All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 86
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NewsPritchard lands C4 strategy role
Channel 4 has appointed Gill Pritchard as its group director of strategy and public value.
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NewsUnions continue ITV news battle
Bectu and the NUJ believe they are winning the campaign to prevent ITV merging the Border and Tyne Tees news regions - but have rejected a proposal to trim 15 minutes from the Border bulletin.
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NewsITV buys into US online producer
ITV has taken a 10% stake in US multiplatform producer Electric Farm Entertainment for $2m (£1.01m).
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Comedy Demon inks first DTO content deal
RDF Digital has signed its first content deal for its Comedydemon.com venture, snapping up download-to-own (DTO) episodes of The Catherine Tate Show as part of a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC Trust: WoCC works, but is confusing
The BBC Trust has heralded the WoCC a success - but says the corporation must still do more to “de-mystify” the commissioning mechanism.
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CommentBlog: Life after Roly
Roly Keating will be a hard act to follow at BBC2, writes Chris Curtis.
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NewsThe Hits to relaunch as 4Music
Channel 4 and Bauer Media are to rebrand music channel The Hits as 4Music.
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NewsCurrie: Switchover surplus exists
Ofcom chairman Lord David Currie has insisted the£800m licence fee surplus from the cost of digital switchover does exist, and has rejected Sir Michael Lyon's assertion that it is a myth.
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NewsOfcom: ITV needs more PSB freedom
Ofcom chairman David Currie has kicked off the next phase of the PSB debate by giving a clear indication that ITV will have its PSB requirements reduced.
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NewsITV stock in for roller coaster ride, says City
Analysts have predicted a volatile short-term future for ITV's share price after it surged earlier this week before immediately falling back.
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NewsFreesat adds BBC/ITV regions
Freesat will offer the full complement of regional BBC and ITV services after adding 22 more variants today (16 July).
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NewsITV shares ease back
ITV shares eased back more than 5.5% today (15 July) after surging 12% yesterday on takeover speculation.
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NewsTVC takes major UTV stake
Investment firm TVC Holdings has paid almost£15m to become UTV Media's largest shareholder.
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NewsDe Mol backing RDF MBO
RDF Media Group's planned management buy-out is being backed by Cyrte Investments, the company that handles John de Mol's investments.
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NewsBT Vision to offer free Setanta channel
BT Vision is to offer Setanta Sports 1 for free to encourage take up of three new viewing packages.
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NewsCharles Wheeler dies
Sir Charles Wheeler, one of the BBC's most respected foreign correspondents, has died aged 85.
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NewsMcGovern to make daytime BBC1 series
Jimmy McGovern will make an unlikely move into daytime drama next year, with a stripped, week-long series for BBC1.
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NewsPassion adds ID duo to bolster sales team
Sally Miles' new company, Passion Distribution, is taking shape with the hire of two senior executives.
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UKTV puts focus on home improvement
UKTV Style has ordered a “credit crunch” home improvement show that will focus on people revamping their homes rather than preparing them to be sold.
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NewsVMTV launches gaming channel
Virgin Media Television has launched a fully interactive gaming channel in collaboration with Two Way Media.