All Indies articles – Page 707
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The Broadcast InterviewNick Southgate, Shed Media
The Shed Media boss talks to Robert Shepherd about ‘flying’ on both sides of the Atlantic, working with a US television legend and whether a management buyout is still on the cards.
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NewsX Factor auditions go live
The X Factor is to get a Britain’s Got Talent-style makeover, with auditions to be held in front of a live audience for the first time.
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Talkback celebrate Monte Carlo success
Talkback Thames swept the board at last night’s 49th Monte Carlo Television Festival – taking home four of the top awards for its television film, The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall.
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NewsBradshaw: Apprentice row is matter for BBC
New media secretary Ben Bradshaw sparked Tory protests in the Commons today when he insisted the question of whether Sir Alan Sugar should continue to front The Apprentice following his appointment as an advisor to Gordon Brown was a matter solely for the BBC.
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NewsGrade: don't blame BGT execs for Boyle breakdown
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has rejected claims that executives on Britain’s Got Talent did not do enough to protect runner up Susan Boyle, saying that blaming production staff is “simplistic”.
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NewsGovernment launches review into kids on TV
The government is preparing a major public consultation on the use of children in TV shows such as Britain’s Got Talent, which last week saw 10-year-old semi-finalist Hollie Steel break down on live TV.
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NewsPortillo takes trains back in time for BBC2 daytime
Former Tory cabinet minister Michael Portillo will embark on a series of epic British rail journeys as part of a stripped daytime series for BBC2.
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NewsBurnham: More care needed with talent show contestants
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has called on broadcasters to prioritise their “duty of care” to talent show contestants following Susan Boyle’s admission to the Priory.
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NewsBGT's Susan Boyle taken to clinic
Gordon Brown has made personal enquiries about Susan Boyle’s health after the Britain’s Got Talent star was rushed to a private hospital yesterday.
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NewsShed lands Seinfeld for landmark commission
Shed Media has landed the contract for its US arm to produce an NBC Universal show devised and executive produced by comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld.
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NewsRabbatts joins Shed board
Shed Media has appointed former Channel 4 head of education Heather Rabbatts to one of three non-executive positions.
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BBC1 to hunt Junior Apprentice
Sir Alan Sugar will challenge 10 teenagers to win a £25,000 career boost in spin-off series Junior Apprentice.
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FeaturesHope Springs
Before they could hijack primetime with their Highland caper, the team had to turn a sleepy village into a setting fit for glamorous bandits and (not too) dark plotlines, says Brian Park.
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Nat Geo snaps up BBC Photography series
Outright Distribution has sold BBC2 documentary series Genius of Photography to National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) as part of a raft of other post-MipTV sales.
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The Broadcast InterviewLorraine Heggessey, Talkback Thames
The chief executive of Talkback Thames talks to Steve Clarke about what a new ITV boss could mean for indies, the Susan Boyle phenomenon and how to survive the recession.
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EUSTON COMEBACK.
Thames TV is resurrecting film division Euston Films to make film versions of Thames TV formats