All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 85

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    News

    BBC to relaunch Working Lunch

    2008-09-05T11:39:17Z

    The BBC will relaunch Working Lunch next month, BBC business and economics unit editor Jeremy Hillman has revealed.

  • Features

    ITV1 gets vote of confidence in authored Clunes doc

    2008-09-04T06:50:18Z

    Authored documentaries are all the rage with ITV's factual team, and given the performance of the recent Martin Clunes: a Man and his Dogs, it's easy to see why.

  • people_christian_oconnell
    News

    Virgin Radio gets Absolute rebrand

    2008-09-02T07:08:33Z

    Virgin Radio has today kicked off its relaunch as the “cheeky and unapologetic” Absolute.

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    News

    Kirstie and Phil beat Ofcom rap

    2008-09-01T10:51:57Z

    Channel 4's Location, Location, Location has been cleared of political bias by Ofcom after its presenters launched a campaign to get stamp duty reformed.

  • people_mark_sammon
    News

    VMTV overhauls commissioning

    2008-08-29T12:21:52Z

    Virgin Media Television has appointed a commissioning supremo and a scheduling counterpart to work across its channel portfolio.

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    News

    Pinewood to submit£3m planning application

    2008-08-29T10:59:53Z

    Pinewood Shepperton will spend around£3m on the planning application for its ambitious Project Pinewood scheme, which it expects to submit before the end of the year.

  • people_lisa_snowdon
    News

    Snowdon replaces Van Outen at Capital

    2008-08-28T12:10:56Z

    Lisa Snowdon has stepped into Denise Van Outen's shoes as the permanent co-host of Johnny Vaughan's Capital 95.8 breakfast show.

  • people_dawn_airey3
    News

    RTL promises Airey ‘budget for success'

    2008-08-28T09:23:24Z

    RTL chief executive Gerhard Zeiler has pledged to hand Dawn Airey the “programming budget she needs to be successful” after negotiating her early release from ITV gardening leave.

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    Video

    Video: Peter Fincham

    2008-08-28T09:12:03Z

    Peter Fincham speaks to Broadcastnow about how popular entertainment shows are at risk at the BBC and Channel 4, as well as at ITV, in an interview following his MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV festival.

  • people_peter_fincham_mactaggart
    News

    Fincham: Cotton would understand MacTaggart

    2008-08-28T09:11:58Z

    ITV director of television Peter Fincham has invoked the spirit of Bill Cotton to help defend entertainment programming, after claiming in his MacTaggart lecture that the genre is under threat at all the major broadcasters.

  • people_william_van_rest
    Features

    Behind the business: William Van Rest

    2008-08-27T16:49:28Z

    A revived ITV Play is attempting to shake off the PRTS scandal to boost traffic on itv.com.

  • people_dawn_airey3
    News

    Airey to join Five in October

    2008-08-26T10:33:32Z

    Dawn Airey will begin her tenure as Five chief executive at the end of October, six months earlier than first anticipated.

  • people_tim_hincks
    News

    Endemol boss hits out at BBCW

    2008-08-24T15:21:28Z

    Edinburgh 08: BBC Worldwide has come under fire for investing in indies from Endemol's Tim Hincks.

  • shows_peppa_pig4
    News

    Five eyes Milkshake channel

    2008-08-24T14:46:58Z

    Edinburgh 08: Five is investigating the launch of a dedicated kids channel under its pre-school Milkshake brand.

  • people_peter_fincham5
    News

    MacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom

    2008-08-22T20:00:53Z

    Ofcom's 'box-ticking' PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.

  • people_peter_fincham_new
    News

    MacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom

    2008-08-22T20:00:22Z

    Ofcom's “box-ticking” PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.

  • people_peter_fincham
    News

    MacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom

    2008-08-22T20:00:00Z

    Edinburgh 08: Ofcom's “box-ticking” PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.

  • shows_in_the_night_garden
    News

    BBC puts more channels online

    2008-08-22T17:46:20Z

    BBC4, CBBC and CBeebies will become the next of the corporation's channels to be simulcast online next month.

  • people_jamie_oliver
    News

    Oliver: No trust in talent-led indies

    2008-08-22T17:39:28Z

    Edinburgh 08: Jamie Oliver has said talent-led production find it difficult to convince commissioners to take them seriously.

  • shows_masterchef
    News

    Ready-meals won't get any tastier than this...

    2008-08-21T08:58:57Z

    Shine Group is planning to use the MasterChef brand to launch a range of ready-meals and cooking ingredients.