All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 59
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NewsTrade body warns against heavy regulation of connected TV
The trade body representing tech manufacturers such as Sony, LG and Panasonic has warned that heavy regulation could seriously undermine innovation and consumer take-up of connected TVs.
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NewsIannucci's US satire picked up by HBO
HBO has ordered a US “cousin” of The Thick of It that is written, directed and executive produced by Armando Iannucci.
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NewsBBC1 orders live weather show
BBC1 is hunting live and interactive programmes and has kicked off by ordering The Weather Show Live (w/t) from Love Productions.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly back on BBC1
Miriam O’Reilly, the woman who won an ageism industrial tribunal against the BBC, is to become co-host of BBC1 daytime’s Crimewatch Roadshow.
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NewsThomson: DQF process a success
BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has given her full backing to the bottom-up DQF process and hinted it could become the model for how the BBC effects change in the future.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.
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NewsBBC soap budgets revealed
The cost per hour of the BBC’s continuing drama has tumbled by 20% over the last eight years – but the National Audit Office said it was unable to tell if the shows represent value for money.
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NewsDiscovery on hunt for head of format factory
Discovery Networks International is understood to be recruiting for a heavyweight exec to head up a London-based initiative to come up with international formats.
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NewsSony to make UK debut with SET channel
Sony Pictures Television will make its debut as a linear UK broadcaster next month with a scripted channel targeting 25-to 54-year-old women.
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The Broadcast InterviewThe Garden: seeds of success
Having left Shine Group to set up The Garden, Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are putting quality first, they tell Chris Curtis.
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CommentMore than a family affair
Shine Group deal shows acquisitions are firmly back on the agenda.
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NewsITV scores Royal Variety coup
ITV has won the rights to the Royal Variety Performance for the next ten years, ending the long-term practice of sharing the event with the BBC.
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NewsMcGrath heads to Shanghai to help indies break into China
Former Gecko Productions and Redback Films boss Viv McGrath is heading to Shanghai to become a consultant helping UK indies do business in China.
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NewsHoller bought by Leo Burnett
Agency giant Leo Burnett has bought Holler, the digital content & social agency behind web content for Skins, Seven Days and Supersize vs Superskinny.
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NewsThe Garden pays visit to A&E for C4 fixed-rig doc
Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are making their biggest ever fixed-rig show, using 70 cameras to film a London hospital’s accident and emergency department for Channel 4.
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NewsWild Rover BBC1 quizshow set for US remake
Wild Rover’s forthcoming BBC1 quizshow Secret Fortune looks set for a US remake after Nigel Lythgoe picked up the rights.
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NewsDarcy slams ITV's "lemmings" online strategy
BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has accused ITV and Channel 4 of “leaping like lemmings” into a strategy of making content available for free online.
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NewsAbraham: C4's ad sales growth will match ITV
David Abraham has revealed that Channel 4 will report bumper ad sales numbers later this year and that the broadcaster has kept pace with ITV’s 2010 recovery.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, Channel 4
Eight months into his tenure, C4’s chief exec has built his team and laid the foundations for post-Big Brother creative renewal. He tells Chris Curtis what to expect from the revamped PSB.