All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 39
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NewsIndies branch out into mags and marketing
Two examples of indies turning to non-traditional sources of income have emerged, with Shimmer Productions making an online drama for a magazine and Hamma & Glamma Productions hiring a head of commercial filming to build its corporate marketing business.
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FeaturesBehind the news: Future of commercial radio
If commercial radio is to succeed in a competitive digital world, it must drag itself out of the past and innovate. Rob Shepherd looks at some of the best new ideas.
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NewsRugby commentator retiring
BBC Radio 5 Live's Rugby Union commentator Alastair Hignell will retire following the Guinness Premiership final at Twickenham on Saturday (31 May).
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NewsITV to show 'missing' Daisies episode online
ITV.com is to stream the unbroadcast second episode of Pushing Daisies straight after the series' climax this weekend.
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NewsBSkyB slammed by ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint from BT over what the telcomms giant described as a “misleading and denigratory” ad campaign run by BSkyB last year.
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NewsWall appointed 5 Live commissioning editor
Jonathan Wall has been appointed commissioning editor for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC 5 Live Sports Extra in a move that will see him preparing the stations for their move to Salford and Mediacity in 2011.
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NewsSix Feet Under scribe developing US Bad Girls
US cable giant HBO has hired Alan Ball, the writer behind Six Feet Under and Oscar-winning American Beauty, to develop an American version of Shed Media's long-running drama Bad Girls.
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NewsC4 in mobile DAB talks
Channel 4 is in talks with electronics manufacturers about creating a branded plug-in DAB device for iPods and mobile phones.
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NewsShennan: C4 Radio will beat BBC indie quota
Channel 4 director of radio Bob Shennan has pledged that the broadcaster will far exceed the BBC's radio quota of 10% of production coming from the indie sector.
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NewsFive hit by more high-level departures
Ben Gale's turbulent start at Five is set to continue with the loss of two senior programming executives just days into his tenure.
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BBC3 challenges tycoons to prosper
BBC3 will challenge 12 successful entrepreneurs to prove their business skills in some of the world's most demanding cities.
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NewsStevens moves from Living to Paramount
Paramount Comedy has hired Virgin Media TV's Amanda Stevens as its new head of acquisitions.
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NewsEagle dishes out two servings of Martin
Eagle Media Productions has won commissions from UKTV Food and BBC2 that will follow TV chef James Martin on two very different road trips.
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Mock the Week duo to star in R4 comedy run
Mock the Week host Dara O'Briain and panellists Andy Parsons and Frankie Boyle are to team up again for a BBC Radio 4 comedy series from indie Open Mike.
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NewsSmall radio stations to launch ‘support group'
Small independent radio stations have joined forces to launch a “standalone self-help group” to discuss industry issues because they do not feel represented by the Radio Centre.
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NewsRadio body launching ad push
The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) will this week launch a national radio advertising campaign extolling the virtues of using the medium.
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NewsSky One drama under fire
MPs have lambasted The Home Office for using£400,000 of taxpayers to help fund Sky One's Border Force, a series which focuses on the UK's war on illegal immigrants.
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FeaturesDAB radio anyone?
As the future of DAB looks increasingly uncertain, Rob Shepherd reports on the industry's attempts to make digital radio as essential to listeners as an iPod.
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NewsLaverne takes 6 Music mic
BBC 6 Music has hired Lauren Laverne to host a new radio show as part of a new-look evening schedule.
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NewsLivingstone joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has signed ex-mayor of London Ken Livingstone to present his own afternoon phone-in show.