All News articles – Page 2906

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    MPs urge Ofcom chair to take pay cut

    2009-01-13T13:12:41Z

    Ofcom's incoming chair Dr Colette Bowe has turned down a challenge from MPs to set recession-hit Britain an example by accepting a cut in her£200,000 annual salary for a three-day-a-week role.

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    Cohen edges BBC3 younger

    2009-01-13T13:00:18Z

    BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is trying to skew the channel's “sweet spot” younger - but insisted he will not alienate its core viewers.

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    C4 orders more Gok's Fashion Fix

    2009-01-13T12:42:32Z

    Channel 4 has ordered a second run of factual entertainment shows Gok's Fashion Fix from Endemol subsidiary Cheetah Television.

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    Discovery EMEA appoints Sky exec

    2009-01-13T12:16:47Z

    BSkyB executive David Rey is to leave the satellite broadcaster after twelve years to become Discovery Networks EMEA's chief operating officer.

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    VMTV lands first marketing boss

    2009-01-13T10:40:48Z

    Virgin Media TV, the content arm of Virgin Media, has appointed Jeff Dodds to the newly-created role of brand and marketing director.

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    R4 to air Vicious doc

    2009-01-13T10:20:06Z

    BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.

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    Butcher talent show leads BBC3's spring slate

    2009-01-13T09:58:26Z

    BBC3 plans to do for butchers what The X Factor does for singers, in a new series of awards shows about Britain's young tradespeople.

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    BBC launches fresh expenses crackdown

    2009-01-13T09:51:07Z

    The BBC is monitoring how long staff keep taxis waiting as part of a fresh crackdown on expenses.

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    Fiver to showcase sexy ads

    2009-01-13T09:20:22Z

    Digital channel Fiver is to showcase some of the world's most risqué adverts in The Sexy Ad Show.

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    Cheetham leaves Endemol

    2009-01-12T13:21:17Z

    Cheetah Television managing director Nikki Cheetham has stood down from the Endemol-owned Deal or No Deal producer.

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    Ski Sunday's David Vine dies

    2009-01-12T13:15:47Z

    Presenter David Vine, for many years the face of Ski Sunday and the BBC's snooker coverage, has died of a heart attack aged 73.

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    Ofcom: Atkinson's bible spoof was not offensive

    2009-01-12T11:43:57Z

    ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom despite 540 people complaining after Rowan Atkinson spoofed a bible story during a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday.

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    BBC in Ski Sunday U-turn

    2009-01-12T11:30:32Z

    The BBC has ditched its revamp of Ski Sunday and is splitting off the show's new travelogue elements in a separate series called High Altitude.

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    Ofcom: Casualty too shocking

    2009-01-12T11:22:25Z

    BBC1 medical drama Casualty has again incurred the wrath of Ofcom, which has upheld five complaints about what it describes as “a sustained and concentrated run of distressing and shocking scenes” in a recent episode.

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    Amnesty calls for award entries

    2009-01-12T11:10:50Z

    Amnesty International is calling for entries for its annual media awards, which recognise journalism that has helped create greater awareness and understanding of human rights issues.

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    Oona King joins C4

    2009-01-12T09:30:23Z

    Oona King, the former MP for Bethnal Green & Bow, has joined Channel 4 as its head of diversity.

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    Thompson: Govt should consider C4 and Five merger

    2009-01-12T09:06:28Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has urged the government to consider a merger between Channel 4 and Five as part of his calls for a swift and simple solution to public service broadcasting funding.

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    Have your say: 2009

    2009-01-09T12:44:13Z

    Broadcastnow's current online question asks: Will 2009 prove to be as tough a year for TV as pundits are predicting?

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    Sky shares fall on Goldman downgrade

    2009-01-09T12:12:44Z

    BSkyB was among the heaviest FTSE 100 fallers this morning as its shares dropped 4.4% following a Goldman Sachs downgrade.

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    Trisha Goddard show axed

    2009-01-09T11:47:24Z

    Five chair and chief executive Dawn Airey has axed the Trisha Goddard show after four years to save money.