More News – Page 2012
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NewsSarah Millican returning to BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Sarah Millican Television Programme.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2012 shortlist revealed
BBC3, BBC4 and E4 will go head to head with Discovery Channel, History and MTV for Channel of the Year at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2012.
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NewsITV reveals Diamond Jubilee plans
ITV will reunite Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham for its live coverage of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June.
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NewsThe Voice goes live with viewer tweets
The Voice UK is to ramp up its social media presence during its live episodes, including the introduction of a Twitter mosaic in the studio.
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NewsBBC poaches 10 O'Clock Live series editor
The BBC has poached series editor of 10 O’Clock Live for its in house comedy entertainment team.
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NewsITV1 orders Guernsey hospital doc
Maverick Television is to continue to expand its health slate with an early evening ITV1 series based in a hospital in Guernsey.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People to profile 90% burns victim
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People is to mark its tenth anniversary with a hat trick of new films.
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NewsBBC2 orders menu of fresh cooking shows
BBC2 has ordered a swathe of new cookery shows with an international flavour.
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NewsMental health charity slams C4 programme
Mental health charity Rethink has complained to Ofcom and Channel 4 after it aired an evangelical Christian’s views on mental health that claimed it is a “behavioral problem, rooted in pride, self-centeredness and self-pity’.
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NewsC5 orders more Hotel Inspector
Channel 5 has ordered a ninth series of The Hotel Inspector, following Alex Polizzi as she grapples to improve a naturist hotel, a haunted inn and “the Fawlty Towers of Essex”.
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NewsShed appoints former Chorion CFO
Shed Media has appointed Terry Downing, who previously helped oversee the break-up process of Chorion, as its chief financial officer.
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NewsPBS UK acquires America Revealed
PBS UK has acquired the US version of Lion Television doc Britain From Above.
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NewsC4 to roll out app for Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 is developing a mobile app to support Remarkable Television’s playalong gameshow Million Pound Drop.
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NewsIdris Elba to host C4 dance doc
Idris Elba, star of Luther and The Wire, is being lined up to front a second Fresh One Productions film, looking at the history of dance music and clubbing for Channel 4.
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NewsC4's Charlesworth joins MirriAd
Former Channel 4 product placement head David Charlesworth has joined agency MirriAd to oversee its commercial operations as it gears up for further growth.
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NewsSET acquires Spooks
BBC spy drama Spooks is to be repeated from the beginning by Sony Entertainment Television.
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Rize USA pens news deal
DCD Media indie Rize USA has inked a first-look deal with press agency Caters News, giving the team exclusive access to stories from around the world.
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NewsThe Voice first to introduce "voice short code" voting
The BBC is to become the first broadcaster to launch voice short codes to support voting for The Voice UK.
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NewsTwickenham Film Studios thrown a lifeline
An anonymous buyer has been lined up to take over troubled facility Twickenham Studios.
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NewsOfcom steps up BSkyB investigation
Ofcom has stepped up its investigation into whether BSkyB is a “fit and proper” owner of a broadcasting licence.