All articles by Robin Parker – Page 105
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C4's Johnson and Duncan present united front
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has publicly backed chief executive Andy Duncan amid speculation that Duncan 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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Gary Glitter character to feature in C4 drama
Channel 4 is lining up a drama about the death penalty that will feature disgraced pop star Gary Glitter as one of its characters.
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C4 sends Location host to Oz
Channel 4 property presenter Phil Spencer is to head to Australia for his next project for the channel.
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C4 Dispatches editor quits
Mehdi Hasan, an editor on Channel 4 current affairs strand Dispatches, has left the broadcaster to join political magazine the New Statesman.
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BBC names bosses moving to Salford
Michael Carrington, Ben Gallop, Rhian Roberts and Philip Bernie are among 15 senior BBC managers set to move to Salford MediaCity.
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BBC axes Mutual Friends
BBC1 has axed primetime comedy-drama Mutual Friends after just one series.
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Monty Don back with C4 show
Monty Don is to meet people trying to live The Good Life for real in his first TV project since a minor stroke forced him to quit Gardeners' World.
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Keo Films lands IWC exec for Scotland push
River Cottage indie Keo Films has hired the producer of BBC2's acclaimed Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's to head up a new Glasgow office.
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Alexa Chung heading stateside for MTV US show
T4 presenter Alexa Chung is to head to the US to front MTV's successor to magazine show Total Request Live.
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BBC plans to share iPlayer in the regions
The BBC is drawing up plans to extend its offer to share iPlayer technology to local and regional and media companies.
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Dailymotion bags Bafta content
Video sharing site Dailymotion is offering footage from backstage interviews at the Bafta TV awards for the first time.
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ITV regional news replacement may cost£100m
Ofcom's proposed independently-funded news consortia replacements for ITV's regional news coverage could cost up to£100m, the regulator has calculated.
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Off Cuts: Bafta TV awards
Broadcastnow went backstage at the Bafta TV awards 2009 to capture some candid moments with David Attenborough, Harry Hill, Harry Enfield and Dermot O'Leary, amongst others.
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Details emerge of Criminal Justice sequel
The sequel to BBC1's Bafta-winning drama Criminal Justice will revolve around a woman charged with murder.
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X Factor can survive without Cowell, says show exec
The X Factor is a big enough format to survive any on-screen talent leaving the show - including Simon Cowell, its executive producer has declared.
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Global Radio chief demands DAB deadline
Global Radio chief executive Stephen Miron has called on the government to “focus their minds” and name a date for DAB migration.
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The Wire's Simon mulls CIA series
David Simon, co-creator of The Wire, is eyeing up a history of the CIA for US cable broadcaster HBO.
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BBC2 orders more Mitchell and Webb
David Mitchell and Robert Webb will introduce “embarrassingly un-PC superhero” Captain Todger in the third series of That Mitchell and Webb Look, which has been commissioned for 2010.
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Boris Johnson doc gets 131 complaints
Channel 4 has received 131 complaints about a Dispatches programme analysing Boris Johnson's first year in office as London mayor.
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C4's ten most criticised shows in March
Dispatches: The Trouble with Boris receives 131 complaints