All articles by Robin Parker – Page 104
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US TV: Scrapped and saved
Broadcastnow presents a round-up of the US TV shows that have been scrapped, saved or are under threat.
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All3 chief proposes online content fund
All3Media chief executive Steve Morrison is calling for the government to provide financial support for small producers to get more value out of their content online.
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Crook joins Summer Films
Susan Crook, the producer of the first series of BBC2’s The Restaurant, has joined Summer Films as factual executive producer.
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Torchwood radio plays to fill Doctor Who hiatus
The BBC is to fill the gaps between seasons of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood with three radio plays.
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Just a Minute gets animated in BBC comedy site refresh
Flights of fancy from BBC Radio 4’s panel game Just a Minute are to be given an animated spin on the BBC’s new-look comedy website – part of a major move towards web-only comedy commissions.
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Freeview HD plans in doubt
Free-to-air HD could become the latest victim of the crisis in TV funding as ITV and Channel 4 reconsider plans to launch HD channels on Freeview.
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Ahmed's final orders for C4
The director of The Qur’an will interview Britain’s religious leaders about contemporary issues in one of the swansong commissions of outgoing Channel 4 editor for religion Aaqil Ahmed.
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SAS faker to head C4 First Cut doc strand
Century Films will investigate the life and death of an SAS fantasist in one of a pair of commissions for the upcoming run of Channel 4 documentary strand First Cut.
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C4's Sex Education Show rated and slated
Channel 4 shows The Hospital and The Sex Education Show v Pornography divided audiences last month, with viewers singling both shows out for praise and scorn.
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Grey's Anatomy star cast in BBC hospital drama
Grey’s Anatomy’s Kevin McKidd is to star in another medical drama – a BBC production that transplants Greek classic The Odyssey to a British city hospital.
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C4 rapped over Ramsay; pre-watershed sex cleared
Ofcom has rapped Channel 4 over Gordon Ramsay’s swearing immediately after the watershed – but has cleared pre-watershed sex that was “at the edge of acceptability”.
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BBC2 developing new Sarah Waters drama
BBC2 is eyeing an adaptation of Sarah Waters’ novel The Night Watch as a one-off feature-length drama.
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Jamie Oliver cooks up new US series
Jamie Oliver is to take his healthy eating mission to the US in a series for ABC.
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Maxine Peake to star in Criminal Justice
Hancock and Joan actress Maxine Peake is to take the lead role in the second series of BBC1 drama Criminal Justice.
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Russell Howard to host BBC3 comedy pilot
Mock the Week star Russell Howard is fronting a pilot that is lined up to be BBC3's first topical comedy show.
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Lucas and Walliams revive Rock Profiles
Matt Lucas and David Walliams have revived spoof music series Rock Profiles, nine years after it ended.
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C4 heads stand firm as BBCW ruling looms
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has publicly backed chief executive Andy Duncan amid speculation that he could be forced out of his job if the government vetoes C4's preferred funding option of a tie-up with BBC Worldwide.
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Diversity: Broadcasters' pledge
The recent all-black episode of EastEnders reignited the debate about diversity in television. Broadcasters are all for change, but can they turn goodwill into reality?
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Eureka! My Family
After 100 episodes, executive producer Don Taffner Jr reflects on a US approach to UK comedy.