All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 78
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Landmark to make BBC4 mobile doc
Landmark Films will track the life cycle of a mobile phone and investigate the phenomenon of “that text you shouldn't have sent” in an off-beat doc for BBC4.
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Grade: Don't overlook ITV progress
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has defended the company's performance during 2008 and asked that its cost cutting measures do not overshadow its progress.
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Analysis: Project Canvas
Project Canvas is the IPTV initiative from the BBC, ITV and BT - and unlike its cousin Kangaroo, it stands a good chance of becoming reality. Chris Curtis explains its plans.
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Five goes Mad for Dance
Five and the Community Channel will air a series of Arts Council England-backed films about the benefits that dance can offer people with mental health issues.
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Paxman: 'Rules are rules'
University Challenge host Jeremy Paxman has admitted he feels sorry for the dethroned Corpus Christi team - but has insisted that “rules are rules”.
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Nat Geo hires Mark Wild
Mark Wild, who commissioned and exec produced Meerkat Manor for Animal Planet, has joined National Geographic Television.
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Horrocks to lead BBC World Service
Head of the BBC multimedia newsroom Peter Horrocks has been named as director of the BBC World Service.
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1 vs 100 to return
BBC1's The National Lottery: 1 vs 100 will move to Glasgow when the Initial show returns later this year.
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British Comedy Awards land ITV in hot water
ITV has been censured by Ofcom after Highland Spring, the sponsor of British Comedy Awards, used the event to promote its water.
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iPlayer to offer friend recommendations
BBC iPlayer is developing an application that will allow users to link to their friends and share programme recommendations.
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Shed reveals failed MBO bids
Shed Media's board rejected two MBO offers last year, it has emerged.
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Ten Alps heralds 'creative success'
Ten Alps has taken the unusual step of heralding the start of 2009 as its “most creatively successful period ever in factual TV” in a statement to the stock exchange.
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The Business Channel hits the buffers
The downturn in the TV sector has claimed an unlikely victim - The Business Channel has gone into administration.
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ITV Drama: The quiet revolution
With a raft of major new shows and the axe for several old favourites, a quiet revolution is going on at ITV Drama, writes Chris Curtis.
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Switch to Minder, Five urges ITV1's football fans
Five attempted to hijack ITV1's coverage of the Everton v Liverpool FA Cup tie last night with guerrilla pitch-side advertising that implored TV viewers to turn over to watch its new version of Minder.
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FeaturesDigital Britain
Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report urges content commissioners and the independent sector to work together. But how will negotiations progress, asks Chris Curtis.
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BSkyB seals Premier League rights
BSkyB will remain the dominant force in live Premier League TV coverage until at least 2013 after it retained its existing rights to the competiton.
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UBC agrees£9m commercial arm sale
Radio content company UBC has agreed to sell its commercial division to Global Traffic Network for£9m, with further performance related payments.
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5 Live's Nicky Campbell ad
Video: Nicky Campbell battles through a studio packed with listeners in the TV trail for his new breakfast phone-in show.
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Mac users to get Demand Five
Five's VoD service Demand Five has been made available to Mac and Linux users for the first time.