All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 49
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NewsTheroux signs three-year exclusive deal with BBC
Louis Theroux has signed a new three-year contract with the BBC.
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NewsFinancial misery to hit home next year
Producers are bracing themselves for the fallout of the economic crisis as hard-hitting budget cuts by broadcasters threaten to hammer the content sector.
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NewsTrust to ‘contain' BBCW activity, Lyons tells MPs
The Sachsgate row has overshadowed the BBC Trust's clearest indication yet that it will rein in BBC Worldwide's activities.
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RDF USA and IWC Media strike first co-pro deal
RDF Media is to examine the science behind blowing up buildings in the first co-production between its UK and US businesses.
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NewsMake My Body Younger to return
Twofour is to make a second series 8 x 60-minute series of Make My Body Younger, but is relocating the production base to its headquarters in Plymouth.
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NewsBBC orders credit crunch property show
BBC1 has commissioned Homes Under The Hammer producer Lion Television to pilot a new daytime format called House Swap, in which home owners trapped by the property downturn trade properties.
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NewsTV is positive influence on kids
Eight out of 10 parents believe television has a positive impact on their child's development, according to a new survey by clinical psychologist and TV presenter Dr Tanya Byron.
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NewsPhoo Action series axed
The BBC has pulled the plug on Phoo Action because it “was struggling to fulfil its ambitions”.
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NewsBBC in talks with Google
The BBC is looking at ways that it can work with Google, potentially positioning it as the most powerful media partnership in the UK.
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NewsR2 confirms Ross' return
The BBC has named the date for Jonathan Ross' return - before publishing the findings of its Sachsgate review.
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NewsExtra job losses loom at BBC
The BBC is facing the prospect of a new round of job losses, on top of the hard-hitting cuts already tabled under the Fewer, Bigger, Better plans.
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NewsMPs to grill BBC bosses on Sachsgate
BBC bosses face will be quizzed by MPs about the Ross/Brand prank call next Tuesday, as part of a Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee investigation.
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NewsTop indie producers decline Tranter's job
The BBC is struggling to find a successor to controller of fiction Jane Tranter who departs for BBC Worldwide in LA next month.
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BBC4 to adapt Cloud Spotter's Guide
BBC4 is to take a “lyrical” look at clouds in a feature-length documentary based on the bestselling book The Cloud Spotter's Guide.
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Armed forces awards show to air on Sky 1
Sky1 is to televise “The Millies” - the awards for military bravery launched this year by Prince Charles and the Sun newspaper.
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NewsSchama lines up major history of the Jews for BBC2
Simon Schama is in discussion with the BBC to chart the history of the Jews in his next series.
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NewsBBC boosts in-house entertainment
BBC Vision Productions has bolstered its entertainment team with a new tier of managers focused on different sub-genres.
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NewsRDF close to£53m management buyout
The management of Wife Swap creator RDF Media is “nearing completion” of a£53m takeover bid for the company, backed by Endemol founder John De Mol's investment firm.