All Editorial articles – Page 22
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NBC orders How Not To Live Your Life remake
BBC3 comedy How Not To Live Your Life is to get a second crack at a US remake after NBC ordered a pilot script.
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Clasper takes on ITV non-exec role
HM Revenues & Customs chairman and former BAA chief executive Mike Clasper is to take over from Sir James Crosby as ITV’s non-executive senior independent director.
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Northern Ireland indie pioneer Brian Waddell dies at 75
Obituary: Colleagues have paid tribute to Waddell Media founder Brian Waddell, who died last week at the age of 75.
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Top Gear tops iPlayer chart
Top Gear was the most popular show on BBC iPlayer this year, occupying eight slots in the on-demand site’s top ten of individual episode views.
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Sky steps up Canvas criticism
BSkyB has reiterated its objections to the BBC’s leading role in Project Canvas, accusing the corporation of “mission creep” in the IPTV market.
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Trust compares Canvas to iPhone
The BBC Trust has likened Project Canvas to the iPhone in a bid to get critics such as BSkyB to envision a mixture of free-to-air and paid-for services.
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Carole Walker joins BBC News presenting team
BBC political correspondent Carole Walker has been named as the fourth new, female BBC News presenter aged over 50.
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Victoria Wood brings cheer to BBC2
BBC2 documentary Victoria Wood: Seen on TV peaked at 4.3m last night - and viewers stuck around for a full evening celebrating the comedienne.
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Top Gear team urged to shed 'cartoon characters'
Top Gear’s presenting team are set to play down their “cartoon” characters and get back to the basics of enthusing about cars.
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MediaCity creative hub secures funding
MediaCity UK has secured the go-ahead for an £8m Media Enterprise Centre that will house digital and games development centres.
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Extreme Sports Channel to offer live web streams
Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel is to stream live events online after joining forces with specialist web video platform Freecaster.tv.
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Watchdog to return in spring as live show
BBC1 stalwart Watchdog will return next spring as a revamped live show, following lower than hoped ratings for the recent autumn run.
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Russell resigns from ITV board
ITV deputy chairman Sir George Russell has become the latest ITV board member to hand in his resignation.
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ESPN Classic orders sports panel show
ESPN Classic has stepped up its original programming slate, ordering its first quiz panel show from indie Bite Yer Legs.
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Britain surges ahead in digital take-up
The UK leads the way in its take-up of digital TV, according to an Ofcom snapshot of 12 major countries.
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SuBo is YouTube's star of 2009
Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle was officially the biggest star on YouTube this year with more than 120 million views worldwide.
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Will The Industry Encourage Viewers To Leap from TV To Online?
The battle for supremacy in video on demand is about to reach critical point as the dominant players jockey for position, says Tom Cape.
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Cheesy gags and some odd choices at comedy's big night
The 20th British Comedy Awards took place this weekend and it turned out to be a rather cheesy affair - Jonathan Ross returned with some very gags in tow, and one of the sponsors provided several massive blocks of cheddar for each table without crackers or explanation, writes Norma Burke.
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Into the Storm and Little Dorrit up for Golden Globes
BBC drama co-productions Little Dorrit and Into the Storm are vying for a prize in this year’s Golden Globe awards.
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Life ends with 5m
David Attenborough’s Life bowed out with 5m viewers (21.9%) last night, beating ITV1’s Amanda Holden vehicle Out of My Depth.