All News articles – Page 2299
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NewsCowell returns to revamped Britain’s Got Talent
Simon Cowell is to return to the Britain’s Got Talent judging panel and plough his own money into the cash prize as part of the show’s revamp.
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NewsPeter Bazalgette receives knighthood
Former Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette is to be knighted and Sky News journalist Alex Crawford to receive an OBE in the New Years Honours.
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NewsSohonet upgrades Clearcast’s connection
Sohonet has equipped broadcast advertising company Clearcast with a 1 Gbps fibre connection.
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NewsPost houses prepare Christmas specials
Post houses have been busy creating wintery looks for this year’s summer-shot Christmas specials.
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NewsChannel 5 acquires Body of Proof
Channel 5 has secured the free-to-air rights to US crime drama Body of Proof.
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NewsMetrodome hit by sales slowdown
Metrodome Group has been forced to issue a profit warning following tough trading times for TV distribution division Target Entertainment.
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NewsNUJ: BBC cuts to cost UK £1.7bn
The NUJ has warned that the proposed cuts to the BBC are “wrong-headed” and will lead to a reduction in the UK’s economic output of up to £1.7bn.
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NewsCouncils warn against BBC local radio cuts
The Local Government Association has warned that the BBC’s proposed cuts to local radio services are “unacceptable” and could threaten emergency broadcasts.
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NewsC4's Bank Job passes 2m plays
Channel 4’s online game supporting forthcoming show The Bank Job has been played more than 2 million times since it launched earlier this month.
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NewsC4 lines-up two Alternative Christmas Messages
Channel 4 is to broadcast two alternatives to the Queen’s Christmas Day speech for the first time.
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NewsParade's End sold to France
BBC Worldwide has secured its first ever pre-sale deal with French broadcaster Arte for a forthcoming adaptation of Parade’s End.
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News5Live to air Christmas special from children's home
BBC Radio 5 Live is to broadcast a live three-hour special from a children’s home in Manchester on Christmas Day.
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NewsC4's Lord Burns takes second term as chairman
Lord Burns has accepted a second term as chairman of Channel 4 and former BBC news chief Tony Hall has been named his deputy.
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NewsBBC Learning graduates to L8R Youngers 2
BBC Learning has ordered a follow-up to online drama series L8R Youngers that follows the progression of the East London kids into secondary school.
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NewsDexter most pirated show of 2011
US serial killer drama Dexter notched up the most illegal downloads of any TV show this year.
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NewsRicky Gervais working on C4 pilot
Ricky Gervais is working on his first sitcom pilot for Channel 4 in which he plays a “confused” worker at a retirement home.
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NewsBedlam returning to Sky Living
Sky Living is returning to the lunatic asylum for a second series of its original drama Bedlam, with an EastEnders actress replacing Will Young in the lead role.
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NewsC4 unveils online news quiz
Channel 4 is to launch an online current affairs quiz to accompany a round-up of the year with Jon Snow.
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NewsShine secures first look with Absolutely Independent
Shine Group has struck a first look production deal with Absolutely Independent, the format house behind new ITV game show The Exit List.
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NewsSky hires Apprentice exec Kurland
Sky has snapped up Michele Kurland, executive producer on The Apprentice and head of fact ent at Talkback Thames, to replace Mark Sammon.