All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 78
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STV takes stake in start-up indie
STV and Scottish Enterprise have both taken stakes in a start-up indie run by a former Firefly executive producer.
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The Broadcast InterviewBal Samra, BBC
The man who takes care of business at the BBC tells Chris Curtis how a mixture of new technology and a change of mindset could help the whole industry save and survive.
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BBC extends HD service
The BBC HD channel has upped its output to nine hours a day - the maximum allowed under its current BBC Trust service licence.
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Grade demands apology from The Times
ITV and Michael Grade have demanded an apology from The Times after it ran an opinion piece from Greg Dyke attacking the executive chairman and his strategy.
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RTL slashes Five value to£232m
RTL Group has written down the value it places on Five by more than 50% as a result of the plunging ad market.
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BBCW wins NBC commission
BBC Worldwide is making a travelogue/gameshow hybrid series for NBC from its LA production studio.
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ITV and BBC plan for regional news partnership
ITV and the BBC have published a roadmap for a regional news partnership that could be worth more than£7m a year to the commercial broadcaster by 2016.
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BSkyB: C4 should re-enter pay-TV market
BSkyB has called on Channel 4 to re-enter the pay-TV market as part of a raft of measures that would provide an alternative to striking a PSB joint venture or merger.
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Product placement verdict looms for ITV
ITV should learn this week whether product placement will offer some respite from the recession.
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Diverse makes Roberts head of factual
Diverse London has promoted The Real Slumdog Millionaires exec producer Mark Roberts to head of factual.
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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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BBC1 orders more Lark Rise
BBC1 has ordered a third series of Sunday night favourite Lark Rise to Candleford.
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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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Features
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.