All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 27
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Jazz FM to be played in all Pizza Express restaurants
The relaunched Jazz FM has signed a major sponsorship deal with Pizza Express for the station to be played in all 300 of the chain's restaurants.
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Global rebrand to kick off new era
Global Radio chief executive Ashley Tabor believes a new logo and a revamped website will help usher in a new era for the company early next month.
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IRN drops ITN for Sky
Commercial radio news supplier IRN has ended its 16-year relationship with ITN by awarding the contract for the supply national and international news service to Sky News.
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Dalglish to appear in Hillsborough doc
Football legend Kenny Dalglish is to appear in a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, made by his daughter's indie for The History Channel.
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Eurosport unveils catch-up service
Eurosport has launched a catch-up VOD service offering the best premium events from its two channels.
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UBC lands traffic deal with Global
Radio services giant UBC Media has increased its advertising reach by securing a two-year deal with Global Radio to supply traffic and travel bulletins.
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Virgin requests delay for debt repayment
Virgin Media has asked lenders for permission to defer bank amortization payments until June 2012 because of the turmoil in the credit markets.
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Cook leaves T4 behind to launch cross-platform indie
Former T4 producer Richard Cook has left his role as executive for youth and music at Eyeworks UK to form his own indie.
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Wedding bells for Heaviest Man
Five is to revisit its World's Heaviest Man documentary by heading back to Mexico to see him get married.
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Zig Zag eyes orders from BBC and ITV
Zig Zag Productions has hired two “big hitters” from the BBC and ITV as part of a strategy to win more commissions from the two largest broadcasters.
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Impossible founder quits to start WEE
Impossible Pictures co-founder Jasper James has left the Primeval producer to set up a media firm backed by Red Vision VFX, the company behind the Headcases CGI.
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UKTV bids to ‘do a Dave' with launch of Blighty
UKTV's next attempt to “do a Dave” will see it rebrand UKTV People as Blighty.
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Branson's next adventure to air on Virgin 1
Virgin 1 will follow Sir Richard Branson as he attempts his next record-breaking adventure, speeding across the Atlantic - with his children.
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UBC due diligence extended
UBC Media Group has agreed to a further two weeks of due diligence for the sale of its commercial division to Nasdaq-listed Global Traffic Network, citing recent changes in the commercial radio industry in the UK.
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Caspari leaves R4 factual
BBC Radio 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Andrew Caspari is to leave the station after a decade in the role.
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R4 to update tale of Iraqi boy maimed in bomb horror
BBC Radio 4 is to broadcast a documentary about the boy who lost his family and both his arms in a US bombardment during the Iraq war.
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4Digital's delayed launch under fire
City analysts have criticised Ofcom for not treating its licensees fairly by allowing 4Digital Group to mothball the launch of the D2 multiplex it won in 2007.
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FME secures development deal with Insight
FremantleMedia Enterprises and Toronto-based Insight Production Co have inked a development financing deal to co-fund scripted and unscripted projects.
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New unit to monitor BBC interactivity
BBC shows including Strictly Come Dancing and Children in Need are set to have their interactive services managed by a dedicated unit.
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GMG calls for more docs
GMG Radio is inviting radio indies to pitch new ideas for its 13-strong network of stations after a positive response to its first set of documentaries which aired this summer.