All Disability articles – Page 35
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NewsOcto-Mom signs reality deal
Octuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed an exclusive deal with Eyeworks for each of her 14 children to star in a reality series.
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The Broadcast InterviewRichard Deverell, BBC Children's & BBC North
BBC Children’s and BBC North’s Richard Deverell speaks to Katherine Rushton about catering for teenage audiences, disability ‘box ticking’ and stepping into the DG’s shoes
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CommentHow TV programmes normalised Tourette’s
Alison Walsh, editorial manager, Disability, Channel 4
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NewsBBC3 gives a Strictly spin to disabled talent show
BBC3 is to mix the glitz of Strictly Come Dancing with the public service gravitas of wheelchair use in its latest disabled talent format.
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BBC looking for elusive Grange Hill audience
The BBC is working on ways to “reconnect” with working class children according to children's controller Richard Deverell.
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Features
Diversity: Broadcasters' pledge
The recent all-black episode of EastEnders reignited the debate about diversity in television. Broadcasters are all for change, but can they turn goodwill into reality?
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MipTV 09: Round-up
As the MipTV market in Cannes wraps up, Broadcastnow presents a selection of choice stories from throughout the week.
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C4 disability drama to poke fun at reality TV
Channel 4 has commissioned a mockumentary about six disabled characters spending a Shipwrecked-style year on a desert island.
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Features
Production training: Before they were famous
Businesses across the broadcast industry are finding, nurturing and developing the hot young talent of the future through mentoring programmes, as Robert Gray explains.
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Disabled viewers demand ‘real' roles
Disabled viewers are demanding more “warts and all” portrayal of disability on TV, major new research by the BBC and Channel 4 has revealed.
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Disabled talent starts to break through
Emma Bowler reports on the growing number of programmes about and featuring disabled people.
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BBC resolves discrimination dispute
A journalist who suffers from multiple sclerosis has left the BBC after more than 20 years after claiming she suffered discrimination.
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NewsWhite men still dominate boards
Broadcasters are making modest improvements in their employment of minorities, but boards are increasingly dominated by white men.
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Sky Real Lives fosters story of adoptive mum
Sky Real Lives and publisher Harper Collins will cross-promote a TV documentary and book based on the story of an adoptive mother of eight children with special needs.
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FeaturesFormat focus: Love at second sight
A reality format with a twist helps disabled people find love.
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NewsC4 ramps up diversity scheme
Channel 4 has combined its disability and diversity trainee schemes for an expanded initiative with 18 places up for grabs.