All Indies articles – Page 700
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NewsThe Voice digital head joins rival The X Factor
FremantleMedia UK Interactive has hired the digital production head of The Voice UK, to head up the multiplatform activity for rival talent show The X Factor.
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NewsBBC commissioner joins senior team at Twenty Twenty
A BBC factual, features and formats commissioner is leaving to take up a new post at Shed Media indie Twenty Twenty.
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NewsWall to Wall out of pocket on The Voice
Production of The Voice UK went significantly over its allotted budget, leaving indie Wall to Wall out of pocket to the tune of a high six-figure sum, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsKeith Lemon being investigated over puppy giveaway
Ofcom is investigating ITV1 show Keith Lemon’s LemonAid after sparking 176 complaints for giving a puppy away as a prize.
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NewsThames starts search for development head
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames is on the hunt for a head of development following the departure of Gail Harman.
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NewsFremantle COO Carter to leave after 8 years
FremantleMedia chief operating officer Gary Carter has resigned and will leave the super-indie at the end of the year.
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NewsC4 chooses MDMA for Drugs Live
Channel 4’s controversial Drugs Live will investigate the impact of MDMA on the human body, Broadcast understands.
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NewsMade In Chelsea's Spencer to front C5's The Bachelor
Channel 5 has recommissoned reality dating show The Bachelor, which will see Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews pick a girlfriend from a line-up of 24 single ladies.
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NewsDe Mol plans global brainstorm to re-tune The Voice
John de Mol is to lead a brainstorming session with The Voice creatives from around the world in a bid to improve the singing format’s live shows.
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NewsBafta TV Awards 2012: winners
The winners and nominees of the Arqiva British Academy Television Awards 2012.
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NewsAnneka Rice to lead Flowerpot Men on BBC1
Anneka Rice is teaming up with Phil Tufnell and Joe Swift to front a BBC1 series to regenerate outdoor spaces to create community legacies.
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The Broadcast InterviewDan Baldwin, Talkback
Talkback’s new managing director tells Jake Kanter why the recession has been good for the Celebrity Juice producer.
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NewsITV hands reality show to Keith Lemon
ITV continues to be sweet on Keith Lemon – handing the comedy character his own reality show.
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NewsThames and Scott join forces for ITV1 sports show
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames has teamed up with Sebastian Scott-backed Superhero Television to create a sports-based talent show for ITV1.
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NewsThe Voice goes live with viewer tweets
The Voice UK is to ramp up its social media presence during its live episodes, including the introduction of a Twitter mosaic in the studio.
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NewsShed appoints former Chorion CFO
Shed Media has appointed Terry Downing, who previously helped oversee the break-up process of Chorion, as its chief financial officer.
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NewsThe Voice first to introduce "voice short code" voting
The BBC is to become the first broadcaster to launch voice short codes to support voting for The Voice UK.
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The Broadcast InterviewTwenty Twenty: Tim Carter, Meredith Chambers
Twenty Twenty’s chief exec and creative officer have successfully applied entertainment values to serious subjects. They tell Alex Farber how they are simply mimicking life’s ‘sense of fun’
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NewsBafta nominations 2012
Browse the full list of nominees for the 2012 Arqiva British Academy Television Awards.
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NewsCohen steps down at FremantleMedia
Tony Cohen is to step down as the chief executive of FremantleMedia after 17 years with the company, to be replaced by Cécile Frot-Coutaz.