All articles by Robin Parker – Page 100
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NewsBravo seeks to go beyond ‘bloke TV’ content
Bravo is looking for more factual entertainment and humour after controller Dave Clarke admitted that he “played it safe” by commissioning for the “blokier” end of his audience last year.
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C4 instigates training for its commissioners
Channel 4 is to put all of its commissioners through an intense five-day, cross-platform training course this autumn as part of a new deal to back the creative multi-media scheme Crossover.
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NewsHistory Channel partners ITV1 on Outbreak of WW2
The History Channel has secured its first co-production with ITV1 as part of a group-wide strategy to team up with other UK broadcasters for large-scale documentaries.
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CTVC investigates late motherhood for BBC1
Religious and ethical indie CTVC is to meet the oldest women to give birth in a documentary for BBC1.
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NewsTarrant confirmed for Watch
North One’s hidden camera series My Little Soldier has been renamed Tarrant Lets the Kids Loose after securing the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? host for the show.
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NewsEndemol strikes Man City deal
Endemol has clinched a long-term deal to produce all global media content for Manchester City Football Club.
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Jobs to go as Joost exits consumer market
Online video platform Joost will cease to be a consumer-facing website as part of a strategy rethink that will also see Mike Volpi stand down as chief executive.
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NewsDave plans first live broadcast
UKTV channel Dave will broadcast live for the first time for the climax of the second series of the Red Bull X-Fighters motorcross world tour.
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NewsITN loses ITV web news deal
ITV has axed ITN’s deal to provide news for its main website, with five journalist jobs set to go as a result.
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NewsUniversal brings movies to Virgin
Virgin Media has expanded is movies-on-demand service in a deal with Universal Pictures.
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Web unlikely to offset TV ad losses
Revenue from US broadcasters’ web strategies will still be failing to offset the decline in traditional TV advertising by 2013, a report has warned.
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NewsCanal+ buys Young at Heart doc
Walker George’s More 4 documentary Young@Heart is heading to French TV screens after broadcaster Canal+ picked up the rights.
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NewsIndies battle for ESPN Premiership contract
North One, Sunset + Vine and TWI are set to vie for the contract to produce ESPN’s Premier League coverage, but they could come up against Sky’s production teams.
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FeaturesLions iPhone Tour
Pulse Films’ iPhone application for the British & Irish Lions, part of a cross-platform package the indie is producing for the rugby team, has hit the ground running.
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Twitter texts will promote C4 doc on Wild survival
Channel 4 will launch Tigress’ new extreme survival series Alone in the Wild with a 10-week Twitter campaign, based on a basic health and safety check.
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NewsArmstrong to present Pointless daytime quiz
Comedian Alexander Armstrong is to present a BBC2 daytime quiz that puts a twist on the Family Fortunes formula of polling the public.
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Behind The ScenesRevealed: Head-Shrinkers of the amazon
Executive producer Ed Crick on tracing the truth behind some intriguing archive footage
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NewsChase animation creative goes solo
Robert Chandler, creative director at Chase, the animation studios behind the BBC’s Olympics idents, has left to set up his own indie.
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NewsESPN prepares to unveil Premier League channel
ESPN and Sky are set to unveil details of the new channel that will show Premier League games at the end of this week.
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Racing UK reverts to pre-Setanta strategy
Racing UK is to revert to a standalone channel costing £20 a month following the demise of Setanta.