All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 80
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NewsGlee greenlit for second season
New US comedy Glee, which debuted on E4 last night, has been picked up for a second season by the Fox network.
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NewsMost Haunted going live on Saturday nights
Living’s popular paranormal series Most Haunted is to air as a live Saturday night show when it returns for a new series of investigations.
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NewsDRG picks up Real A&E
Sky 1’s The Real A&E has been sold into Scandinavia marking the first collaboration between distributor Digital Rights Group and indie Mandrill Television.
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NewsFormer S4C commissioner found dead at sea
Welsh broadcaster S4C has paid tribute to a former commissioner whose body was pulled from the sea in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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RatingsNews ratings soar past 9m as snow falls
Heavy snow throughout the UK led to a bumper night for BBC News as more than 9m tuned in to regional reports about the weather.
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NewsGraham Norton signs new BBC deal
Graham Norton has signed a new two-year deal with the BBC, taking a £500,000 annual pay cut as part of the contract.
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NewsMoira Stuart returns to the BBC
Moira Stuart is returning to the BBC as the newsreader on Chris Evans’ Radio 2 breakfast show, two years after her departure from the corporation sparked an ageism row.
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NewsHeroes most pirated series of 2009
US drama Heroes has been named the most pirated TV show for the second consecutive year – winning more viewers illegally than through official broadcast channels.
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NewsAnderson speaks of “struggling” local news
Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson has spoken of a “failure” in commercially-produced local news, claiming it is “struggling” to meet the needs of viewers.
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NewsRonan Keating joins Magic
Ronan Keating is to host a new weekly show on London radio station Magic 105.4.
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FeaturesHeads or Tails, Five
Five is taking a gamble on Heads Or Tails, a gameshow where players can win £1m on the toss of a coin. Michael Rosser goes behind the scenes of Eyeworks’ flipping new format.
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FeaturesChris Bonney, Outright Distrbution
Chris Bonney, managing director of Outright Distribution, on his recent acquisitions, what he’s looking to pick up and the challenges ahead.
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NewsBBCW promotes Taite
BBC Worldwide Channels has handed a promotion to programming exec John Taite and has created three new scheduling roles across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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NewsPaul Johnson to leave Endemol
Paul Johnson is to step down from his senior position at Endemol Group less than a year after joining the production giant.
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NewsMirren to receive lifetime award
Dame Helen Mirren is to receive a lifetime achievement award today for her contribution to film and TV.
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NewsJLC making Eurovision bid for Five
Justin Lee Collins will attempt to enter next year’s Eurovision Song Contest in his first documentary for Five.
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FeaturesMark Murphy, etv media group
Mark Murphy, managing director of etv media group, on how the company will be speaking to indies in the new year to grow its international presence.
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NewsOutright ready to splash cash on first-look deals
Outright Distribution has ringfenced a “significant” investment fund that it will plough into firstlook deals with UK and US indies from early 2010.
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NewsSilverback serves up Danish Hell’s Kitchen for TV2
A new version of ITV format Hell’s Kitchen is to be served up to viewers in Denmark.
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NewsReef to repay BBC over fakery scandal
Reef TV is to pay compensation to the BBC after breaching guidelines in three daytime series, but has had a suspension from the corporation lifted.