All News articles – Page 2811

  • Neil Bentley
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    Bentley to replace Emma B on Heart

    2009-07-06T11:29:00Z

    Neil Bentley is to take over Heart 106.2’s weekday drivetime show from Emma B.

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
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    Jonathan Ross cleared of 'homophobic' claims

    2009-07-06T11:26:00Z

    Jonathan Ross has escaped censure over comments on his Radio 2 show that more than 60 listeners claimed were ‘homophobic’.

  • Totally Saturday
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    Totally Saturday axed

    2009-07-06T10:09:00Z

    The BBC has axed Graham Norton’s Totally Saturday, according to reports.

  • David Cameron
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    Cameron pledges to scale back Ofcom's powers

    2009-07-06T09:53:00Z

    David Cameron has vowed to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role as part of a proposed scaling back of “empire building” quangos if the Tories are elected.

  • Wombles
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    End nostalgia in kids TV, say industry figures

    2009-07-03T13:55:00Z

    SHOWCOMOTION: Children’s broadcasters must stop relying on nostalgia to save kids TV and try to reposition themselves instead, some of the industry’s most senior figures have claimed.

  • Only Fools and Horses
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    Trotters to return in Only Fools and Horses prequel

    2009-07-03T13:52:00Z

    Del Boy’s coming back to BBC1 – but as a teenager.

  • Just William
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    BBC to resurrect Just William

    2009-07-03T13:47:00Z

    Just William is to return to the BBC for the third time, in a new adaptation by Men Behaving Badly writer Simon Nye.

  • Waybuloo
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    Kids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund

    2009-07-03T13:46:00Z

    The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.

  • Hot Shots 2009
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    Hot Shots 2009 – get your entries in!

    2009-07-03T12:08:00Z

    Broadcast is scouring the UK for the brightest young talent to feature in our special Hot Shots supplement. We’re carrying out our annual competition to find the up-and-coming talent in the broadcasting sector aged 29 and under.

  • Dan Walker
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    F1 host and Blue Peter producer in Salford move

    2009-07-03T12:01:00Z

    Sports presenter Dan Walker and Blue Peter producer Ewan Vinnicombe are among 216 mid-tier BBC staff moving to Salford MediaCity in 2011.

  • Michael Jackson
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    C4 viewers question Michael Jackson tribute

    2009-07-03T10:36:00Z

    Channel 4’s coverage of Michael Jackson’s death has divided viewers, with questions raised both about the amount of airtime given over to the pop star and of whether Big Brother housemates should have been told.

  • Charles Tremayne
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    Tremayne to join Cineflix

    2009-07-03T09:51:00Z

    Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.

  • Robin Hood
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    Robin Hood axed

    2009-07-03T09:29:00Z

    The BBC has axed Robin Hood after ratings plunged to 2.2m for the climax of the third series.

  • High School Musical
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    Disney hunting British Zac Efron

    2009-07-03T09:24:00Z

    SHOWCOMOTION: Disney wants to find the “next Zac Efron” in the UK, with plans to produce shows in the vein of High School Musical and Hannah Montana that target boys.

  • Boys and Girls Alone
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    McKerrow defends Boys and Girls Alone

    2009-07-03T09:11:00Z

    SHOWCOMOTION: Richard McKerrow, creative director of Love Productions, has hit back at critics of his Channel 4 series Boys and Girls Alone for making snap judgements claiming they did not what they were talking about.

  • News

    New name for History Channel UK

    2009-07-02T14:58:00Z

    The History Channel UK group has rebranded as AETN UK in a bid to broaden its association beyond one genre of programming.

  • News

    CITV signs Britvic AFP deal

    2009-07-02T14:54:00Z

    CITV has ordered a new magazine show sponsored by Britvic and produced by RDF’s The Foundation.

  • News

    CITV bucks trend to grow budget

    2009-07-02T14:29:00Z

    CITV will be the only ITV channel to increase its budget next year – but it will not necessarily spend the additional money on original commissions.

  • mediacity
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    BBC middle-managers back Salford move

    2009-07-02T11:17:00Z

    Around 40% of mid-ranking BBC staff whose departments are moving to Salford will relocate to work at BBC North, Peter Salmon has revealed.

  • You Tube
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    YouTube and Hulu home in on landmark UK deals

    2009-07-02T10:48:00Z

    YouTube and Hulu have launched charm offensives on UK broadcasters in separate bids to dominate long-form online video content in the UK.