All articles by Robin Parker – Page 150
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NewsRoberts sells October stake to focus on feature films
October Films founder Tom Roberts has left the company after almost 20 years to focus on directing his own feature films.
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Five reveals secrets of T5 in superstructure series
Five is to tell the story of the construction of Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 in a new series dedicated to the secrets of superstructures.
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CommentBlog: Virgin will be the real test for iPlayer
On-demand TV will come of age once broadcasters get their catch-up services onto digital TV platforms, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsOfcom proposes gambling changes
Ofcom is proposing to reclassify all TV dating and gambling channels as teleshopping services.
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NewsGrown Up kids show spins off
Kids indie Handle and Spout is to make a spin-off of pre-school kids' show Go and Get a Grown Up.
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NewsBBC iPlayer to go mobile
The BBC is to launch iPlayer onto Apple's iPhones and iTouch in the next few weeks and has signed content deals with Yahoo!, MSN and Blinkx.
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NewsOfcom toughens participation TV rules
Broadcasters will need to gain a green light from independent third parties before launching premium rate voting and competitions from June, Ofcom has announced.
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NewsNick Ross returns to crime
Nick Ross is to return to the factual crime genre to explore the history and archive of the world's oldest crime museum.
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NewsBBC uploads new shows to iTunes
BBC shows including Ashes to Ashes and The Mighty Boosh are to be available to buy and download via Apple's iTunes store in the UK for the first time.
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NewsBafta entries to be viewed over the net
All programmes enterered for Bafta awards are to be streamed online for the academy's members for the first time.
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CommentBlog: Do you work too many hours?
The TUC is urging media professionals to boycott working unpaid overtime next Friday, but will it make any difference asks Robin Parker.
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NewsTUC calls for overtime boycott
Broadcasters and journalists are being urged to refuse to work overtime next Friday in protest at the estimated£6,000 in unpaid overtime worked by media professionals.
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NewsGuto Harri quits BBC for PR
BBC political correspondent Guto Harri is to leave the corporation after more than a decade to join PR firm Fleishman-Hillard as a senior policy adviser.
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NewsBBC3 greenlights Phoo Action series
BBC3 has ordered a full run of tongue-in-cheek kung-fu drama Phoo Action just days after broadcasting its pilot.
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NewsC4 asks customers to turn round firms
Channel 4 is to fight back against bad customer service for a new Back to the Floor-style factual entertainment series that it hopes to turn into a returning format.
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NewsHartswood to make fly on the ball show
BBC2 has commissioned Hartswood Films to make a mock-umentary comedy series about a junior football team.
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NewsNuts show shoots on mobile phones
Nuts TV has commissioned its first multiplatform programming to be shot on mobile phone for a format that it plans to turn into an ongoing 'diaries' strand.
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NewsStudio comedy in demand from BBC
The BBC is calling for more traditional studio-based sitcoms and wants to run around four a year on BBC2.
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NewsITV orders first toon for mobile
A sketch show in the Little Britain mould is ITV's first original made-for-mobile animation series.
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NewsNarrowstep names president
Online TV company Narrowstep has promoted its European manager Barak Bar-Cohen to president and chief operating officer.