All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 63
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NewsGavin and Stacey edges closer to BBC1
BBC Vision director Jana Bannett has given the clearest signal yet that sitcom Gavin and Stacey will transfer to BBC1 this Christmas.
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NewsHat Trick on the case with new ITV crime drama
Hat Trick Productions has signed a deal with ITV to develop a new crime drama populated by strong women in peril.
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NewsTime Out calls for BBCW probe
Time Out is urging the Office of Fair Trading to launch a probe into BBC Worldwide's acquisition of travel guide publisher Lonely Planet.
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NewsKidnapped BBC journalist found dead
BBC journalist Abdul Samad Rohani was yesterday found dead in Afghanistan, one day after he was abducted from Laskar Gah in the southern province of Helmand. He had been shot in the head.
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NewsHorrid Henry to become stage show
Novel Entertainment is to launch Horrid Henry as a stage show following ITV's decision to commission a second run.
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NewsBT Vision to charge for on-demand BBC content
BT Vision customers are being asked to pay for on-demand BBC content, despite it being freely available on the iPlayer.
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NewsSky to give Snow White comic twist for Christmas
Sky One is planning a comic version of the classic fairytale Snow White as its big “event” drama for Christmas 2009.
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NewsFirst for Torchwood as it moves to BBC1
Torchwood will become the first drama series to move from BBC3 to BBC2 and then transfer to BBC1 when the third series goes out next year.
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NewsHammond launches indie with£2m show
Richard Hammond is launching his own indie and will jointly produce a£2m kids science show for CBBC with September Films.
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NewsStyle icon has designs on Apprentice success
Uber-designer Philippe Starck is set to take the Alan Sugar role in an Apprentice-style show set in the world of design.
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Chapman to open in-house production arm
Chapman Entertainment will take production of flagship shows Roary the Racing Car and Fifi and the Flowertots in-house after setting up its own production arm, writes Katherine Rushton.
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NewsOfcom fines MTV Europe£255,000
Ofcom has fined MTV Networks Europe£255,000 for repeatedly broadcasting “highly offensive” language and material before 9pm.
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NewsGrowth of BBC talent fees could decrease
The BBC Trust has warned there could be a slow down in the growth of talent fees, and even a decline for lesser-known talent.
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NewsRich get richer at BBC
The pay packets of a few top stars are swelling at a “significantly” faster rate than smaller name stars, according to a new BBC Trust report.
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CommentBlog: BBC fails to reveal all
Broadcast's BBC correspondent Katherine Rushton criticises the BBC Trust's report on talent costs for keeping too much out of the public eye.
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NewsITN slams BBC website
ITN has criticised the scale and ambition of bbc.co.uk, claiming it poses “a real threat” to plurality in the media landscape.
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NewsBBC agrees first-look comedy deal with Horgan
The BBC has agreed an exclusive deal with Sharon Horgan, the co-creator and star of BBC3's dark comedy series Pulling.
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NewsBBC ‘misallocates'£25m of funds
The BBC Trust has told the BBC to tighten its financial procedures after the corporation “misallocated” nearly£25m of bbc.co.uk funding to other divisions.
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NewsWhat the Papers Say faces axe after 52 years
The BBC has dropped What the Papers Say, putting the show's 52-year history in jeopardy.
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NewsHat Trick plans period crime for ITV
Hat Trick Productions has won a development deal from ITV to dramatise a non-fiction thriller about a child murder in 1860 that became a national obsession.