All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 66
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RatingsStephen Gately tribute draws 7.5m
BBC2’s Wonders of the Solar System and Channel 4’s Restoration Man were strong factual performers on Sunday night, but ITV1’s Boyzone: a Tribute to Stephen Gately led the way.
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NewsKudos joins overseas exodus of UK drama
Kudos Film & TV is considering making a drama in Colombia as the industry-wide exodus of UK drama overseas gains momentum.
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NewsLyons: public will see through BBC's critics
Sir Michael Lyons has warned BSkyB and other critics of the BBC that the public will see through any attempt to undermine the corporation for self-serving reasons.
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NewsBBC2 to get scripted shake-up
BBC1 and BBC3 have effectively been given a clean bill of health by the the corporation’s strategy review - but BBC2 is to get a new emphasis on state-of-the-nation drama and riskier comedy.
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NewsTalkSport doubles Premier League rights
TalkSport has struck a further blow for commercial radio by winning the right to broadcast commentary on 64 Premier League games for the next three seasons - twice as many as it currently airs.
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NewsAnimal Planet commissions triple bill from OSF
Oxford Scientific Films has won a trio of commissions from Animal Planet, including a dark psychological series about people who own dangerous pets.
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NewsJeffrey swaps TV for bid to unseat Labour
Nat Geo’s European boss, George Jeffrey, is to quit TV to pursue his dream of becoming an MP.
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NewsStrictly exec spearheads Gallowgate format push
Ant & Dec indie Gallowgate has hired Strictly Come Dancing’s executive producer, Sam Donnelly, to develop new formats.
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CommentDinner With Portillo / Great Office of State
Chris Curtis and Emily Booth cast their eye over two of the week’s shows.
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NewsAbsolute swoops on Premier League rights
Absolute Radio has pulled off a shock move by securing the rights to air commentary on 32 Premier League football matches from next season.
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NewsFriends to swap C4 for Comedy Central
Comedy Central UK will become the new home of Friends next year after succeeding with a 12-month “all-singing, all-dancing” campaign to land the show from Warner Bros.
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News"Cautious" product placement approved
Product placement is to be allowed on British TV but the Rovers Return won’t be able to sell real beer brands after the government opted for a “cautious approach”.
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NewsMotive raises £400k to develop DTT
DTT technology firm Motive Television has raised £400,000 by issuing new shares and has an eye on making acquisitions.
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NewsSky will cut ITV stake - finally
BSkyB has ended its lengthy battle to hang on to its 17.9% stake in ITV and will reduce it to the 7.5% threshold set by regulators.
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NewsFreeview slots up for grabs
The BBC and Arquiva have been given the green light to auction off two new Freeview slot thanks a major spectrum reshuffle.
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NewsESPN to launch Euro SportsCenter
ESPN is to air a European version of its flagship SportsCenter news show on ESPN America from next month.
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NewsLib Dems call for radio WoCC
The fight by the radio sector to guarantee more BBC commissions has taken a step forward, with the Lib Dems calling for the corporation to extend the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC).
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NewsLondon to get digital radio signal boost
New digital radio transmitters will be installed across London later this year as part of a drive to boost digital listening.
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NewsHeart topples Magic as LBC surges
Rajars: Global’s Heart 106.2 leapfrogged Bauer’s Magic 105.4 to become the top London commercial station by reach last quarter – but the real success story in the capital was its stablemate, LBC 97.3.