All Disability articles – Page 33
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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.
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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.