All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 53
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NewsShows on the move
Full list of BBC shows on the move as part of the corporation's biggest ever shake-up of network programming from the nations and regions.
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NewsBBC woos Yentob for DG of North job
Alan Yentob is being courted by BBC bosses to become the “DG of the North” - but negotiations have been complicated by his opposition to the decision to move arts strand Imagine to Scotland.
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Firecracker bear series for Animal Planet
Animal Planet has commissioned Firecracker Films to make a full series based on its Five documentary The Man Who Lives with Bears.
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NewsBroadcasters predict programming shortfall
Mipcom: Buyers and distributors are predicting a worrying dearth of high quality content in the next one to two years, as broadcasters cut back on commissioning original programmes.
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NewsC4 orders Charles love triangle doc
Channel 4 is to air a documentary about one of Prince Charles' early romances and a little-known love triangle that included him and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall.
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NewsThomas on track for China
MIPCOM: Thomas the Tank Engine is to roll into China for the first time, following a deal by Hit Entertainment.
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NewsViacom boss 'optimistic' but tightening purse strings
MIPCOM: Viacom chief executive Philippe Dauman has said he is 'optimistic' that the media will perform well in the economic downturn, despite downgrading expectations of the media giant's performance.
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NewsAmaze cuts ties with private equity firm
Production company Amaze TV has severed its ties with the private equity group Palamon Capital Partners following the collapse of the Dutch firm D&D, which Palamon also owned.
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NewsFremantle to spend its way out of credit crunch
MIPCOM: FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has pledged to plough money into development and acquisitions in a bid to weather the economic crisis.
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NewsBBCW execs face select committee grilling
BBC and BBC Worldwide executives will be called in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee to give evidence, as the corporation faces the most serious examination of its commercial activities to date.
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NewsKids iPlayer to tackle web watershed problem
The BBC is to solve the online watershed conundrum by launching a children's version of the iPlayer.
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NewsBBC pilots comedy for ‘little Britons'
The BBC has invested in a slew of children's comedy pilots in a bid to bring the Little Britain formula to younger audiences.
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NewsTranter bids emotional farewell
Jane Tranter bid a tearful farewell to the UK drama industry last night, at the screening of Little Dorrit - expected to be her last major speech before she steps down as BBC director of fiction.
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NewsBBC hands nations extra clout
The BBC has promoted its national controllers to the BBC Direction Group and plans to dismantle its Nations and Regions division, in its latest effort to devolve power from London.
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NewsBrand to front BBC war doc
Comedienne Jo Brand is to mark the 90th anniversary of the Armistice for BBC1, with a look at the life of First World War nurse Vera Brittain.
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NewsExhibition planned for Wallace and Gromit
Wallace and Gromit are to be the focus of a major new exhibition planned by the Science Museum.
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NewsC4 cuts taking toll on ratings
The budget cuts at Channel 4 are already starting to take a toll on audience figures, viewer's editor Paula Carter has claimed.
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NewsMary... queen of charity shops
Mary, Queen of Shops presenter Mary Portas is to turn her merchandising expertise to charity shops in a new project for BBC2.
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FeaturesInterview: Danny Cohen
The critical scorn meted out to Lily Allen's chat show has not deterred BBC3 controller Danny Cohen from his mission to give new talent a break.
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