All articles by Robin Parker – Page 133
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NewsFormats body slams ABC over 'rip-off' claims
An international body dedicated to TV intellectual property rights has accused US producer ABC Studios of encouraging producers to rip-off programme formats.
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NewsVirgin Radio plows investment into online
Virgin Radio will provide live, exclusive sessions and interviews during this weekend's Virgin Mobile V Festival as part of its biggest ever online investment in festivals.
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NewsPSB channels take 70% digital share
The growth of channels such as Five US and Film 4 helped PSB broadcasters command more than a 70% audience share in multichannel homes for the first time last year.
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NewsSo TV in online talent venture
So Television is preparing to launch an online talent format called Noostar as a joint venture with interactive web company CogApp.
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NewsBebo's Sam King set for TV spin-off
A spin-off from Bebo drama The Secret World of Sam King is poised to move onto TV.
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NewsPact draws up guide to 360 partnerships
Pact and innovation funding body Nesta have teamed up to develop guidelines to help companies working together on multiplatform projects protect their intellectual property.
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FeaturesInterview: Liza Marshall, head of drama, C4
Since she took over as C4 head of drama Liza Marshall has made a name for the channel with gritty dramas such as Britz and Boy A. But it's not all about doom and gloom, she tells Robin Parker.
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NewsDoctor Who's Moffatt wins writers prize
Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffatt has won his third consecutive Hugo award for an episode of the BBC series.
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NewsFox acquires Endemol's online prison drama
Fox International Channels has picked up the first in a planned series of online programmes for its global network of websites.
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NewsBill Cotton dies
BBC executives and colleagues have paid tribute to the former BBC1 controller and light entertainment head Sir Bill Cotton, who has died at the age of 80.
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NewsBebo's burgeoning content slate
Robin Parker examines how the recently launched The Secret World of Sam King fits into Bebo's burgeoning raft of content.
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NewsThe Apprentice series editor joins Optomen
The series editor of The Apprentice has joined Optomen in the newly created role of head of factual entertainment.
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FeaturesEureka!: Make Me a Christian (Wildcard for Channel 4)
Executive producer Narinder Minhas on confronting Christianity's dull image.
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No Going Back family to advise new migrants
An expat family in Tuscany that featured in Channel 4's fact ent series No Going Back are to advise the latest Brits moving to the region for a new format.
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BBC4 follows Smith on first foreign holiday
BBC4 is to send veteran actress Liz Smith on her first-ever holiday abroad in a one-off documentary that it sees as a potential strand about celebrities' unrealised ambitions.
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NewsChung and Holland to front T4 fashion
Gok's Fashion Fix co-presenter Alexa Chung is to front a second weekly Channel 4 fashion magazine show - the first style news programme for teen strand T4.
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NewsTen Alps to defy crunch with factual buy-up plan
Ten Alps is planning to buck the cautious financial market by snapping up more factual indies following its purchase of Roger Graef's Films of Record last week.
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NewsBBCW mining archives for iTunes content
The BBC is digging deeper into its archives to sell classic shows on iTunes, starting with cult comedy The Young Ones.
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NewsHopkins hired as Hollyoaks production chief
Lime Pictures has hired Ian Hopkins as head of production on teen soap Hollyoaks.
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NewsBebo drama to star Sugababes
Music acts The Sugababes, The Automatic, Sam Sparro and The Saturdays will feature in the latest Bebo drama The Secret World of Sam King.