All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 77
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NewsRadio 1 tunes up iPlayer video channel
BBC Radio 1 is to launch a video channel on the iPlayer – as the broadcaster prepares to personalise its on-demand service.
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NewsMTV orders UK Catfish pilot
Renegade Pictures is to produce a UK TX pilot of MTV hit Catfish: The TV Show as the channel looks to capitalise on the programme’s US success.
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NewsChallenge rebrands with animated idents
BSkyB is to rebrand Challenge as it bids to boost the entertainment channel’s profile.
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NewsPaxman nearly quit Newsnight over Savile scandal
Jeremy Paxman has admitted that he came close to quitting Newsnight at the height of the Jimmy Savile scandal last year.
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RatingsSearch for Modern Medicines provides remedy for BBC4
Michael Mosley’s new science series Pain, Pus and Poison: the Search for Modern Medicines had the right chemistry for BBC4 on a quiet night for viewing on Thursday.
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NewsMajor changes at BBC Arabic
BBC Arabic underwent a structural overhaul this summer, but the corporation has refused to reveal whether the changes were the result of the widespread cultural tensions and complaints against the global news division that were revealed by broadcastnow.co.uk this week.
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FeaturesSalford: commissioners wishlists
Commissioners told us what they want at Broadcast’s Salford briefing.
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NewsIllness forces Mercury’s Sparke to take back seat
Tim Sparke has stepped back from the day-to-day management of Mercury Media to undergo a second round of surgery on a brain tumour.
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NewsChannel 4 joins GME to host scripted reality house party
Channel 4 has unveiled its latest partnership with GroupM Entertainment (GME): a scripted reality series giving friends the chance to party in an empty mansion.
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NewsCCTV snaps up fact ent formats
Supernanny and Secret Millionaire are to be remade in China as the country’s burgeoning appetite for factual entertainment formats continues to grow.
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NewsBBC4 channel editor named
BBC history, science and natural history commissioner Cassian Harrison has been appointed channel editor of BBC4.
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NewsDoctor Who 50th special to simulcast globally
BBC Worldwide is to simulcast the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special in at least 75 countries.
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News'Civil war' at BBC Arabic exposed
A Broadcast investigation has exposed “civil war” among staff, managers and presenters at BBC Arabic, the oldest and largest of the corporation’s non-English language services.
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NewsAdams Hills' BBC NI show gets new host
BBC Northern Ireland has ordered a second series of comedy panel show Monumental - with Kiwi comedian Jarred Christmas replacing Adams Hills.
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RatingsThe Face stumbles on debut
Naomi Campbell’s heavily-trailed new Sky Living modelling show The Face stumbled on its catwalk debut on Monday night.
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NewsBafta opens awards up to VoD players
Bafta has opened up its TV awards to online platforms which commission and acquire content – as the Royal Television Society has added two new sports categories to its awards.
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NewsCompany Pictures exec sets up drama indie
Company Pictures’ head of production Helen Flint has left to set up her own drama indie.
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NewsBake Off exec rises to BBC2 head of docs
The Great British Bake Off commissioner Emma Willis has been promoted to head of documentaries for BBC2 and BBC4.
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RatingsDownton Abbey remains imperious
Downton Abbey continued its sterling form on Sunday, adding more than 100k viewers to last week’s record-breaking series debut.
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RatingsStrictly outsteps The X Factor
Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with 1.3m more viewers than The X Factor on Saturday - as Atlantis failed to match the launch of Merlin.