All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 21
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The Bill to move to 9pm
The Bill is to become ITV's first year-round 9pm drama, but will be cut from 96 episodes a year to 52.
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Man on Wire leads bumper Oscar nominations
Wall to Wall's critically-acclaimed first cinema release, Man on Wire, has been shortlisted for an Oscar - one of 19 nominations for films funded by UK broadcasters.
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Brooke leaves Discovery UK
Discovery Networks UK managing director Dan Brooke is leaving the broadcaster after four years.
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Sky Arts plans backstage opera simulcast
Sky Arts has teamed up with the English National Opera to simulcast Puccini's classic opera La bohème from both sides of the curtain.
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Virgin Media mulls UK listing
Virgin Media is considering de-listing from New York's NASDAQ stock exchange and switching to the FTSE in London.
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UKTV agrees Lonely Planet tie-up
UKTV has inked a deal for BBC Worldwide-owned travel publisher Lonely Planet to sponsor the Adventure & Exploration strand on its soon-to-launch factual channel Eden.
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Setanta to offer football on demand
Setanta Sports has launched a VoD service that will make its Premier League matches available for up to a week after they are played.
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Sunset + Vine wins Euro Badminton contract
Sunset + Vine has won the contract to both produce and distribute the European Badminton Championships for the next two years.
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Dave to get Argumental again
Dave has ordered a second series of the John Sergeant-hosted panel show Argumental.
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Sky frees up HD channel space
Broadcasters will finally be able to apply to launch new channels on BSkyB after the satellite company developed software to free up capacity to launch HD channels.
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BT Vision signs Living on-demand deal
BT Vision has inked a pay-per-view deal with Virgin Media TV to showcase more than 25 Living shows.
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LBC's Ferrari to cover Obama inauguration
LBC 97.3 breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari will broadcast live from the US later this month to cover Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.
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Tern TV hires factual trio
Scottish indie Tern TV has bolstered its factual development team with three significant hires from the BBC and RDF Media.
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VMTV lands first marketing boss
Virgin Media TV, the content arm of Virgin Media, has appointed Jeff Dodds to the newly-created role of brand and marketing director.
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R4 to air Vicious doc
BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.
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Ofcom: Atkinson's bible spoof was not offensive
ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom despite 540 people complaining after Rowan Atkinson spoofed a bible story during a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday.
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Amnesty calls for award entries
Amnesty International is calling for entries for its annual media awards, which recognise journalism that has helped create greater awareness and understanding of human rights issues.
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Sky shares fall on Goldman downgrade
BSkyB was among the heaviest FTSE 100 fallers this morning as its shares dropped 4.4% following a Goldman Sachs downgrade.
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BBC Persian channel to launch mid-month
BBC World Service's Persian language television channel, BBC Persian TV, will go live on Wednesday 14 January.
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Wheatly in talks to buy Jazz FM
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) is in talks to sell Jazz FM to a consortium led by the station's executive chairman Richard Wheatly.