All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 19
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Features
Fast-turnaround docs: When time is of the essence
Five says it would air one every week if if could, but why are fast-turnaround films so popular, and what does it take to have a hit? Robert Shepherd and Robin Parker report
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News
Sky 1 exec poached by Fox
The acquisitions chief who brought Lost, Prison Break and Fringe to Sky 1 has been hired by Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.
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Shed Media chairman to leave
Shed Media non-executive chairman Katherine Innes Ker is to step down from the board after four years.
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Living secures TV rights to Jade Goody's wedding
Living is to broadcast Jade Goody's wedding to Jack Tweed, which takes place this weekend.
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Honeybone to tickle funny bone at Dai4Films
Welsh indie Dai4Films has appointed stand-up comic Frank Honeybone as its head of comedy development.
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Living to probe haunted celebrity homes
Living TV will help Freddie Starr rid his home of unwanted spirits in the second series of paranormal show Living with the Dead.
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Sky to replace 90,000 HD boxes
BSkyB is to replace 90,000 of its Sky+ HD boxes after an assembly flaw was identified in a “small minority” of the boxes manufactured by Pace.
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Video
Video: Discovery Channel unveils rebrand
Discovery Channel has rolled out its new on-air look in the UK, celebrating over 80 new series and 500 hours of original programming on the channel.
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News
Poker Channel deals out live stream
Pan-European broadcaster The Poker Channel has launched a free live stream on its website and expanded its on-demand video catalogue.
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Paramount Comedy to rebrand in April
Paramount Comedy is to be re-named Comedy Central and will place a fresh emphasis on original UK commissions.
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Discovery slate to build on its US-style rebrand
Discovery Channel UK is set to usher in a raft of programming with a new logo and redesigned programming menus.
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Hardie to run Jetix Europe
Disney Channel exec John Hardie has been appointed chief executive officer of subsidiary Jetix Europe.
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BBC4 to trace seminal year in jazz
BBC4 will go back to 1959 to celebrate to celebrate arguably the most creative year in all of jazz history.
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Mark Story quits Bauer Radio
Bauer Radio's managing director of national brands Mark Story will leave the company at the end of the month.
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MTV launches world music project
MTV Networks International has launched two music initiatives aimed at connecting fans with established and emerging acts on the world music scene.
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Wall to Wall and Aardman scoop Baftas
Wall to Wall's docu-drama Man on Wire scooped the outstanding British film gong as Channel 4-backed Slumdog Millionaire picked up seven awards at a bumper night for Brits at last night's Baftas.
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BSkyB seals more Premier League rights
BSkyB has tightened its grip on English football after winning a fifth package of live Premier League rights for 2010-2013 and leaving Setanta Sports with just one.
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Clarkson apologises for PM insult
Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has apologised after he described premier Gordon Brown as 'a one-eyed Scottish idiot'.
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BBC radio given a year to control costs
BBC radio shows cost 'significantly' more than its commercial rivals, mainly due to large salaries paid to its presenters, the National Audit Office (NAO) has revealed.
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Video
Video: Jeremy Darroch
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch talks to Robert Shepherd about 20 years of Sky.