All articles by Robin Parker – Page 107
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Viewers to help decide sporting 'crown jewels'
The government is inviting viewers to tell them which national sporting events they want to see on free-to-air TV from today.
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MediaCity owners pin hopes on ITV U-turn
MediaCityUK owner Peel Media is still hopeful of persuading ITV to move to the Salford site despite the broadcaster ruling out a deal last month.
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MPs revive top-slicing threat
MPs and peers reignited the PSB funding debate this week, rejecting media secretary Andy Burnham's favoured partnership between Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide and putting licence fee top-slicing back on the agenda.
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C4 plans Bible follow-up to history of Christianity
Channel 4 is to follow up Christianity: a History with a series of personal interpretations of the Bible.
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What next for MediaCityUK?
How will ITV's decision to pull out of moving its Manchester operation to Salford's MediaCityUK affect the project's ambition to be a creative hub.
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C4 unveils£1m charity fund around Secret Millionaire
Channel 4 has set up a£1m fund for local charities and community groups nominated by viewers of Secret Millionaire.
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BBC begins mobile TV tests
The BBC has begun to test live streaming of its core TV and radio channels to mobile phones.
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C4 sex ed site attracts 2.7m views
The website for Channel 4 show Sex Education vs Pornography attracted an unprecedented 2.7m page views over the course of its run.
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C4 avoids censure over sex in daytime
Ofcom has rejected 38 complaints against controversial sex-themed episodes of daytime educational series KNTV.
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The Thick of It to return
A further eight episodes of BBC satirical comedy The Thick of It are in the pipeline, creator Armando Iannucci has confirmed.
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C4 to recreate Madeleine McCann events
The team behind ITV1 documentary Madeleine: A Year On will stage the first reconstruction of the events that led up to Madeleine McCann's disappearance for a Channel 4 documentary.
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BBC hit by record fine for Sachsgate
Ofcom has slapped a£150,000 fine on the BBC for the Sachsgate affair - the biggest financial penalty it has ever imposed on the corporation for a single broadcast.
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North West media agency gets funding boost
Funding body Northwest Vision and Media has had a£3m cash injection to support collaboration between the creative and digital industries in the region.
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Channel 4 doc slate to lift veil on Gypsy weddings
Firecracker Films is to lift the lid on extravagant Gypsy weddings in a Channel 4 documentary.
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Falling Man director to probe Kenyan murder
Falling Man director Henry Singer is to explore the unsolved murder of Oscar-nominated natural history film-maker and environmental campaigner Joan Root in a BBC documentary.
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The Devil's Whore team develop C4 Restoration sequel
The creators of Channel 4's English Civil War drama The Devil's Whore have begun working on a follow-up set during the Restoration period.
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Casualty campaigners explore new Bristol studios
Campaigners against Casualty's move to Cardiff are looking into setting up a film and TV studio and production base in Bristol.
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Hutton to examine downturn for Channel 4
Channel 4 has commissioned journalist and economist Will Hutton to attempt to explain the causes and implications of the global economic crisis.
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Ofcom investigates Moving Wallpaper 'transphobia' row
Ofcom is investigating more than 50 complaints alleging that ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper was offensive to transsexuals.
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Licence fee law must be made clear for online viewing, says Trust
The BBC Trust has asked the BBC to be clearer about the law surrounding TV viewing online as it keeps a watching brief on the impact of on-demand viewing on the licence fee.