All News articles – Page 2585

  • World’s Strictest Parents
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    UKTV acquires Strictest Parents

    2010-08-23T13:03:00Z

    UKTV’s Watch has picked up World’s Strictest Parents and has bolstered the deal by buying up the rights to the US and Australian spin-off series.

  • What’s In Your Breakfast?
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    Food giants lose battle over Dispatches claims

    2010-08-23T12:31:00Z

    Cereal manufacturers Nestle and Kellogg’s have lost their challenge against an edition of Dispatches that they claim unfairly portrayed them as targeting children with unhealthy foods.

  • Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine
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    Trinny and Susannah head down under

    2010-08-23T12:28:00Z

    Fashion gurus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine are to remake their most recent makeover format for Australian audiences.

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    ITV cleared over World Cup goal gaffe

    2010-08-23T12:10:00Z

    Ofcom has rejected 823 complaints from ITV1 HD viewers who missed England’s first World Cup goal due when the channel aired a sponsorship bumper.

  • The Naked Office
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    Virgin rapped over Naked Office

    2010-08-23T12:07:00Z

    Ofcom has censured Virgin 1’sThe Naked Office for featuring inappropriate content before the watershed - but over bad language rather than nudity.

  • Premier League
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    Pub preferred place to view Premier League

    2010-08-23T12:02:00Z

    Out-of-home viewing will account for more than one-third of all Premier League audiences aged 18-34 this season.

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    C4 orders £1m of Scottish commissions

    2010-08-23T11:58:00Z

    Channel 4 is to turn the spotlight on Scotland’s burgeoning computer games industry in a three-part series that it has greenlit as part of £1m of cross-platform commissions from the nation.

  • Christian O’Connell
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    O’Connell to cover for 5 Live's Bacon

    2010-08-23T11:53:00Z

    Absolute Radio breakfast DJ Christian O’Connell is to stand in for a week on Richard Bacon’s BBC Radio 5 Live show.

  • MediaCityUK
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    BBC executive resigns over relocation

    2010-08-23T10:40:00Z

    The BBC HR boss behind convincing staff to make the move north has resigned - because he does not want to relocate.

  • Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution
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    Emmy for Jamie's US series

    2010-08-23T10:33:00Z

    Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has won an Emmy award in the best reality show category.

  • The X Factor
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    X Factor admits enhancing contestants' voices

    2010-08-23T09:24:00Z

    The X Factor is embroiled in another production row after bosses admitted using technology to make some contestants’ voices sound better.

  • Doctor Who
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    Bid to list every BBC show ever broadcast

    2010-08-23T09:18:00Z

    Researchers are poring over thousands of back copies of the Radio Times to put together a list of every BBC programme ever broadcast.

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    Sky News appoints first sports editor

    2010-08-20T13:40:00Z

    Sky News has appointed Nick Powell to the new role of sports editor as it revamps its coverage ahead of the launch of Sky Sports News HD.

  • Jungle Junction
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    Disney unveils autumn slate

    2010-08-20T12:41:00Z

    Disney has ordered a second series of its CGI series Jungle Junction from UK indie Spider Eye Animation as part of a slate of new and returning shows for the autumn/winter season that includes the final season of Hannah Montana.

  • Nightmare in Suburbia
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    RDF secures Chello Zone deal

    2010-08-20T11:52:00Z

    RDF Rights has sold a string of reality series to broadcaster Chello Zone that will see the programmes aired throughout EMEA.

  • my family
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    'Too white' BBC seeks sitcom ideas

    2010-08-20T11:16:00Z

    The BBC is seen as “too white and middle class” and is aiming to make more multicultural sitcoms, it has announced.

  • Ray Gosling
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    No murder charge over Gosling claim

    2010-08-20T11:11:00Z

    BBC presenter Ray Gosling, who admitted on television to killing his gay lover, will answer bail today amid reports he will not be charged with murder, prosecutors said.

  • Arwel Ellis Owen
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    S4C exec admits 'I wasn't Newsnight editor'

    2010-08-20T11:09:00Z

    The man brought in as S4C’s interim boss has been forced to confirm he had not been the editor of Newsnight and Panorama, despite stating so on his company website.

  • watching tv
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    Ofcom study reveals UK's media addiction

    2010-08-19T12:23:00Z

    Consumers are spending almost half their waking hours watching TV and using their mobiles and other communications gadgets, a study has found.

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    World Cup boosts TV watching time

    2010-08-19T12:22:00Z

    Wall to wall coverage of the World Cup boosted the number of hours people spent watching television in the first six months of this year, according to research published today.