All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 4
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NewsSpeculation over C4 move for Jay Hunt
Speculation is mounting that BBC1 controller Jay Hunt could move to Channel 4 following Kevin Lygo’s departure.
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NewsThompson raps Hadlow over BBC2 direction
BBC director general Mark Thompson has given BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow a public dressing down about the direction of the channel, shocking senior colleagues.
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NewsPageant series headlines BBC3 ‘adult’ doc season
BBC3 is turning Baby Beauty Queens into a six-part series and has lined up topless model Alicia Douvall to discuss her “Faustian” aspirations for her teenage daughter, as part of the channel’s second
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NewsNigella ends Dahl speculation with a return to BBC2
Nigella Lawson is to return to BBC2 for a new 13-part series - ending suggestions that she has effectively been replaced by former model Sophie Dahl.
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NewsSky 1 orders anti-X Factor search for talent
Sky 1 has ordered a shiny-floor musical talent search that is being pitched as an anti-X Factor.
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NewsBBC’s 3D Olympics plan shapes up
Boxing and gymnastics are top of the BBC’s 3D agenda for the 2012 Olympics as the corporation eyes the games as a watershed moment for technological experimentation.
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NewsYentob: ‘cacophony’ of critical voices harms BBC
The BBC’s creativity and independence is being threatened by too many regulators and commentators having their say, creative director Alan Yentob has claimed.
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NewsBBC drama boss hunting shows for 2011
The BBC has £200m to spend on drama in 2011 and “literally nothing commissioned”, controller of drama commission Ben Stephenson has revealed - alongside his aspirations for a new 9pm police show and more younger-skewing drama.
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NewsBBC boss defends events spending
The BBC’s chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has hit back at criticism of its spending on major events, claiming it would be a “false economy to cover them half-heartedly” and that viewers don’t want them to broadcast from “windowless” rooms.
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NewsTina McCann to head Nickelodeon UK
Turner Broadcasting’s Tina McCann is to replace Howard Litton as Nickelodeon UK’s senior vice president and managing director.
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Godwin, CBBC
Joe Godwin may be looking for an issues-led drama for CBBC - but the new BBC Children’s director believes it can be gritty without being miserable.
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NewsFiver acquires Doctor Who spin-off K-9
Fiver has picked up the free-to-air rights to live action and CGI Doctor Who spin-off series K-9.
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NewsCBBC seeks mainstream showcase for its shows
CBBC wants to air its programmes on mainstream BBC channels and is launching a search for a new, older-skewing drama to fill the void left by Grange Hill.
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NewsHumphrys to lead Matchlight’s BBC triple doc order
John Humphrys is to examine the inequalities of the UK’s education system in Mind The Gap, one of three Matchlight productions commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsNickelodeon on brink of appointing managing director for UK
Nickelodeon is close to appointing a new UK chief after months of indecision over whether to replace former managing director Howard Litton.
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NewsShine in talks to buy Brown Eyed Boy
Shine Group is in advanced negotiations to acquire Brown Eyed Boy from Motive Television.
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NewsVolcano grounds Jonathan Ross A-list
The BBC has hastily booked Jeremy Clarkson to appear on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross after three Hollywood stars were kept overseas by the volcanic ash.
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NewsPower lands Queen's Award
Power has picked up a prestigious Queen’s award for Enterprise in International Trade – recognising three years of “sustained” international sales and production.
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NewsBBC execs splash out on taxis and flights
The BBC’s disclosure of expenses is curbing day-to-day spending by execs – but senior figures continue to book business class flights costing more than £3,000 each and embark on expensive taxi rides.
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NewsMIPTV delegates stranded: update
MIPTV: TV executives remain stranded in Cannes, with UK flights cancelled due to ash released from this week’s Icelandic volcano eruption.