All Editorial articles – Page 8
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NewsFilm24 operators call in Canis Media
Canis Media is weighing up a sale of free-to-air channel Film24 after its operators entered liquidation.
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NewsC4's King on leave to pursue mayoral bid
Channel 4 head of diversity Oona King has agreed to take unpaid leave from the broadcaster while she pursues her bid to become Labour’s candidate for London Mayor.
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NewsC4 orders daily religion strand
Belfast-based Waddell Media has won a nightly religious slot on Channel 4 – part of more than £1.5m worth of new commissions from Northern Ireland.
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NewsShine hires BBCW's Chugani
BBC Worldwide chief financial officer Neil Chugani, who helped usher in landmark deals with a string of indies, is to join Liz Murdoch’s Shine Group.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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NewsGallagher credits terms of trade success for OBE
Eileen Gallagher’s OBE award is largely the result of her role in helping secure the terms of trade for indies, the Shed boss believes.
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NewsFry hits out at British focus of indie model
Broadcasters should pay indies a greater licensing fee in return for worldwide-focused content and a percentage of global profits, Stephen Fry has suggested.
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Bevan ends nineyear stint at helm of Films of Record
Jane Bevan is to step down as managing director of indie Films of Record after more than nine years at the company.
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NewsMcGovern bemoans lack of opportunities for young writers
The Street creator Jimmy McGovern has voiced dismay at the scrapping of long-running drama series The Bill as cutting off a vital pipeline for emerging writers.
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NewsBBC sitting on full series of Bellamy's extras
The producers of BBC2 comedy Bellamy’s People had an entire series’ worth of material in the can when the show was axed, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsTalkback staff braced for further cuts after review
Talkback Thames staff are bracing themselves for further job cuts as management consultants complete their review of the company.
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NewsBlumenthal may call time on feasting to keep C4 menu fresh
Chef Heston Blumenthal is considering calling time on his Channel 4 Feasts strand to prevent it getting “tired”.
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NewsCome Dine with Me app is C4 iPhone first
Channel 4 is launching its first major iPhone app, for hit series Come Dine With Me, to offer fans richer content and open up a newrevenue stream for the broadcaster.
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NewsThe Biggest Loser wins promotion to ITV1 primetime
ITV1 weight-loss series The Biggest Loser is set for a primetime slot in a bid to reach a fresh audience following its daytime debut.
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Eyre heads back to Off The Fence after Target stint
Off The Fence has hired Target manager Georgina Eyre as head of acquisitions.
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NewsHislop champions role of Victorian 'do-gooders'
Private Eye editor Ian Hislop is to explore the role of Victorian reformers in changing social attitudes for a BBC2 series.
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NewsFive and Discovery show invites the boss to dinner
Five and Discovery have commissioned a major reality format that takes the job interview into the home - where candidates will have to cook for their potential future boss.
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The Broadcast InterviewJon Snow: the king of current affairs
After 37 years in the industry, Jon Snow remains as passionate as ever about news. He tells Jake Kanter why he believes UK foreign reporting is in rude health despite some damaging trends.
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NewsEndemol weighs up Five bid
Endemol has instructed media law firm Wiggin to consider a bid for Five.
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NewsFox eyes US version of Million Pound Drop
Endemol UK’s latest format Million Pound Drop is US-bound after Fox ordered a TX pilot.