All News articles – Page 1862
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NewsBBC unveils World Cup plans
The BBC will launch an online World Cup breakfast show as part of a commitment to broadcast 50% more coverage of the football tournament than in 2010.
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NewsFormer Lucky Day boss joins Keo
Lucky Day Productions founder Damon Pattison has joined Keo Films to head up factual entertainment and formats.
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NewsBBC drama producer Sarah Brown joins STV
BBC drama producer Sarah Brown is to join STV Production to lead its output in the genre.
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NewsDiscovery 'opportunistic' on acquisitions
Discovery Communications remains “opportunistic” about international acquisitions with a particular focus on pay-TV channels and production companies.
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NewsDispatches & Panorama scoop One World awards
Channel 4’s Dispatches and BBC1’s Panorama were among the winners at last night’s One World Media Awards in London.
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NewsTrue North hires Great Ormond Street filmmaker
Ricardo Pollack, the series producer of BBC2’s Great Ormond Street, is to join Leeds-based indie True North in a newly created role.
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NewsLord Patten: the key moments
Following Lord Patten’s decision to step down after undergoing major heart surgery, Broadcast reflects on the key moments of the BBC Trust chairman’s three-year reign.
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NewsITV buys US indie Leftfield Entertainment for £212m
ITV has made its biggest indie acquisition yet under Adam Crozier - wrapping up an initial $360m (£212m) deal for Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment Group.
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NewsLord Patten steps down after undergoing heart surgery
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect after undergoing heart surgery.
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NewsOfcom probes Jeremy Clarkson joke
Top Gear’s Burma special is to be investigated by Ofcom after a Jeremy Clarkson joke was considered to be racist by some viewers.
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NewsPeep Show star joins Australian indie
Peep Show star Matt King has joined Australian production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) as a development executive.
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NewsVice kicks off sports channel
Vice is to launch an online sports channel ahead of the World Cup in Brazil.
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NewsYesterday investigates Weekend Warriors
UKTV’s Yesterday is celebrating British eccentricity with a six-part series coproduced with Sky Vision Productions.
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NewsJamaica Inn team defend sound
Concerns about the audibility issues that affected Jamaica Inn were raised by crew during the production, it has emerged.
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NewsZodiak hires formats chief
Zodiak Media has hired former Endemol exec Grant Ross as its new formats chief.
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NewsLifetime to remake Child Genius in US
US cable network Lifetime is to remake Channel 4’s Shed Media-produced documentary series Child Genius.
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NewsDavid Frank eyes indie acquisitions
David Frank’s new investment firm Dial Square 86 is eyeing the acquisition of UK indies after it closed a multi-million pound investment round.
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NewsSky Arts beefs up South Bank Show
Daniel Radcliffe and Abi Morgan are to feature in the South Bank Show when it returns to Sky Arts with six new episodes later this month.
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NewsBroadcast and DPP to host file delivery deadline event
Broadcast has partnered with the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) for a half-day event about the shift to file-based delivery.
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