All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 61
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NewsUKTV picks up Hollywood hits in Sony deal
UKTV has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to bring a raft of Hollywood movies to three of its channels,
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NewsNews chiefs clash over questions of judgement
Edinburgh:BBC News head Peter Horrocks and Commons media select committee chair John Whittingdale have launched a blistering attack on head of Sky News John Ryley.
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NewsRicochet hires NBC exec for US push
Supernannyindie Ricochet Television has hired NBC executive Jennifer O'Connell as senior vice president of its North America office.
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NewsHit US shows made available on iTunes
MTV Networks International, The Walt Disney Company and Apple have joined forces to allow UK iTunes downloads of full-length television shows from some of America's biggest channels.
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NewsBBC3 unveils third Body Image season
BBC3 has commissioned eight documentaries for its third Body Image season, including the story of an 18-year-old who travels to Thailand to undergo a sex-change. [ALL]
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NewsNBC seals Sparrowhawk acquisition
NBC Universal has confirmed its acquisition of Hallmark International owner, Sparrowhawk Media, for a reported $350m (£174m), as exclusively revealed by Broadcastearlier this year. [ALL]
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NewsBBC challenged over anti-global warming films
Edinburgh:The BBC has made an internal decision not to make programmes that are sceptical about human activity being the cause of global warming, a senior producer has claimed. [ALL]
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NewsAbraham: more new commissions for UKTV Gold
Edinburgh:UKTV chief executive officer David Abraham said he plans to focus more on new commissions for flagship channel UKTV Gold over the next few years. [ALL]
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NewsWoolfe admits Sky One is confused
Edinburgh:Sky One controller Richard Woolfe has admitted that viewers are confused about what the channel stands for, but hopes that with the forthcoming autumn schedule 'the message is getting there'. [ALL]
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NewsRosencrantz: Living rebrand a success
Edinburgh:Virgin Media TV director of television Claudia Rosencrantz has insisted the re-branding of female-skewing Living has been a success, despite seeing its audience share drop from 0.8% to 0.7%. [ALL]
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NewsC4 goes back to PSB roots for autumn
Channel 4 will underline its public service credentials this autumn with a raft of shows about social issues, led by a week-long season highlighting unacceptable levels of illiteracy amongst children. [ALL]
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NewsBurch played no part in Virgin auction
Former Virgin Media chief executive officer Steve Burch was frozen out of the cable giant's sale process as far back as June, it has emerged. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin 1 explores penis size
Virgin 1, Virgin Media TV's forthcoming entertainment channel, will investigate the size of the average male appendage as part of its autumn launch. [ALL]
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NewsLiving to show US Blackpool remake
Living will air the US version of BBC drama Blackpoolafter sealing a deal with Sony Pictures Television International to secure the exclusive UK rights to Viva Laughlin.
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NewsVirgin 1 signs Hat Trick web deal
Virgin Media TV has signed a deal with Hat Trick Productions to help launch the Virgin 1 website, with the indie showcasing new content and using its own talent to encourage user-generated content.
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NewsOvernights delayed
Today's overnight ratings figures have been delayed. Broadcastwill put the information up on the website once the figures have arrived.
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Virgin boss negotiates£3.5m exit
Virgin Media's outgoing chief executive Steve Burch will receive a£3.5m golden handshake following his shock exit from the cable giant yesterday. [ALL]
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NewsMotive acquires Scarlet
Motive Television has acquired production company Scarlet Television for£50,000 just weeks after its parent company went into administration. [ALL]
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Virgin Media chief quits
Virgin Media chief executive officer (CEO) Steve Burch today stood down from his role after less than a year in the job, citing family and personal reasons. [ALL]
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NewsITV's Little Devil drops 1.4m viewers
The second instalment of three-part ITV1 drama Little Deviltook a tumble in the ratings last night with 4.7m (21.1%) watching at 9pm - a loss of 1.4m viewers week-on-week. [ALL]