in some of London’s most iconic locations for this film celebrating the Paralympic athletes competing for Britain in 2012.
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NewsC4 hands Mykura and Jain new roles
Channel 4 is asking Hamish Mykura to focus on docs and preparing to hand Angela Jain a major new role after passing responsibility for More 4 and E4 to new channel managers.
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Comment22 July '10
“One minute jaw-dropping the next strangely touching.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV
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Comment28 Jun '10
“It is a clever comedy pretending to be a thick one.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsTwofour doc to follow GB Paralympic selection
Channel 4’s build-up to the 2012 Paralympic Games has stepped up, with Twofour making a 10-part series following the selection process for the British team.
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NewsSkins movie takes shape
The Skins movie has got the greenlight, with a screenplay from regular writer Jack Thorne.
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NewsC4 censured for Big Brother 'retard' jibe
Ofcom has upheld complaints about the use of the word “retard” in a live edition of Celebrity Big Brother’s Big Mouth, overturning an earlier judgement that gave Channel 4 a pass on the incident.
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The Broadcast InterviewOona King, Channel 4
Channel 4’s Oona King tells Lisa Campbell why broadcasting must be opened up to people of different backgrounds, and how the CDN is proposing to change the industry’s mindset.