All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 36
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NewsRooney shoots football talent search show for Sky One
Wayne Rooney will search for the country's best grass-roots footballer in a flagship show for Sky One.
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NewsLivingstone backs Whale over ‘vote Boris' sacking
Defeated London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone has defended James Whale, the veteran radio presenter who was fired from Talk Sport for urging listeners to vote for Boris Johnson.
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NewsTombs leaves Paramount Comedy
Paramount Comedy vice-president of programming and planning Matt Tombs has left the broadcaster, Broadcast understands.
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CBBC orders One Minute Wonders
CBBC is to explore the amazing events that take place around the world every minute as part of a factual series dubbed “QI for kids”.
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Oakenfold returns to Kiss
DJ Paul Oakenfold will return to his radio roots with a series of shows for London dance network Kiss.
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NewsVirgin leads commercial stations onto Freesat
Virgin Radio will be the first commercial radio broadcaster to add its stations to the recently launched Freesat platform.
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UKTV relives war workers' Finest Hour
UKTV History will meet the ordinary people who defied Hitler's bombs in a major documentary series.
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NewsNuts TV airing on MySpace
Turner Broadcasting has signed a major content deal with networking site MySpace giving Nuts TV and cult comedy animation brand Adult Swim dedicated channels.
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FeaturesAnswering the capital back
As Ken Livingstone starts work as an LBC presenter, the former mayor of London tells Rob Shepherd why he plans to take abuse from his listeners, reply to his critics and meet Keira Knightley.
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NewsSMG to rebrand as STV Group
SMG today announced plans to rename itself STV Group, the name of its broadcasting arm.
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NewsJohn Leslie arrested
Former Blue Peter presenter John Leslie has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to reports.
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NewsDigital radio switchover by 2020
The radio industry could see all services migrated to digital by 2020, according to Digital Radio Working Group (DRWG).
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NewsDamazer rejects C4 criticism
BBC4 Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer has rejected Channel 4's claim that the station is too focussed on older, middle class listeners and has accused C4 of exploiting the “myth” for commercial purposes.
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NewsOfcom considering Capital competition
Ofcom is looking into a Capital Radio competition that was reopened after the£155,000 winner of its “LondoniTest” phone-in competition was found to be ineligible.
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NewsITVP and Fox tie-up to develop US/UK remakes
ITV Productions will produce a UK version of classic US sitcom Dharma and Greg as the first part of a major international production partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Television.
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NewsFincham turns to ITVP for identity theft drama series
ITV Productions has won what is thought to be new director of television Peter Fincham's first original drama commission - to make a series about identity theft.
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Waddell Media in US expansion
Northern Ireland indie Waddell Media has made major inroads in the US by opening a New York office and signing a development deal with Discovery US.
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UBC receives offer for Cliq music service
UBC Media has received an approach from a major radio company about the possible acquisition of its Cliq music download service, Broadcast understands.
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NewsRadio facing a hike in royalties set to rise
Commercial radio stations are bracing themselves for a rise in music royalty payments as copyright collection agencies look to combat declining music sales.
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NewsOnline ads to overtake TV
The internet will overtake TV as the biggest advertising platform in the UK this year with total ad spend of around£3.56bn, according to a report by Enders Analysis.